The Dog Chow Service Dog Salute program was born from the idea that every veteran in need deserves the chance to benefit from ...

New Horizon Service Dogs, Inc., of Orange City donated 10 fully trained service dogs to people with autism, PTSD and mobility ...

Before Hank Ford, 54, was matched with his service dog, he spent the majority of his life in bed. The Army and Marine veteran ...

Semper Fi Service Dogs has paired more than 100 animals rescued from shelters with Palm Beach County veterans coping with PTSD, more forms of trauma.

Semper Fi Service Dogs has paired more than 100 animals rescued from shelters with Palm Beach County veterans coping with ...

In 2012, Atlas the Wonderdog, a German Shepherd, provided the inspiration for Kenny Bass and his fellow Marine and friend Joshua Rivers to co-found The Battle Buddy Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated ...

Over the last few years, there has been a surge in nonprofit groups – thanks to federal grants — that train and pair dogs ...

Tommy the Labrador retriever, a service dog from Dogs Inc, went outside his training to alert his owner to life-threatening medical episode Lexi VanOsdol/Dogs Inc. After years of waiting, Hank Ford, a ...

After years of waiting, Hank Ford, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army veteran who retired from the military in 2009, applied for a service dog to help manage his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ...

Training a service dog doesn’t just change the life of another veteran; it may help heal the trainer, too. A new study finds that volunteering with dogs could slow biological aging in female veterans ...

The founder and president of Paws for Purple Hearts is celebrating 50 years of the modern-day service dog concept she began by training dogs to serve people. Dr. Bonnie Bergin's nonprofit trains dogs ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder is often described as an invisible wound that can strike anyone who's confronted with a traumatic event. Doctors said there are a variety of treatments, including ...