Heroes for Our Heroes As I was surfing the web, I saw an article titled “Vets Adopt Pets". This article caught my attention because I believed that by vets it meant veterinarians what it actually means is veterans. According to this article, there are organizations that train dogs to be companions for our veterans who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder. According to an article in the newspaper, Blade, PTSD is a disorder caused by traumatic experiences such as war, abuse, accidents, and natural disasters. PTSD can be presented with flashbacks, anxiety, anger issues, and sleeping problems. Service dogs are trained to assist PTSD veterans with sleep disturbance, anxiety, and during emergencies.
Service dogs help PTSD veterans with sleep disturbance. PTSD veterans usually have nightmares due to traumatic events. When the owner is having a nightmare, the dog awakens him or her, the dog is trained to lick the owner`s face until its owner is awake. PTSD veterans often have problems falling asleep because they worry too much and have are filled with negative thoughts. If the owner is having negative thoughts or worried he or she can call the dog onto the bed, and the dog will stand for a hug to help the owner feel better. Another reason why veterans have problems falling asleep is because they may be “on …show more content…
The training for each dog lasts about two years and has a cost about $30,000. During this training service dogs develop special skills. First, service dogs learn to announce anxiety attacks in both private and public environments. Second, service dogs learn to hug for times of emotional crisis. Third, they learn to ignore other animal or human attention. Lastly, they learn how to interrupt nightmare. Services Dogs are trained to assist PTSD veterans in every possible way. Service dogs are heroes for PTSD veterans, because they help continue with their life regardless of
Service dogs help PTSD veterans with sleep disturbance. PTSD veterans usually have nightmares due to traumatic events. When the owner is having a nightmare, the dog awakens him or her, the dog is trained to lick the owner`s face until its owner is awake. PTSD veterans often have problems falling asleep because they worry too much and have are filled with negative thoughts. If the owner is having negative thoughts or worried he or she can call the dog onto the bed, and the dog will stand for a hug to help the owner feel better. Another reason why veterans have problems falling asleep is because they may be “on …show more content…
The training for each dog lasts about two years and has a cost about $30,000. During this training service dogs develop special skills. First, service dogs learn to announce anxiety attacks in both private and public environments. Second, service dogs learn to hug for times of emotional crisis. Third, they learn to ignore other animal or human attention. Lastly, they learn how to interrupt nightmare. Services Dogs are trained to assist PTSD veterans in every possible way. Service dogs are heroes for PTSD veterans, because they help continue with their life regardless of