The local charity, now based near Cooroy, provide this service to Veterans and First Responders, living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a result of their service to our community.
Receiving an Assistance Dog can be utterly life-changing and in some cases, even life-saving.
Their Assistance Dogs are provided at no charge to their clients (handlers), who have given a lifetime of service in their field, plus they supply lifetime support to each PTSD Assistance Dog and their handler.
This organization is almost entirely run on a volunteer basis and relies solely on grants, sponsorships, and donations to operate and right now, they are calling for anyone interested in helping to contact them.
The dogs they rescue find themselves abandoned and homeless placed into uninviting cold metal cages and kept in foreign environments that are noisy, scary and completely unfamiliar to any home environment.
Through no fault of their own, or unfortunate circumstances, these often once well-loved and often well-trained dogs, find themselves on death row and in pounds and shelters, hoping and needing a second chance at life.
Dogs, experience similar emotions to us humans, including fear, frustration, anxiety, joy, love, trust and respect.
PTSD Dogs Australia have been on the ground since 2018, rescuing dogs directly from death row pounds and shelters, and are leading the way in training rescue dogs to become Psychiatric PTSD Assistance Dogs, instead of utilising puppy breeding programs, therefore reducing dog euthanasia rates and reducing wait times for an Assistance Dog.
They are desperate for more volunteers to assist in several areas, including general administration duties, and to help with manning fundraising market stalls, and at fundraising events.
Volunteers are the lifeline to rescuing Dogs who rescue Veterans and First Responders, so help save two lives in one go! Volunteer now, to help make this happen.
If you have time to spare and the skills to match, then join the pack.
Anyone interested in volunteering for PTSD Dogs Australia, please call on 0488 10 10 26 or visit www.ptsddogs.org.au
