I remember meeting Jeff and TAZIE for the first time last semester as I took Kyria's Assistance Dog class and remember how difficult it was for him.  I also remember how difficult it was for me.  Being 45 in a class of young people and having issues of my own to where I was applying for a service dog made me feel like a fish out of water.  I lived in Jacksonville, NC at the time and drove an hour each wa ...

[caption id="attachment_9414" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jeff and TAZIE in the lobby with the cats"][/caption] Jeff and TAZIE were invited back to the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia's Pet P.A.L.S (Preparing Animals for Love & Shelter) Summer Camp. [caption id="attachment_9417" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Jeff is actually smiling!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_9429" alig ...

We had fun going down to CNN in Atlanta with Doug and Carol Mitchell so Carol could be interviewed by Brooke Baldwin on her show. This is a short video from some shots in the studio... ...

We went down to CNN with Carol and her husband Doug to watch this interview and were treated very nice by the folks at CNN! ...

(Carol Mitchell who wrote this wonderful post is Jeff's Mom and a crucial part of his recovery) When paws4vets (Terry and Kyria Henry) did our home visit in Jan 2010, they explained that once paws4vets selects a veteran to get a dog - the dog is free of charge - all that paws4vets asks of the veteran is to do "public awareness" - to spread the word about the healing power of dogs in hopes that another vet s ...