Therapy dogs and PTSD

Ben has spent over 20 years in the military, including several with the Military Police and from there got into dog handling.  He spent 15 years in the RAAF training dogs, and he also advises the WA Police on their dog training.
He is currently working with ex servicemen with PTSD in a project funded by the RSL and the government, training four “stress free” dogs and their eventual owners, who are all veterans.  His aim is to use the dogs to get the veterans out of bed in the morning, and give them a purpose in their lives.  The dogs are getting ready to take the Public Access Test which will enable the vets to take their dogs on taxis, trains and buses.