Big news regarding Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD

From the news conference,
Medric on the right in the blue shirt
and Thai in the blue.

During our trip to Halifax for the Urban Animal Regional Conferences we were able to see a number of presentations regarding innovations in the region. One of them was by Medric Cousineau (Paws Fur Thought) who shared with us his story of how his service dog, Thai has changed his journey with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and saved his life.

Today in Ottawa, ON it was announced that the government is funding a pilot program to provide service dogs to veterans with PTSD, hoping to help up to 50 veterans. Having personally met Medric, and watched Thai in action I can't wait to see what this means for so many who are deeply in need of help.

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Lisa Milton, Squish's Mom,
@summitLisa, lisa.miltonwork