Former Army Staff Sgt. Will "Ace" Acevedo hugs Xena, a Jack Russell mix he adopted. "She's done wonders for me," says Avedo, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. "Instead of you focusing on yourself and your battle wounds, you focus on the dog." MADALINE URICK / Courtesy of Pets2VetsWar Vets, Shelter Dogs Heal Together In Program -- MSNBC/AP
Soldiers with PTSD find comfort, inspiration in needy pooches.
WASHINGTON - Dave Sharpe was troubled by thoughts he could not share after he returned from a tour in Iraq. "I found myself waking up in the middle of the night, punching holes in walls, kicking and beating the refrigerator door," he said.
Then one day, the former Air Force senior airman went with a friend to a local pit bull rescue and took home a puppy, Cheyenne. Next time he found himself kicking something, "I saw this puppy, cocking her head, looking up at me, like, what are you doing?"
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My Comment: Pets give unconditional love to their masters .... the best therapy for anyone.