National Service Dogs – PTSD and other services

Welcome to Val Talk’s Pets.  For this special edition interview I’m very excited to have a return guest, Danielle Forbes, co-founder and Executive Director of National Service Dogs.  Today, we’ll be chatting about the National Service Dogs, specifically their PTSD and other services they provide.

We’ve just marked Remembrance Day in Canada and around the world countries are honouring and remembering their veterans and military service members.  With this commitment, many military members have left service with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and others are still serving while managing this condition.  As well, first responders are not immune as members of the first responder community have also been diagnosed with PTSD.  Danielle has joined me to walk us through how specially trained service dogs for PTSD have become vital to the well-being of many who live day to day managing their PTSD.  As well, National Service Dogs has facility assistance dogs that incredibly work in many facilities to support staff and victims in many circumstances.  These dogs are truly amazing and you will be absolutely blown away with the incredible work these dogs do every day. 

For information on PTSD, please visit the Government of Canada’s website.

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About National Service Dogs

Our vision is to be Canada’s premiere service dog provider, pioneering change in the lives of Canadians benefiting from our services.

Our mission is to empower people to achieve their full potential with strategically trained and certified service dogs, catalysts for restorative change.

And our values are:

• Always collaborating: We work across organizations, industries, governments and entities to inform the work we do in the best interests of the Canadians we are proud to serve.
• Compassionate caring: We bring our hearts and industry-leading expertise to every conversation and solve problems with a “people focused” approach.
• Ethical treatment of our animals: Everything we do begins and ends with the dogs in our care. We loved them first and hold the responsibility for their well-being the length of their lives.
• Innovative spirit: We believe in doing things differently – no status quo here. Building upon the pioneering spirit exemplified by the staff, volunteers and donors that got us to where we are today, we approach everything we do with a spirit of possibilities.

For more information on National Service Dogs, please visit their website.

Photographs are shown with permission from, and remain the property of, National Service Dogs.

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