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MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WPDE) — On Saturday morning people grabbed their paddle boards, kayak, and dogs to celebrate the first-ever "Paddle for PAALS" in Murrells Inlet. The event raised $5,000 for South Carolinians in need of service dogs. The event marked the end of a month-long challenge where...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Australian Shepherd Lacey is reporting for duty. Donning her service vest, she can sense when her owner, Marine veteran Kevin Doncaster is stressed, anxious or overwhelmed. This isn't just puppy love. Doncaster said Lacy is his savior. "She's phenomenal," Doncaster said...

NANCY MONTGOMERY STARS AND STRIPES • May 24, 2022 Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder are slated to participate in a national pilot program to train service dogs, as part of a law passed by Congress last year. Some 150 veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder...

The National Center for PTSD estimates that 11 to 20% of military veterans in the U.S who served in recent conflicts are dealing with PTSD symptoms related to their time in the service, and about 30% of Vietnam veterans experience this disorder during their lifetime. According to Dr. Jim...

Veterans are considered heroes by many, but to veteran Mike Richards, his service dog Felix is the one who saved his life. "I wouldn't be here without a service dog," said Richards. Richards got out of the military in 2008 and was diagnosed with severe PTSD in 2009. "And at that time, I...

Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): Utrecht University researcher Emmy van Houtert recently studied the influence of service dogs on the symptoms of PTSD in veterans as they can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after stressful or traumatic events. She also looked at the effect of the...

Veterans can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after stressful or traumatic events. Utrecht University researcher Emmy van Houtert studied the influence of service dogs on the symptoms of PTSD. She also looked at the effect of the service work on the dogs. Service dogs appear to...

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By STEPHANIE O'NEILL Kaiser Health News It was supper time in the Whittier, Calif., home of Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez, and eagerly awaiting a bowl of kibble and canned dog food was Lisa, a 3-year-old yellow Labrador retriever. Her nails clicking on the kitchen floor as she...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — For the longest time, war veterans suffering g from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - or PTSD - relied on medications to ease their pain. Lately, however, some veterans have found relief from service dogs. RELATED | 98-year-old WWII veteran meets his canine namesake In...

Libby Giesbrecht Dec 14, 2021 | 8:12 AM A poodle completely changed what life looks like for one Warman family. When Sheri Zwack was pregnant with her daughter Olivia, ultrasounds didn't show Olivia's heart condition or Down syndrome. She wasn't diagnosed with autism until later. "Autism is...

BY KRYSTAL COLE ONONDAGA COUNTY PUBLISHED 7:00 AM ET DEC. 01, 2021 A new federal law signed in August by President Joe Biden that makes it easier for veterans suffering from PTSD to receive service dogs has put a new spotlight on the need for volunteers in upstate New York to train the pets...

Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez and her service dog, Lisa, shop for food at a grocery store. Clark-Gutierrez got the yellow Labrador retriever to help her cope with post-traumatic stress disorder after she experienced military sexual trauma while serving in the Air Force. (Stephanie O'Neill for KHN) It...

I was recently involved in a conversation on a Facebook Group about a person that has decided their new puppy was going to be trained to be a service dog and was going to intermix bite training with the dogs training regimen. For those that might not know schutzhund training is also known as...

'The limiting fact for most people is the fact that they can't afford to get a dog.' Program for veterans to connect with service dogs By: Pheben Kassahun Posted at 3:52 PM, Nov 12, 2021 and last updated 3:54 PM, Nov 12, 2021 NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A bipartisan vote has lead...

St. Louis Public Radio | By Sarah Fenske Published November 11, 2021 at 1:32 PM CST Nicole Lanahan of Got Your Six, left, helped train service dog Arkum for his life with Navy veteran Andy Canning. Andy Canning was a wreck. The Navy veteran, who lives in Centralia, Illinois, suffered from...

In one of the Facebook groups, I participate in had someone ask about placing service dogs into strollers when out doing public access. Laughing to myself I said that this thread was going to explode, and it did. Those that haven't read my articles or talked to me I guess I should warn you. I...

"We have clients who are in tears once they are trying to fly and believe they have done everything correctly," said a representative for a Mass.-based nonprofit service dog training organization By Kathryn Sotnik • Published November 10, 2021 • Updated on November 11, 2021 at 7:03 am NBC...