Northwest Battle Buddies (NWBB), a nonprofit that provides service dogs to Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is celebrating its 300th service dog team this Fall. Since 2012, ...
TUCSON, Ariz. — At the University of Arizona, a new study is offering up some proof of what you might already expect to be true about service dogs. Any dog owner will tell you having a dog will ...
"It's a very intense volunteer responsibility," said NEADS marketing director Audrey Trieschman of the puppy raisers, adding ...
Philip Krabbe, Detroit Lakes, gets a "check-in" from his trained service dog, Cal. Krabbe is a former U.S. Marine who did three tours in Iraq and has battled post-traumatic stress disorder and mental ...
September is National Service Dog Month to recognize and celebrate the highly trained dogs that provide critical support to ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — National Post Traumatic ...
Gig Harbor’s Carlos Westergaard served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and 2004. But when he came back from war he knew something wasn’t right. He couldn’t sleep, he had anxiety. “There’s times ...
Everyone is familiar with dogs trained to assist and guide the blind, but most are unaware of how many patients with other medical conditions are getting assistance from trained dogs, known generally ...
Assistance dogs are best known for their ability to help those who are visually impaired. However, did you know there are several additional tasks they’re trained for? Here are seven surprising jobs ...
ROCK HILL — Dealing with irreplaceable losses, Vietnam War veteran Michael Gegoski has struggled. In recent years, he lost both his wife and eldest son. He became more reclusive since then and wasn't ...