Dogs need blood too.
Project David is the voice for all canine blood component patients and families nationwide.
David; passed away due to Blood Transfusion Complications
How We help
The moment a dog needs blood, a family is no longer just worried. They are making decisions about risk, cost, care, time, and hope — often all at once.
That is why we are here: with education, donor awareness, financial assistance, and honest support for families navigating canine transfusion care.
Project David exists so no family has to make a high-stakes decision without clear information, steady support, and room to choose what is right for their dog.
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Plain-language guides that explain canine blood transfusions, what questions to ask, possible risks, donor matching, blood donation, and conditions that may lead to transfusion.
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Financial assistance of up to $500 toward transfusion-related care, so cost is one less barrier in a frightening moment.
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Awareness and resources that help more people understand donor eligibility and encourage more healthy dogs to become life-saving donors.
Start where you are
However you found us, you're in the right place. Choose the path that fits you and your dog today.
My dog needs help
My dog needs help
For families facing a transfusion decision and needing clear information, support, and next steps.
For families facing a transfusion decision and needing clear information, support, and next steps.
My dog could be a hero
My dog could be a hero
For healthy dogs and families who want to learn about canine blood donation and helping save lives.
For healthy dogs and families who want to learn about canine blood donation and helping save lives.
For donors, supporters, advocates, and partners who want to make canine transfusion support more accessible.
I want to help
I want to help
For donors, supporters, advocates, and partners who want to make canine transfusion support more accessible.
Our Mission
Make sure no dog goes without the blood it needs, and no family faces that moment without answers. Project David provides free education about canine blood transfusions, recruits and honors donor dogs, and offers financial assistance for families seeking care.
Every resource we offer is free. Always. And we are here to help you understand your choices, never to make the decision for you.
A promise, named for a dog
Project David is named for David, a black-and-white miniature schnauzer whose final medical crisis involved severe anemia, emergency care, and blood transfusion decisions that came with fear, cost, uncertainty, and too little time to understand it all.
His story is why Project David exists: to help families learn about canine blood transfusions before they are in crisis, understand what questions to ask before, during, and after care, and feel less alone when urgent decisions arise.
We do not tell families what to choose. We help them understand the choice — and make it with clear eyes.
David
Sept. 16, 2016 - Jun. 9, 2026
Project David is named for David, a black-and-white miniature schnauzer whose final medical crisis involved severe anemia, emergency care, and blood transfusion decisions that came with fear, cost, uncertainty, and too little time to understand it all.
His story is why Project David exists.
David
Sept. 16, 2016 - Jun. 9, 2026
We are Project David.
Every dog who needs blood, and every family who loves them, has a story.
IMHA SURVIVOR, 4x Transfusion Recipient
IMHA SURVIVOR, 4x Transfusion Recipient
IMHA SURVIVOR, 4x Transfusion Recipient
IMHA SURVIVOR, 4x Transfusion Recipient
Make an Impact Today
Your support brings hope where it's needed most: a dog and its family facing their hardest day.
Every gift helps make a frightening moment a little less confusing, a little less lonely, and a little less financially impossible.
