The benefits of service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder have been captured anecdotally but there has been a lack of empirical research on the use of the animals as a medical ...

The statistics are sobering: up to 30% of military veterans live with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), yet only a fraction have access to the life-changing support of a trained service dog. With ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Choosing the right dog for your family is a big deal, and it involves carefully considering things like their temperament, ...

When Joe Moreno, a Navy veteran, panicked and took cover between two cars in a mall parking lot, suddenly transported back to his deployment during the 2003 invasion into Iraq, he knew he had to seek ...

Veterans’ mental health is in epidemic mode, and each day we do not act to mitigate this crisis, is another day more than 20 American heroes commit suicide. This is no exaggeration. Studies indicate ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a leading cause of impairment in quality of life and functioning among Veterans. Service dogs have been promoted as a potential intervention for Veterans with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There will be wagging tails, emotional hugs and life-changing new beginnings in San Antonio this week as veterans meet the service ...

The Helena resident says his service dog, Bear, helped him regain the confidence and independence he lost after a 27-year ...

TODAY ON. FOR THE RECORD, I DIDN’T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT A SERVICE DOG COULD DO FOR ME. A LOCAL ORGANIZATION AIMED AT PROVIDING SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS. I KNEW THAT WITHIN THE FIRST, I WOULD SAY TWO ...

Tommy the Labrador retriever, a service dog from Dogs Inc, went outside his training to alert his owner to life-threatening medical episode After years of waiting, Hank Ford, a U.S. Marine Corps and ...