LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — A Longview combat veteran was presented with a service dog through the Rusk County Pets Alive’s Second Chance Initiative program that pairs inmates with shelter dogs to ...

RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - After a chance meeting between a combat veteran suffering from hearing loss and the co-founder of a second-chance dog training program, the East Texas veteran now has a ...

BOYDS, Md. — Dole is a rambunctious black Labrador and loves being outdoors. He's a service dog-in-training and is still getting schooled. “Well, he's a little bit of a goof, which is probably why ...

Youngstown, Ohio — Window World Youngstown has welcomed a new service dog-in-training through a national nonprofit program ...

When Charlie Service came home from Vietnam, he tried to leave the war behind. But it never really let him go. “In Vietnam, it was definitely combat,” he said. “And there was a lot of things in there ...

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 ...

The dogs train for the specific needs of the person they’re working with, but are all taught to disrupt panic attacks and help veterans feel safer in stressful situations. Northwest Battle Buddies ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans need service dogs, particularly to manage PTSD. Even so, less than one percent of veterans who need a dog actually get one. One local ...

* Purposeful //human-animal connection may foster biological resilience Women who train service dogs may experience a slower pace of biological aging and reduced ...

Big Dog Ranch Rescue has opened a new "Patriot Pet Lodge," an 18,000-square-foot facility that offers free dog boarding for veterans and deployed service members. The facility includes 80 private ...

LEESVILLE — For most people, dogs are family pets, but for veterans, they can literally save their life. One Leesville organization gives veterans those dogs for free. James Rundberg is both a leader ...