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Dog Helps Veteran Cope With PTSD, Diabetes | National Geographic


I was diagnosed with PTSD around the

I was diagnosed with PTSD around the same time that PTSD service dogs became

same time that PTSD service dogs became

same time that PTSD service dogs became more well known this is Kira she can

more well known this is Kira she can

more well known this is Kira she can sense when I’m having a nightmare night

sense when I’m having a nightmare night

sense when I’m having a nightmare night sweats I’m a diabetic she can sense when

sweats I’m a diabetic she can sense when

sweats I’m a diabetic she can sense when my sugar levels are out of whack and she

my sugar levels are out of whack and she

my sugar levels are out of whack and she often does that by suddenly paying more

often does that by suddenly paying more

often does that by suddenly paying more attention to me at first I thought it

attention to me at first I thought it

attention to me at first I thought it was because she wanted attention and

was because she wanted attention and

was because she wanted attention and then I discovered she was trying to

then I discovered she was trying to

then I discovered she was trying to remove me from the situation putting my

remove me from the situation putting my

remove me from the situation putting my hands on her calms me down and it calms

hands on her calms me down and it calms

hands on her calms me down and it calms her down she senses the chemical changes

her down she senses the chemical changes

her down she senses the chemical changes in my body

in my body

in my body animals know more about body language

animals know more about body language

animals know more about body language than we ever will underflow going to

than we ever will underflow going to

than we ever will underflow going to Vietnam was traumatic enough at the time

Vietnam was traumatic enough at the time

Vietnam was traumatic enough at the time it was kind of believed that everybody

it was kind of believed that everybody

it was kind of believed that everybody that went to Vietnam was going to die

that went to Vietnam was going to die

that went to Vietnam was going to die there and being able to take my best

there and being able to take my best

there and being able to take my best friend take my dog with me and know that

friend take my dog with me and know that

friend take my dog with me and know that the dog was going to be with me all the

the dog was going to be with me all the

the dog was going to be with me all the time was great I’ve often said that we

time was great I’ve often said that we

time was great I’ve often said that we didn’t train the dogs to protect those

didn’t train the dogs to protect those

didn’t train the dogs to protect those army airfields or those ammunition

army airfields or those ammunition

army airfields or those ammunition storage areas we trained the dog to

storage areas we trained the dog to

storage areas we trained the dog to protect the handler so what the

protect the handler so what the

protect the handler so what the government did is they put me in a

government did is they put me in a

government did is they put me in a dangerous situation but then they gave

dangerous situation but then they gave

dangerous situation but then they gave me the dog to protect me and we survived

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