Six veterans graduate 'Paws for Patriots' program, start new lives paired with service dogs

/thegunwriter.blogs.heraldtribune.com ^ | 3/25/2015 | Lee Williams

[rktman]

Palmetto, Fla., (March 25, 2015)—Six veterans completed Southeastern Guide Dogs’ 12-day, on-campus Service Dog training course with their carefully matched canines and will be going home with new tools to deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Their graduation was held today at The Lake Club in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

[rktman]

Awesomeness! Good pups for vets with PTSD.

[chris37]

That’s awesome, man, wow!

I know this will help them, I know it.

I can’t comment on PTSD, I haven’t done what these vets did, but I know myself pretty well, and I can be kinda...well I’ll just say that my beloved dog keeps me centered in a world that drives me crazy all day, every day.

Hanging out with her puts me in a mood that is okay. She puts a smile on my face and joy in my heart.

[rktman]

Dogs have a certain....je ne sais quas. LOL! Luv us some pups.

[M Kehoe]

This is really a ping for Izzy.

5.56mm

[chris37]

Yup! Time to hug my dog!

[5th MEB]

I can comment on PTSD, my boys and girls keep me sane.
Any body ever hurt them; A LIFE FOR A LIFE.

[chris37]

Damn straight!

A man guards and protects the ones he loves until his end.

[chrisinoc]

These two dogs went from a high kill shelter to being saved by the German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County to being donated to the Rebuilding Warriors to be PTSD service dogs. We're trying to find more but their standards are high.

Quiad (now Beau):
http://www.gsroc.org/2013/detail.gsr?id=2756

http://www.rebuildingwarriors.com/archived-warriors/meet-brandon-tennery.html

Indy (in training):
http://www.gsroc.org/2013/detail.gsr?id=2875