Posted on Jul 9, 2015
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I was curious about the community's opinion on the overall effectiveness of a service dog for PTSD. I personally have a dog he is not trained to be a service dog but have found him to be useful in dealing with my PTSD. I have been considering seeing if there is special training I can put him through for further benefit or even investing in a trained dog. It would be nice to hear from anyone who has encountered one and can put some perspective on the topic.
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I have a service dog her name is trust I don't know what I would do without her She's extremely helpful in so many ways and is my recommendation to anyone who suffers from P TSD or any other injury to obtain a service dog
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PV2 Anna M. Cross
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In the Little Rock area, we have a group that trains service dogs at no cost to the veteran (except travel to class!
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My daughter's God Father's pups, looking at them can help.
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SSgt Sean Brown
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Don't fuck around with PTSD; it's a much over-prescribed ailment at the VA, and rarely questioned, so now you have these guys & gals who spent six months getting 100% VA Service- Connected Disability, and that's ridiculous! Trump just fired his last moronic VA Secretary, and installed an even bigger fucking moron in his place! There's no money, and no real care for us! So if you didn't actually waste someone in combat, quit the PTSD shit, find something else to whine about, but quit destroying the real pain of us who killed!
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Sgt Diane E.
Sgt Diane E.
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There are other causes for PTSD! I resent your inference that you only get it when you kill. I was physically abused and sexually traumatized. I DEAL with my PTSD daily.
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