Greyhounds Trained To Help Veterans With PTSD

Feb 10, 2010 11:38 pm US/Pacific
Greyhounds Trained To Help Veterans With PTSD
Reporting
Neda Iranpour

SACRAMENTO (CBS13)
Former racing greyhounds are now being trained to be companions to veterans suffering from PTSD.

As the economy tumbled, many race tracks went out of business, leaving many greyhound racing dogs out of a home, but a new program is retraining the animals to help serve military veterans.

Steve Manning, a former Marine who has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), said a prescription of lithium xiproxene dithicote and Prozac can't help fix his emotional problems, but his dog Cowgirl can.

"She's calming for me and she provides a buffer from the rest of the people out there," Steve said.

Back from deployment and discharged from the Marine Corps, Steve said he is still haunted by memories of war. "I'm physically here but I'm still over there," he said.
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