A growing number of veterans are acquiring service dogs to help cope with PTSD. But the VA won’t pay for them and says their effectiveness hasn’t been scientifically proven.

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My PTSD service dog Cinder does similar things for me.

“”For the anxiety level, she starts biting my hand like a nibble,” Keyser said. “And the nightmares she licks my face. And also she tells me when it’s time to go when she jumps up and grabs me. That’s the cue to remove myself from a place because I’m being overwhelmed.””