Success Stories
STORIES FROM THE SHEEPDOGS
DON AND NYX
“IT’S NOT UNCOMMON FOR ME TO GO 2-3 DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP. I HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP BENDING OVER TO TIE MY SHOES AND HAVE WAKEN UP ON THE FLOOR HOURS LATER. ONE TIME I PASSED OUT IN MY YARD AND SLEPT FOR AN ENTIRE DAY.”
NYX HAS BEEN TRAINED TO WAKE DON UP IF HE FALLS ASLEEP ANYWHERE BUT A BED OR A CHAIR.
NYX HAS BEEN TRAINED TO WAKE DON UP IF HE FALLS ASLEEP ANYWHERE BUT A BED OR A CHAIR.
PAT AND TRUMAN
“IT GIVES ME A GREAT DEAL OF COMFORT KNOWING TRUMAN IS THERE TO PROTECT MY FAMILY.”
SHAWN AND POPPY
“NORMALLY WHEN I HEAR FIREWORKS, IT CAUSES ME GREAT ANXIETY… THIS 4TH OF JULY, POPPY SAT IN MY LAP, LEANED ON MY CHEST, AND SUCCESSFULLY HELPED ME AVOID A FULL BLOWN PANIC ATTACK.”
POPPY HAS BEEN TRAINED TO UTILIZE DEEP PRESSURE THERAPY TO HELP SHAWN BATTLE BACK WHEN HIS ANXIETY BEGINS TO RISE.
POPPY HAS BEEN TRAINED TO UTILIZE DEEP PRESSURE THERAPY TO HELP SHAWN BATTLE BACK WHEN HIS ANXIETY BEGINS TO RISE.
KEVIN AND KATERA
“THERE ARE TONS OF ESTABLISHMENTS OFFERING VETERAN SUPPORT, BUT IT’S NOT ALWAYS EASILY ACCESSIBLE. THE VA IS SO BUSY THAT THE WAITING LISTS ARE SOMETIMES SO LONG IT’S NOT WORTH IT, GETTING KATERA WITHIN MONTHS OF APPLYING WAS A HUGE BLESSING!”
NOT FEELING LIKE HE HAS GOT TO CONSTANTLY LOOK OVER HIS SHOULDER, KATERA WATCHES KEVIN’S BACK SO HE CAN CARRY ON WITH REGULAR TASKS.
NOT FEELING LIKE HE HAS GOT TO CONSTANTLY LOOK OVER HIS SHOULDER, KATERA WATCHES KEVIN’S BACK SO HE CAN CARRY ON WITH REGULAR TASKS.
KEITH AND KAI
“YOU GOTTA DO SELF-AID BEFORE YOU CAN DO BUDDY AID, OTHERWISE YOU’LL BE NO GOOD TO YOUR BUDDY.”
CHRIS AND SOLEIL
“LIVING THE REST OF MY LIFE HATING IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO THE FRIENDS THAT I HAD THAT LOST THEIRS… YOU’VE GOT TO DO WHAT YOU WHATEVER YOU’VE GOT TO DO TO BETTER YOURSELF TO ENJOY THE LIFE YOU HAVE LEFT.”
SOLEIL HAS GIVEN CHRIS THE SECURITY AND CONFIDENCE TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT ENJOY LIFE AGAIN.
SOLEIL HAS GIVEN CHRIS THE SECURITY AND CONFIDENCE TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT ENJOY LIFE AGAIN.
JOHN AND CHESTER
JOHN WAS EXPOSED TO TOXIC BURN PITS IN IRAQ.
“CHESTER IS A WELCOMED AND CALMING PRESENCE AS I ATTEND DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENTS AND TREATMENTS AS I CONTINUE TO FIGHT MY BATTLE WITH CANCER.”
“CHESTER IS A WELCOMED AND CALMING PRESENCE AS I ATTEND DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENTS AND TREATMENTS AS I CONTINUE TO FIGHT MY BATTLE WITH CANCER.”
DEBORAH AND MAX
AFTER DEBORAH LOST HER FIRST SERVICE DOG TO HEALTH ISSUES, SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD NEVER BE WHOLE AGAIN.
“I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE MAX. WE GO EVERYWHERE TOGETHER AND I LOVE HIM MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT I COULD LOVE AGAIN.”
“I AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE MAX. WE GO EVERYWHERE TOGETHER AND I LOVE HIM MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT I COULD LOVE AGAIN.”
KENNY AND RUGER
JOHN WAS EXPOSED TO TOXIC BURN PITS IN IRAQ.
“CHESTER IS A WELCOMED AND CALMING PRESENCE AS I ATTEND DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENTS AND TREATMENTS AS I CONTINUE TO FIGHT MY BATTLE WITH CANCER.”
“CHESTER IS A WELCOMED AND CALMING PRESENCE AS I ATTEND DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENTS AND TREATMENTS AS I CONTINUE TO FIGHT MY BATTLE WITH CANCER.”
ERIC AND JETT
“JUST LIKE THERE ARE THREATS AROUND EVERY CORNER, THERE ARE SOLUTIONS BEHIND EVERY CORNER, YOU JUST NEED TO FIND THEM!
