Ray's Hope Rescue to Rescue
A place where veterans and dogs find hope
Obedience Training
In-Home Pet Sitting
SERVICES
We are a non-profit that transforms the lives of service members and dogs through everyday pet care. When you train with us or hire us to pet sit, your money goes directly towards helping veterans, first responders, and dogs alike.
Our founder, Dave Essex, was a part-owner and operator of Zoom Rooms for years and has extensive qualifications in obedience, scent, and trick training. He will come to your home and set both you and your dog up for success. Or bring your dog home with him for intensive training.
When you board your pet while away it can at best be disregulating and leave you having to spend weeks getting them back to normal and at worst, is traumatizing for your pet. With our in home pet sitting, a member from our team will come and keep your furry loved one's normal routine along with caring for your home.
Our Mission
ABOUT
At Ray’s Hope, we are on a mission to create extraordinary transformations in the lives of both veterans and dogs. As a non-profit organization, our dedicated team works tirelessly to rescue dogs from shelters and connect them with veterans who are facing the challenges of PTSD.
Ray’s Hope program is
designed to match military personnel (and any first responders) with the companionship and support they need to overcome PTSD and other mental health challenges and to rescue dogs from shelters and find them loving homes.
Through our unique program, we strive to improve the lives of both humans and animals.
About Ray and Dave
Dave is a proud veteran whose father, uncles, and now daughter serve/served in the armed forces. He knows what it's like to have a loved one who has PTSD and the myriad of other challenges one faces after their time of service. He also has a soft spot for overlooked and unwanted dogs.
Ray was a rescue dog who was blind, thought to be untrainable, and was set to be euthanized. Dave took in Ray (named after Ray Charles) and worked with him. It didn't take long until Ray was thriving!
After this special bond, Dave saw that there was a way to unite his two passions, of dogs in need and veterans and first responders in need, by creating an amazing program that gives both dogs and humans a second chance at life.