Posted on 01/19/2014 3:07:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
The training offered by Paws for Veterans, a Cocoa-based organization that adopts, trains and matches dogs with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries or other health issues.
Ziggy, a black Labrador-border collie mix, stayed close to James Carpenter as if they were longtime partners.
The two had met only three days earlier but already had bonded through the training offered by Paws for Veterans, a Cocoa-based organization that adopts, trains and matches dogs with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries or other health issues.
"I'm on six psychiatric medications, and I'm hoping he could help me get off some of it and just deal with life better," said Carpenter, 36, who served in the Marine Corps from 1997 to 2001.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcmiami.com ...
Little buddies
So are they rescused, re-used or re-sued?
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