Dog story

Mallory beard has the story.

?nats?"after returning from war, some veterans need help returning to civilian life.

Ken andrus knows the effects of ptsd all too well, but thankfully a little gift on four paws came to the rescue."

Ken andrus//afghanistan veteran "she helped me get back in public, she helped me get my life back."ken is an afghanistan veteran who sought psychiatric help for post traumatic stress disorder.he returned home to dekalb county in july 2005 after a year long deployment.

Ken andrus//afghan istan veteran"i noticed it when i started having nightmares at night.

Cold sweats.

Severe anxiets attacks."ken's doctors recommended a local veteran organzation called "our turn to serve."

The organization partners with the veterans affairs of fort wayne to pair vets with service dogs help them with daily life.

This is how ken found his match in two- year old lexi, a mixed lab breed, after going to the steuben county animal shelter.

Ken andrus//afghanistan veteran "i saw her.

We connected.

While during training we went everywhere together."lexi and ken trained together for nearly seven months until her graduation at the american legion post 97 last week.she has changed ken's world.

Alerting people if he seizes and waking him from blackout if he collapses.

"she continues working whether or not she has that vest on."our turn to serve has funded the ongoing partnership of ten dogs and veterans since 2009.

Helping change the life of each hoosier veteran in need, one pup at a time.?nats?dave harris// our turn to serve, president"we are helping heroes here.

Get back to the transition of being able to deal with society."in hudson... 3 in hudson...society."to deal with of being able to deal with society."in