About Positive Pups
Positive Pups is a Las Vegas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded on one belief: every dog deserves a second chance, and every family deserves the chance to keep their best friend. We fund emergency and critical veterinary care for dogs in need across Nevada — and 100% of every donation goes directly to vet costs.
Our Mission
Our Impact on the Las Vegas Community
Our Impact on the Las Vegas Community
At Positive Pups, we believe no family should ever have to say goodbye to their dog simply because they cannot afford emergency care.
Emergency veterinary costs in Nevada can range from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars — often with no warning. A broken bone. A sudden illness. An accident on an ordinary Tuesday. For too many familie
At Positive Pups, we believe no family should ever have to say goodbye to their dog simply because they cannot afford emergency care.
Emergency veterinary costs in Nevada can range from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars — often with no warning. A broken bone. A sudden illness. An accident on an ordinary Tuesday. For too many families, the bill that follows is impossible to pay, and the choice that comes with it is devastating.
We exist to remove that impossible choice.
Positive Pups provides direct financial assistance for life-saving veterinary treatment — from emergency surgeries to critical care — so dogs can stay where they belong: safe, healthy, and home with the people who love them. We pay veterinarians directly on behalf of the families we help, ensuring every dollar reaches the dog in need.
100% of donations go directly to veterinary costs. Not a dollar to overhead. Not a dollar diverted. Just dogs going home.
Our Impact on the Las Vegas Community
Our Impact on the Las Vegas Community
Our Impact on the Las Vegas Community
Nevada families love their dogs deeply — and they deserve a safety net when the unexpected happens. Positive Pups is building that safety net, one dog at a time, right here in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area and Clark County.
By partnering with local veterinarians, restaurants, businesses, and community supporters, we are creating a networ
Nevada families love their dogs deeply — and they deserve a safety net when the unexpected happens. Positive Pups is building that safety net, one dog at a time, right here in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area and Clark County.
By partnering with local veterinarians, restaurants, businesses, and community supporters, we are creating a network of care that grows stronger with every donation, every shared story, and every life saved. When a dog goes home after surgery, the whole community wins.
Why Melissa Started Positive Pups
Our Impact on the Las Vegas Community
Why Melissa Started Positive Pups
Positive Pups was founded by Melissa Wong after her own dog, Shoal, broke his leg at just 9 months old. The emergency vet bill came back at $10,000. Melissa’s family had pet insurance— and Shoal came home.
But she never forgot the families who couldn't. The ones who loved their dogs just as much, who would have done anything, but simply di
Positive Pups was founded by Melissa Wong after her own dog, Shoal, broke his leg at just 9 months old. The emergency vet bill came back at $10,000. Melissa’s family had pet insurance— and Shoal came home.
But she never forgot the families who couldn't. The ones who loved their dogs just as much, who would have done anything, but simply didn't have the money. Melissa started Positive Pups so that story doesn't have to end in heartbreak. So that more families get to keep their Shoal.
Every dog we help is a direct extension of that promise.