Healing Through Companionship
A breast cancer diagnosis changes everything. It affects not just a woman’s body—but her family, her sense of stability, her emotional well-being, and often her feeling of safety in the world.
The Pink Paws Project was created to bring comfort back into that space.
This initiative places a puppy with a woman or family connected to breast cancer—fully sponsored through Pawsitively 4 Pink. The puppy is completely paid for by a dedicated P4P sponsor, along with eight weeks of professional training, ensuring the dog is well prepared to provide emotional support, structure, and joy.
Because sometimes healing doesn’t come in the form of medicine.
Sometimes it comes with four paws and unconditional love.
Why We Created Pink Paws
A breast cancer diagnosis doesn’t just impact one person—it impacts everyone connected to her. The mother trying to stay strong for her children. The spouse navigating fear while being the steady one. The daughter watching her hero struggle. The family home that suddenly feels heavy.
The Pink Paws Project was created because healing isn’t individual—it’s collective. We place puppies not only with women in active treatment, but with anyone deeply connected to the breast cancer journey. Because sometimes the caregiver needs comfort. Sometimes the child needs joy. Sometimes the household needs something that feels hopeful again.
A puppy brings:
- Steady companionship during uncertain days
- Emotional grounding during treatment and recovery
- Comfort for caregivers who are quietly carrying so much
- Laughter in homes that have felt too serious
- A renewed sense of purpose and connection
Dogs don’t ask questions. They don’t judge exhaustion. They don’t measure strength. They simply show up—every single day.
And in the middle of appointments, scans, financial stress, and emotional overwhelm, that consistency becomes powerful.
Pink Paws exists because no one should walk this journey alone—not the woman fighting, and not the people fighting beside her.
Eligibility for the Pink Paws Project
The Pink Paws Project is designed to support individuals and families directly impacted by a breast cancer diagnosis.
1
Women currently undergoing breast cancer treatment
2
Survivors in active recovery
3
Individuals within six months post-treatment
4
Primary caregivers (spouses, partners, parents)
5
Families with children living in a household affected by breast cancer
Applicants must demonstrate a direct connection to a breast cancer diagnosis and a genuine need for emotional support through companion animal placement. For Eligibility applicant must acknowledge
- Demonstrate the ability to provide a safe and stable home environment
- Commit to responsible pet ownership
- Participate in eight weeks of sponsored professional training
- Agree to volunteer with their Pink Paws dog for a minimum of two hours per month through approved Pawsitively 4 Pink activities
Behind every Pink Paws puppy is a sponsor who believes healing extends beyond treatment
When you sponsor a Pink Paws placement, you are directly funding:
- The full cost of a carefully selected puppy
- Eight weeks of professional foundational training
- Ongoing coordination and support through Pawsitively 4 Pink
- A structured volunteer integration plan
Your sponsorship does more than provide a dog. It places companionship into a home navigating uncertainty. It brings emotional stability to a caregiver who rarely asks for support. It restores laughter in a household that has been carrying fear. Each sponsored placement becomes a living symbol of community investment.
A Partnership With Purpose
Recognition on the P4P website and social media
A personalized placement announcement
Opportunities to meet the recipient family and puppy (if mutually agreed)
Invitations to Pink Paws appearances at P4P events
Ongoing acknowledgment as a program underwriter
Your contribution lives on long after the initial gift. Through our “pay-it-forward” model, every recipient spends two hours a month volunteering with their Pink Paws companion. This means the solace you give to one person is eventually shared with many others. It’s more than a gift—it’s a cycle of kindness that never truly ends.
Become a Pink Paws Sponsor
Ready to make a lasting difference? Whether you’re interested in a full placement or a strategic sponsorship, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we can turn the bond between a dog and its owner into a catalyst for community healing.