Blues City Service Dogs

12/01/2025

So many exquisite things are to happen as Cordova gets into the holiday spirit! Come out to see us as a vendor and do some holiday shopping at our booth. All proceeds from purchases at our booth will be going right back into the dogs!

Get ready, Cordova. Join us for a festive evening at the Bert Ferguson Community Center on Tuesday, December 16th from 5 to 7 p.m. Vendor setup will begin at 4 p.m.

The event will feature a read-aloud of The Polar Express, photos with Santa, a Letters to Santa station, a kids’ crafting station, a hot cocoa bar, a special appearance by the Grinch, donuts, brownies, and several local vendors.

Dress your best, whether festive, classy, traditional, or anything that stands out. We’re excited to host Cordova’s first Christmas party of 2025 and end the year with a strong sense of community.

Bring your kids, bring your family, and join us for an evening of Christmas fun. 🎄

11/28/2025

Blues City Service Dogs is dedicated to working with shelter dogs, rescue dogs, and rehoming dogs, offering them a second chance at a forever family through service dog training. As an income-based program, we utilize most of our funds for the dogs' health testing, food, and training. Your gift from this list will be used for their holiday presents. Our objective is to provide each dog with a snack and a toy; however, we currently only have enough resources to provide half of the dogs with one or the other. If you would like to help, but cannot donate, sharing the post can go a long way!

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11/24/2025

Let us introduce Morgan, our most recent shelter pull from Memphis Animal Services. As we let this sweet boy settle, we will begin to decide in which program his future lies.

If you are interested in puppy raising or a service dog, please send us an email at BluesCityServiceDogs@gmail.com.

Check out Santa Paws' wishlist in the comments below!

11/23/2025

Declan and Ragnar attended the Downtown Memphis Tree Lighting this evening and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Declan's most favorite thing in the world is trains. When he got the chance to ride one instead of just watch it, he was elated.

11/22/2025

We enjoyed having this baby out at our last Holiday Manners class this past Wednesday. With being deaf, she will being learning hand signals!

11/22/2025

Are you looking to make a difference in a dog's life, the community, or the world? Here's your chance!

We are on the search for Puppy Raisers, Puppy Campers, and Temporary Homes!

*Monthly food costs, regular veterinary costs, and training are provided by Blues City Service Dogs for any program dogs. Puppy Raisers receive a discount of 15% for training services for their personal pet dogs.*

Puppy Raiser - change a life by fostering one of our pups from 8 weeks old to 14 months old as your Trainer supports you all the way through. (Approximately 12 months; age range may differ)

Co-Raiser – you plan to share the role of a Puppy Raiser with a family member or friend who actively puppy raises or is applying to co-raise with you (Approximately 12 months)

Puppy Camp - experience a snapshot of Puppy Raising by temporarily housing one of our Puppies in Training. Pups in the program and available for camps may be from 8 weeks old up to about 18 months old. You'll be responsible for keeping up with their puppy training and socialization. The commitment is typically about 2-3 weeks at a time.

Temporary Home - provide dogs with a temporary home as we arrange and finalize next steps for their forever homes or future career paths. The commitment is typically about 2-3 weeks at
a time.

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If you are interested in applying to puppy raise, be a puppy camper, be a temporary home, or are interested in receiving a fully trained service dog, please send us an email for the appropriate applications.

Email: bluescityservicedogs@gmail.com

All the dogs within our program are from shelters, rescues, or rehoming situations that fit within specific criteria for the program.

11/16/2025

Holiday Manner Class was a blast last night! Missed it and still want to join? There is openings for the class on the 19th at Crosstown Concourse!

Maverick and Cocoa (two adoptable puppies from Friends of the Tipton County Animal Shelter) attended with Havelock and Hiccup. Hiccup is a 5 year old pro and showed the other three puppies how to rock their very first holiday season.

Talking about the holidays, check out our Holiday Wishlist in the comments! Santa Paws needs help this holiday season filling his present sack!

11/14/2025

'Tis the holiday season and what better way than to share it with hard working dogs with a new lease on life? Santa Paws needs help with filling his sack this holiday season (link in comments). Our goal is at least one item for each of the dogs. Below is simply a small selection of our list ranging from $3 to $10!

If you can't donate, a simple share can go a long way!

Every dog in our program is pulled from shelters, rescues, and rehoming situations. Our goal is to help give each dog a new chance in life while helping to cut down on the shelter crisis. We can only do this with help we receive from our community. Thank you so much for what you do!