What does your pet (dog, cat, etc) do to help improve your life after the military?

I had to start with a service/companion dog in 1999, I started with depression and also have very vivid dreams that cause me to wake up in a cold hot sweat. I have a lab but her hips are displaced and turning 10, 70 years old her time. How do I get a trained dog, I'm to old to train another dog.

I have seen here many requests for a service dog or how to get one trained. I have found the following: https://rsds.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Organizations-that-Work-to-Provide-Veterans-with-Service-Dogs.pdf

Some help free of charge, supposedly. I can't guarantee the information is still current but some where on that list, something must still work. I hope it helps someone.

I just rescued a chow pit mix because have been trying to get service dog 4 12 years hes 1 year old now I have him resesterd as emotal support dog but he needs traing but don't have lot of money just disabled vetern anybody know how I can get hlp with traing she is so loving and provides love and support she has lime disease from mistreatment from previos owner but she is so loving she still likes to bark at other dogs but shes getting better but still have not stoped her from being so empatant she gets bored and whines and barks unless moving but cant let her go great dog any ideas [login to see] ty

I got out of the Military, i.e., U.S.Army. Did I want to? Hell to the no! But as it was to be what it was to be, low and behold it was strongly indicated to my sorry ass that I had to go and there were to many high ranks, I just wouldn't be able to convince I should remain in. So out I went unwillingly and very sorrowfully and to be honest rather embarrassed and ashamed that I couldn't finish my first tour. For some reason no one cares for me in Civilian life, yet I give them no reason not to. It just seems to be this way. Heck, my kids and my Fiance' are the same way to me and yet all I do is good. I suffer mental issues, memory loss badly, spine issues, stomach issues, breathing issues and oh hell the list can go on and on. I have two dogs, tiny little carpet critter shit' er's. They follow me everywhere and are up my ass practically and sometimes under foot. I love them to death and without them, I would have nothing live that understands me as do they. My town collects dog license fees and I can't afford them and I've already been ticketed $187.00 and of course I fear the worse. I pay for a house, two kids, my Fiance', her brother that stays here, an in ground pool that just broke, washer and dryer that just broke, garage door that just broke and won't allow me to get tractor out to put plow on to snow plow driveway, so have to go through tremendous and agonizing pain to shovel it, whether I like to or not as my girls have to go to school n' church and the like things, lights and switches broken and already paid an electrician to do whole house and he did not so good of a job, roof leaked, went through loan and Home Depot to get fixed, Boiler circulation pumps went, two of them, pool pump went, water main was incorrect, fridge broke, stove went... I mean the list just goes on and on and on! This all has taken place in a matter of under 6 years too. I find it hard to feed family and or my dogs. And folks out there talk about things like suicide? I tell ya... if it really weren't for my two dogs... I'll just leave it at that!

I served 6 years. After be set to deploy to iraq in 2011, I tore my Achilles and couldnt deploy even though I kept volunteering. I ended up serving two state side deployments during hurricane sandy and the blizzards in 2010. I seen some things during that time that I still see to this day. On top of bipolar disorder and really bad anxiety and depression. When I got out I found out that my years served didnt mean anything. As the VA wont recognize my time because, the army national guard split my active duty time so that it was a "consecutive " 180 days even though I was active much more than 180 total. So I served my country only to be left in debt and zero benefits. All that being said, there has been multiple times where suicide almost happened. I decided to get a dog. Even though she is a block head and a major pain in the ass some times, this dog has saved my life many times, specially since the army and the government doesnt care enough to help and doesnt even acknowledge my service. If not for my dog and my daughter I'd be another statistic another veteran suicide. Dogs and other animals are amazing tools for people dealing with the problems I and many other veterans suffer. Does anyone know if there is a way to not get a service dog but to get my dog certified to get her a vest and become my legal service dog?

Disabled Veteran, PDST, BI-POLAR, WAS DOWN AT 9/11 EVERYDAY and STATEN ISLAND FERRY HIT A cement Pier lot of people lost limbs 7 dead 24 her so I left from the service came back to disaster I have to live on 30 pills a day I go to the VA psychologist psychiatrist I need a service dog to help me please help me

Bi-polar, PDST, hears problems reconstruction on the right knee and right construction on the right hip back operation this past May L4 L5 fused together..many meds...I need help preferred a service dog a retire one would be nice....

My service Horse has given me so much joy to raise. He is 22 months old now and I’ve had him since he was two months. I mess with him every day and he is halter broke. I work him in the round pen and he loves the attention. Another year and I ride him too. I stay focused and I have responsibility for his care.

I'm a amputee left BLK How do I get a service dog please email at [login to see] please put in SUBJECT LINE: SERVICE DOG thank you

I have a Protective dog that my son train when he was in the army he just need a little bit more help and I have off for service so they just need more training