PTSD Signs & Symptoms chart The following is a chart showing some of the most common signs and symptoms exhibited by those suffering from combat post traumatic stress disorder. Each …
5 Questions to Ask Before Partnering With a Service Dog
Via: http://www.anythingpawsable.com By: Kia Grace Before partnering with a Service Dog, there are several important points to consider. While thousands of individuals with a disability benefit greatly from partnering with a …
Healing Doesnt Mean…
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed, it means the damage no longer controls us.” Acquiring the right tools to manage the triggers and mitigate the symptoms is the key …
Parking; Through the Eyes of a Veteran
Veterans of combat can experience traumatic events while driving in a combat environment due to explosive devices, ambushes at choke points, hidden threats and other instances due to the nature …
Searching For Home: Coming Back From War
At the TopGun3D screening with executive producer Anthony Edwards(Goose), producer Bruce Spears, Atlas the Wonder Dog, Director Eric Christiansen, veteran Kenny Bass of Battle Buddy, veteran Brandon Deaton, Jon Campbell …
Driving: Through the Eyes of a Veteran
Veterans of combat can experience traumatic events while driving in a combat environment due to explosive devices, ambushes at choke points, and other instances due to the nature of current …
We Who Have Seen War
“We who have seen war, will never stop seeing it. In the silence of the night, we will always hear the screams. So this is our story, for we were …
Service Dog Questions
QUESTION: Are service dogs required to wear some kind of identification or do the owners carry some kind of certification papers so businesses will know if is really a service …
More Deaths to Suicide Than Combat
Currently, the suicide rate for veterans in the United States is higher than the rate of troops killed in combat. The VA estimates that 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan …
Service Dogs Can Save Lives
At The Battle Buddy Foundation, we aim to take the initiative every day possible throughout 2014 to further the support for our Nation’s Wounded Veterans, and increase our available services. …
A Psychiatric Service Dog’s Tasks
Like all assistance dogs, a psychiatric service dog is individually trained to do work or perform tasks that mitigate their handler’s disability. Training to mitigate a psychiatric disability may include …
Marc and Gretchen
We had posted a picture of Gretchen on our Facebook page, who needed to find a new home in Alabama……A Search & Rescue K9 handler was asked to evaluate her, …
Atlas Meets the Newest Puppy!
Meet the newest battle buddy puppy to enter the program! (Atlas the Wonderdog meeting the newest puppy!) This pup will be meeting his veteran next week, starting their bonding and …
