PAWS Veterans Therapy Act: Helping Veterans with PTSD
The PAWS Veterans Therapy Act aims to help veterans with PTSD by providing them with access to trained service dogs. Learn more about this important piece of legislation. Read more.
Dogs and Cats and Pets
PCS: Moving the Family Pet
Moving Your Dog, Cat or Other Pets During PCS Executing a Permanent Change of Station, or PCS, is hard on the whole family. Spouses have to relocate or find new employment, children have to change schools no matter the time of year and the whole family has to make new friends. More often than not,… Read more »
Man’s Best Friend Versus PTSD
Estimates indicate that a whopping 20% of veterans suffer from PTSD, which is one of the most common trauma-induced mental illnesses afflicting veterans today. Recently researchers found that walking with a dog from local shelters had a greater effect on psychological and physiological stress indicators in veterans when compared to walking with another human.
Where to Find Service Dogs For Veterans
Service members and veterans can come home from war needing to heal. There are many different ways to do this. One way to help is to offer these service members and veterans a service dog. Here is a list of organizations that help service members and veterans receive a service dog, and in some cases an emotional or healing dog.
K9 Veterans Day: Military Working Dog History
March 13th is K9 Veterans Day. Military working dogs play quite a role in today’s military, from serving in Iraq and Afghanistan to training with troops in the states.