Summary: <p>Service dogs can help veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by providing calming support with everyday tasks. A <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/26/1045708726/more-veterans-with-ptsd-will-soon-get-help-from-service-dogs-thank-the-paws-act">law signed in August 2021</a> allowed the Department of Veteran Affairs to launch a new program in which veterans with PTSD help train service dogs for <em>other</em> veterans. We speak with Rick Yount, the Executive Director of <a href="https://warriorcanineconnection.org/">Warrior Canine Connection</a>, a nonprofit that teaches veterans how to train service dogs for other veterans, about how involving veterans in dog training can help them heal. </p>
