our assistance dog partnerships

Steven & Colt – PTSD Assistance Dog Partnership

Published 13th December 2018

Please meet our recently graduated PTSD Assistance Dog Teams… Steven, an emergency services veteran and Colt who originally was a Dogs Trust rescue! Unfortunately, Steven was unable to attend our recent graduation evening and bravely made a video – a big thank you, Steven, for allowing us to share… it takes courage to make something like this!

How you can make the difference!

There are many ways you can make a difference to veterans of the Armed Forces/Emergency Services with PTSD and their assistance dogs;

Consider fostering
Or consider making a donation
Or visit the Support page for other ways to make a real difference.

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- Increase in patience, impulse control, emotional regulation
- Improved ability to display affect, decrease in emotional numbness
- Improved sleep
- Decreased depression, increase in positive sense of purpose
- Decrease in startle responses
- Reduce anxiety & lower blood pressure
- Decrease in pain medications
- Increased sense of belonging/acceptance
- Lowered stress levels, increased sense of calm

From Service Dog Training Program for Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress in Service Members - Yount, Olmert, Lee published: US Army Medical Department Journal 2012