A service dog is an irreplaceable benefit that provides not only physical assistance but emotional comfort as well for many veterans. And while these dogs are most often associated with physical disabilities, more veterans suffering from unseen disabilities, like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are relying on service dogs for help.
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Stiggy’s Dogs – Man’s Best Friend Helping America’s Heroes
by Amanda Pallay on April 25, 2012 in Zing Zone
My friends Joe and Jennifer Petre have started an organization called Stiggy’s Dogs as a way to honor their nephew HM3 Benjamin Phillip “Doc Stiggy” Castiglione who “gave his life working as a Corpsman in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.” Stiggy’s Dogs helps support veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injury by pairing a service member with a psychiatric service dog.
