Dogs ease veterans' trauma at Palo Alto VA center

Chris Engel 11/19/136:10 PM

"Some of man's best friends are playing an innovative role in the VA Palo Alto Men's Trauma Recovery Program as four-legged therapy for veterans finding their way through the darkness of post-traumatic stress disorder, thanks to Paws for Purple Hearts. The dogs are so perceptive they even will awaken vets from nightmares.

"But there's also a dual purpose to the program. Some of the veterans who come to the VA's Menlo Park campus from around the country for military-related PTSD treatment are helping train the canines to become service dogs for physically disabled vets...."

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24557427/dogs-ease-veterans-trauma-at-palo-alto-va

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