Roughly 7% of all US service veterans have PTSD, with symptoms such as severe anxiety, sleep disturbances and agoraphobia.

A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. Dogs 4 Valor, operated through the Olathe, Kansas-based organization called The Battle Within, helps retired veterans and first responders work with their service dogs to help manage depression, anxiety and other challenges.

Operation Freedom Paws in San Martin is an organization that changes two lives in one team. Veterans get to train their own service dogs.

K9 dogs are applauded for being the brave front liners that accompany their partners in risky missions. But of course, this job comes with a cause, as it could affect the dog and even the military personnel/police mentally.