Service dogs from Canine Companions are specially trained to help their owners live with greater independence.

Adam Saltzman, of Trenton, suffers from PTSD and credits his service dog for helping him become a better husband and father.

Service dogs can alleviate some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans, according to a study our team published in June 2024 in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Building off our ...

BOYDS, Md. — Dole is a rambunctious black Labrador and loves being outdoors. He's a service dog-in-training and is still getting schooled. “Well, he's a little bit of a goof, which is probably why ...

Veteran Hank Ford credits his service dog Tommy with saving his life by alerting him to his dangerously high heart rate.

Warrior Canine Connection is a national nonprofit that trains and pairs service dogs with veterans to help them recover from PTSD.

After seeing how her certified therapy dog comforted firefighters on the front lines in California, CNN Hero Heidi Carman ...

Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. The U.S. Department of ...

They fight for our freedoms but often struggle to live their own lives freely due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Roughly 7% of all US service veterans have PTSD, with symptoms such as ...

Like humans with the analogous disorder, different dogs show different symptoms. Some become hyper-vigilant. Others avoid buildings or work areas that they had previously been comfortable in. Some ...