Success Stories
STORIES FROM THE SHEEPDOGS
DANIEL AND BISON
"MY SERVICE DOG BISON BRINGS ME SO MUCH JOY. I NO LONGER FEEL ALONE." DANIEL HAS HAD TO VISIT THE HOSPITAL NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS; BISON ACCOMPANIES.
CHRIS AND HILLMAN
"HILLMAN SITS UNDER MY DESK AT WORK. WHENEVER I START GETTING ANXIOUS AND TAP MY LEG, HE COMES OVER AND PUTS HIS HEAD ON MY KNEE WHICH IMMEDIATELY HELPS ME SETTLE. MY BOSS TOLD ME HE CAN SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN MY PERFORMANCE. IT IS BECAUSE HILLMAN KEEPS ME CALM AND I CAN STAY FOCUSED TO GET IT DONE." HILLMAN IS NAMED AFTER A FRIEND WHO DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME
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.
GUS AND PRINCE
"PRINCE HELPS ME INTERACT BETTER WITH OTHERS AND BE MORE COMFORTABLE IN PUBLIC SETTINGS. WHEN I'M INMY WHEELCHAIR, PRINCE WILL PULL ME ALONG."
EDDIE AND KEMBER
"KEMBER HELPS ME SLEEP BETTER. SHE CLIMBS UP IN MY CHAIR AND SITS WITH ME ALL NIGHT. JUST KNOWING SHE'S THERE GIVES ME PEACE OF MIND"
CHRIS AND SOLEIL
"IN OUR LINE OF WORK, WE ENDURE INJURIES NOT VISIBLE TO OTHERS. SOLEIL HAS HELPED WITH THESE INTERNAL WOUNDS BETTER THAN ANY CLINICIAN OR MEDICATION EVER HAS."
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.”
JEREMY AND CHANCE
"I NAMED HIM CHANCE BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN MY SECOND CHANCE ON LIFE."
DANIEL AND MALLORY
“WHEN SHE SENSES MY ANXIETY, SHE COMES AND GIVES ME A HUG. IT HELPS ME FOCUS ON HER INSTEAD OF HOW I'M FEELING. FIGHTING PTSD IS EASIER WITH A BUDDY THAN DOING IT ALONE. I LOVE MY SERVICE DOG."
