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Dennis’ Story on Veteran’s Day 2021
After struggling with PTSD for years, his faith in himself was restored not only by his belief in God, but by the tangible, ever-present love of his service dog, Trooper. “Because of my relationship...
Gordon’s Story
Meet Gordon & learn more about his relationship with his NWBB provided service dog (and best friend), Flame.
Paw Health and Maintenance
Paw health is essential to keep up with when owning a service dog so that they are able to function to their highest ability for the sake of their handler. There are plenty of factors to consider...
Hope Has A Cold Nose
Early 2020, around the same time we were all asked to isolate and quarantine, Christine Hassing completed the final pages of the manuscript for the now published book, Hope Has A Cold Nose. In many...
The Greenhouse Effect: Dogs In Cars
The Greenhouse Effect: Dogs In CarsThe greenhouse effect creates unsafe temperatures in your car when temperatures begin to rise. This can be challenging because most dogs love a good car ride! Part...
SERvice-dog and Veteran Evaluation (SERVE) Study: An Evaluation of Veterans Receiving Service Dog Assistance – John Hopkins Research Study Overview
What makes this study different from other studies? Although PTSD has been widely researched among the veteran population, little is known about the potential therapeutic benefits service dog...
Emotional Support Animals & Professionally Trained Service Dogs
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Canine First Aid
Poisoning and toxins Every year hundreds of thousands of pets are poisoned in the U.S. Many of these poisonings are accidental and caused by household substances or foods that may seem harmless....
What Is A Veteran Team?
The veteran team consists of a professionally trained service dog and a veteran recipient of a professionally trained service dog. The two are certified as a team after both the professionally...
Michael and River
River was offered to Northwest Battle Buddies after being abandoned at a river as an eight-week-old pup. It was easy to name her River considering her start in life. She was raised in our puppy...
Understanding PTSD and how it affects our Veterans
Human beings are innately programmed to react and adapt to their environment, like any other animal. Reactions to different types of stressors we experience are based on our primal and innate drive...
Northwest Battle Buddies Pairs 100th Veteran with Service Dog
https://www.kgw.com/video/news/local/vietnam-vet-gets-service-dog/283-8d37c627-6c94-47dc-9bfd-045025724be1