PTSD Service Dog Program
America’s VetDogs is excited to tell you about the roll-out of our new PTSD service dog training program. The goal of this program is to help change the life of a veteran whose primarily disability is post-traumatic stress disorder. Each dog will be specifically trained to meet the client’s needs, and additional tasks can be added upon request.
America’s VetDogs will also be partnering with Western Kentucky University to complete a professional three-year study on the effects that PTSD service dogs will have on a veteran’s life. The study will help America’s VetDogs evaluate and incorporate changes to our PTSD service dog curriculum and tasks to ensure that we are providing the best-quality dogs possible. America’s VetDogs also wants to provide government agencies and the public with concrete evidence that these dogs will make a difference in the lives of veterans, and foster understanding within their local communities of the issues veterans with PTSD face, and how service dogs can help.
If you are a veteran or know one who would benefit from this PTSD program, please CLICK HERE to learn more and pass this information along.