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14th September 2018

Major News! We’re an Official Candidate of ADEu – ADI

As some of you might know we have always had very clear aims for the Charity, from when we started in March 2015, one of which is to become members of Assistance Dogs International....

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7th May 2017

The Rules of Engagement around PTSD Assistance Dogs & Guardians

One of the beautiful things about PTSD Assistance Dogs is that they allow their Guardians a new lease of life. Often the veterans we help at Service Dogs UK, have for years, been isolated;...

- 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

Tagged: assistance dogs

Major News! We’re an Official Candidate of ADEu – ADI

The Rules of Engagement around PTSD Assistance Dogs & Guardians

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