‘I got my life back.’ Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program
A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. Dogs 4 Valor, operated through the Olathe, Kansas-based organization called The Battle Within, helps retired veterans and first responders work with their service dogs to help manage depression, anxiety and other challenges.
Service dog lends a helpful paw to a vet in need
Service dogs play a critical role, both physically and mentally for disabled veterans like Joe Hall. Hall was deployed to Desert Storm in November 1990 while serving in the North Dakota National Guard.
Service dogs provide comfort, strength to veterans
A service dog is a veteran’s best friend. These highly trained animals help those who served their country re-enter civilian life by being trusted companions. They can sense something before it happens.
Veteran Service Dogs operator faces lease termination, assault investigation
The man accused of embellishing his military service record to run a nonprofit organization to assist veteran's access service dogs is now facing lease termination and an assault investigation.
Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program
Dogs 4 Valor, operated through an organization called The Battle Within, helps retired veterans and first responders in the Kansas City area work with their service dogs to help manage depression.
Veterans train their own service dogs through Bay Area nonprofit
Operation Freedom Paws in San Martin is an organization that changes two lives in one team. Veterans get to train their own service dogs. Ramon Reyes is a lead mentor trainer. "So the program normally takes one year.
Service Dog Program Helping Veterans with PTSD Achieve Progress
K9 dogs are applauded for being the brave front liners that accompany their partners in risky missions. But of course, this job comes with a cause, as it could affect the dog and even the military personnel/police mentally.
Veterans Paired With Service Dogs To Help With PTSD
Veterans Paired With Service Dogs To Help With PTSD
School bans 9-year-old’s service dog that alerts others of boy’s seizures, lawsuit says
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‘Dogs 4 Valor’ helps veterans with PTSD through service dogs
(KPTV) - The organization Dogs 4 Valor helps veterans with PTSD return to social situations through the power of paws. The ...