Shari Duval — founder and president of K9s for Warriors, which pairs veterans who suffer from PTSD and
other wounds of war with rescue
dogs who've been specially trained as service
dogs to help these veterans function more effectively in
civilian life — recounts how concern over profound changes in her son, Brett Simon, after he returned from two tours of duty in Iraq spurred her to launch the organization.
«In its haste to transfer
dogs to law - enforcement agencies and to adopt
other dogs out to
civilians, the Army failed to vet some potential recipients,» the report said.