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| Wounded veterans benefit from inmate-trained service dogs |
| By fox5sandiego.com- Felicia Martinez |
| Published: 11/15/2016 |
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SAN DIEGO -- Marine Master Sgt. James Horner and his service dog, Saturn, have been living together for the last three months. But Monday afternoon was Saturn’s official graduation from the POOCH - Prisoners Overcoming Obstacles and Creating Hope - program. Master Sgt. Horner says he had almost given up hope due to a severe case of PTSD. Because of Saturn and the life-changing training he received from inmates at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and Tender Loving Canines Assistance Dogs, everyday tasks are now a possibility for Master Sgt. Horner and his family. “When you have PTSD, I couldn’t go to Costco. Now I go to Costco with Saturn,” said Horner. “My kids got their dad back, more importantly my wife got her husband back." Read More. |
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