Harahan center to train shelter dogs as service animals for Louisiana veterans

Did you know that Harahan center to train shelter dogs as service animals for Louisiana veterans?

Did you know that Harahan center to train shelter dogs as service animals for Louisiana veterans?

Here is another great story about veterans that are going to help other veterans with PTSD.

http://www.nola.com/military/index.ssf/2015/09/harahan_center_to_train_shelte.html

Former Marines Kelsie Owen and Kevin McClendon both have post-traumatic stress disorder — and have specially trained dogs that are helping them recover from the illness.

Owen's dog, Nola, wakes her from nightmares and nuzzles her for attention if a panic attack is coming on. McClendon has trained his two Rottweilers to form a "T'' in front of him to make sure he has enough personal space if people get too close.

Now, the two veterans will learn to train service dogs and to teach other military veterans suffering from PTSD, brain injury or other medical problems how to train their own pets to meet their medical or psychological needs. They will be among the first participants in a new "Companions for Life" program to teach veterans, including those who've never worked with canines, to train their own service dogs — animals coming from shelters.