Continuing to Amaze

Previous posts have highlighted the many and varied ways that dogs assist humans. This is another such amazing story. Tuesday is a Golden Retriever. Her owner is an Iraq war veteran with post traumatic stress syndrome. Tuesday is a specially trained 'psychiatric' service dog, trained to help such veterans. For example Tuesday recognize when her master is having a nightmare and will bark to wake him up. Psychiatric therapy dogs can also recognize changes in respiration and perspiration which may indicate an impending panic attack. They respond with a calming nudge or lick- just to say its ok, I'm here.

Perhaps our next president should be a dog. There is so much they can do, I would not be surprised if they could fix the economy, the auto industry and end unemployment.

Summer Safety Tip

Many parts of the country have already seen record setting heat. But it does not take record heat to turn your car into a 150 oven. Parked cars are not a safe place for dogs or children in the summer. Not for five minutes, not for one. High heat can cause rapid dehydration, brain damage and death. Remember- don't shut them in- don't do it.