DELAND - For nine years Allison Leffler felt helpless when her autistic daughter had sensory meltdowns. But recently she watched in awe as her sensory-overloaded daughter found comfort and calm in the ...
Veterans struggling with PTSD and mobility issues can rely on dogs to help them, according to Dr. Bonnie Bergin, founder of Paws for Purple Hearts. Dr. Bergin, a former special education teacher, ...
Zachary Cook was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 4 ...
TODAY ON. FOR THE RECORD, I DIDN’T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT A SERVICE DOG COULD DO FOR ME. A LOCAL ORGANIZATION AIMED AT PROVIDING SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS. I KNEW THAT WITHIN THE FIRST, I WOULD SAY TWO ...
CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- Service dogs have been helping the disabled and visually impaired for decades. But now an innovative program started in the Bay Area is now training dogs to help another group ...
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 ...
A roadside bomb shattered a veteran’s life, but a service dog helped rebuild it. When Joe Worley joined the military, it wasn’t for glory — he simply wanted to help others. "From video games to books, ...