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'I got my life back.' Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program

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Dogs 4 Valor helps retired veterans and first responders work with service dogs to help manage depression, anxiety.

The program involves both group and one -on-one training.

The goal is to get the veteran and the dog comfortable with each other and understanding each other.

Mark Atkinson , 38 , served in Afghanistan as a corporal in the Marine Corps , returned home with PTSD.

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65

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58

Neutral language

76

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

34

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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