4 Paws for Ability at UC

4 Paws for Ability at UC 4 Paws for Ability is a non-profit organization that relies on volunteers. Here at UC, we help by socializing and do basic training for their service dogs.

4 Paws for Ability is a non-profit organization that was started in 1998 by Karen Shirk. She was denied a service dog by organizations. This is when 4 Paws for Ability was started. Their goal is to Enrich the lives of children with disabilities by the training and placement of quality, task trained service dogs to provide increased independence for the children and assistance to their families. He

re at UC, students have the opportunity to stand behind this organization and lend a helping hand by socializing and training service dogs for a semester.

Chestnut has been officially promoted to a fabulous flunky! Our trainers have decided he will be very happy as a regular...
09/03/2026

Chestnut has been officially promoted to a fabulous flunky! Our trainers have decided he will be very happy as a regular dog! So proud of Chloe Walker and Ella ♡ for helping Chestnut in his journey. While he is no longer a service dog in training, we are proud of our boy!! 🐾

Our first meeting is tomorrow, September 3rd. We hope to see you all there! ❤️🐾
09/02/2026

Our first meeting is tomorrow, September 3rd. We hope to see you all there! ❤️🐾

Welcome back Chestnut to campus!! Linus & Chestnut (Chess) ❤️🐾
08/30/2026

Welcome back Chestnut to campus!! Linus & Chestnut (Chess) ❤️🐾

Welcome back Otto to campus!!
08/29/2026

Welcome back Otto to campus!!

Welcome Lamby 🐾🐑 to campus !! ❤️🐾
08/28/2026

Welcome Lamby 🐾🐑 to campus !! ❤️🐾

Happy first day of school from our exec board! Can’t wait to see you all so soon! 🐾
08/25/2026

Happy first day of school from our exec board! Can’t wait to see you all so soon! 🐾

We cannot thank everyone for coming out and being so interested in being apart of this organization! As an exec board we...
08/22/2026

We cannot thank everyone for coming out and being so interested in being apart of this organization! As an exec board we loved meeting you all! Thank you McCartney🐊 ☆Granola☆ Linus & Chestnut (Chess) for coming out and helping us! We are so excited for an amazing school year🐾❤️

Meet our 2026-2027 Executive Board! We are so excited to represent such an amazing organization! See you all on campus s...
08/14/2026

Meet our 2026-2027 Executive Board! We are so excited to represent such an amazing organization! See you all on campus soon!🐶🐾❤️

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Haley Welter 🎓Our last senior spotlight is our UC 4 Paws president, Haley! Haley has played such a hug...
05/01/2026

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Haley Welter 🎓

Our last senior spotlight is our UC 4 Paws president, Haley! Haley has played such a huge part in UC 4 Paws and we are so proud of everything she has accomplished! Congratulations 🎉

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Alison Wallace 🎓Alison has been such an important member of UC 4 Paws and we are so excited to see wha...
04/29/2026

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Alison Wallace 🎓

Alison has been such an important member of UC 4 Paws and we are so excited to see what she does next! Congratulations 🎉

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2600 Clifton Ave
Cincinnati, OH
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