1. FOR THE COMMON LOVE OF DOG AND COUNTRY SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Active Duty | Veteran | Wounded Warrior Support for all military pets nationwide Support Get HelpSponsor Follow us: Updated on May 8, 2015

2. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Overview for Dogs on Deployment Who is Dogs on Deployment? What do they do? Who have they helped? Where they’re headed How you can help

3. HISTORY OF DOGS ON DEPLOYMENT

4. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS DoD’s Story Dogs on Deployment was founded in 2011 by a dual military couple, Alisa and Shawn Johnson, who serve in the US Marine Corps and US Navy respectively. They owned a dog, JD, who they could not care for during their dual military commitments. They found family to rely on, but recognized not all military families do. They decided to help.

5. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Dogs on Deployment Founders Captain Alisa Johnson and LT Shawn Johnson, pose with their dogs, JD and Jersey. They are the proud owners of two dogs, two cats and two parrots. Their passion is helping other military members and their pets.

6. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS 2015 DoD Mascot, Leonidas In 2015, Dogs on Deployment held its third-annual Military Pet of the Year and Mascot Competition. Tim Johannsen, and his dog, Leonidas, won by popular vote. The two became unlikely friends, in the most unlikely of places, when Tim was deployed in Afghanistan. Tim’s wife, Kaddy, knew that he wasn’t going to be able to leave Leo behind when he returned home so, she began searching for ways to get Leo back to the states and found an organization called The Puppy Rescue Mission that helped to bring Leo home to the states to be reunited with Tim. Together, Dogs on Deployment, the Johannsen’s and Leo will work to bring awareness to Animal Rescue Advocacy. They especially want to help “focus on helping soldiers rescue dogs that rescued them,” like Leo did for Tim, and retired war dogs. Photography: Just B Photo

7. MISSION OF DOGS ON DEPLOYMENT

8. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS The Mission Dogs on Deployment’s mission is to give military members peace of mind concerning their pets during their service commitments by providing them with the ability to find people and resources able to help them.

9. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS DoD’s Goals DoD aims at having DoD Boarders located near all major military bases in the United States DoD will become a first resource for military members to turn to when they need long term boarding for their pets DoD plans to increase the rights and education that pet owners have while serving active duty in the military DoD will help promote the military-pet community by providing a database of partnered pet related businesses which support their troops through discount and incentive programs DoD helps qualified military members with the cost of pet care during emergencies, and/or before and during deployments in order to promote responsible pet-ownership, providing financial assistance to get military pets spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and help with cost of pet care. This is known as our Pet Chit Program.

10. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Achieving Our Goals Dogs on Deployment promotes responsible, life-long pet ownership through: Advocacy Education Financial Assistance Community Outreach

11. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Setting a Standard Dogs on Deployment is committed to donor transparency, high ethics and dedication to achieving our mission DoD has been rated a Top- Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits and has been a GuideStar Gold Participant since 2013

12. IMPACT OF DOGS ON DEPLOYMENT

13. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Military Pets Assisted Over 700 military- owned pets have been placed in DoD Boarder homes during their owner’s service commitments Over $50,000 awarded to military families for help with emergency and preventative pet care LCpl Jon Contreas reunited with his dog, Diego, who was boarded through Dogs on Deployment.

14. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Making Reunions Possible DoD exists to help military members keep their pets by alleviating the need for pet relinquishment from military members due to the hardships of deployments DoD makes reunions possible! Capt Jess Jempson is reunited with her dog, Emma on the Queen Latifah Show after a 12-month deployment. (click for YouTube link)

15. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS DoD’s Network Over 20,000 registered DoD Boarders 100 Staff Volunteers Nearly a quarter million fans on Facebook, over 2,800 Twitter followers & over 3,700 Instagram fans DogsonDeployment.org has had almost 500,000 unique views since it went live

16. DOGS ON DEPLOYMENT'S FUTURE

17. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS The Battle at Home With the draw down in the war, more troops will return with emotional and physical wounds that will need DoD’s help while they receive in- patient treatment. Deployments will always occur. DoD will always be ready. A struggling economy means financial difficulty for veterans. DoD is there to help. Brown Stuff, with his owner John, who was injured in Afghanistan, was boarded through Dogs on Deployment during John’s hospitalization.

18. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS A National Name DoD needs all military members to know who they are and what they do Dogs on Deployment will achieve top-tier national recognition Dogs on Deployment seeks national-level recognition by the Department of Defense Lt. Gretchen Zilka, reuniting with her dog Tango, who was boarded through Dogs on Deployment.

19. SUPPORT DOGS ON DEPLOYMENT

20. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Local Outreach Please include here how local supporters and potential sponsors can work to promote Dogs on Deployment and expand our ability to achieve our mission and goals. Thank you!

21. SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS BY BOARDING THEIR PETS Donate and Sponsor Dogs on Deployment is a public charity which relies on contributions to operate Donations can be made online at www.bit.ly/dod- donate, via PayPal or by mail Sponsorships start at $150 and up, and include great benefits for our company donors!

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