Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Dog comes home from Iraq traumatized and stressed...

Gina was a playful 2-year-old German shepherd when she went to Iraq as a highly trained bomb-sniffing dog with the military, conducting door-to-door searches and witnessing all sorts of noisy explosions.

She returned home to Colorado cowering and fearful. When her handlers tried to take her into a building, she would stiffen her legs and resist. Once inside, she would tuck her tail beneath her body and slink along the floor. She would hide under furniture or in a corner to avoid people.
A military veterinarian diagnosed with her post-traumatic stress disorder - a condition that experts say can afflict dogs just like it does humans. More...

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1 comment:

  1. In the Planet Of The Dogs series, dogs come down to planet Earth to bring peace in non-violent ways. Sample chapters will explain: www.planetofthedogs.net
    Robert

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