How to get a service dog for ptsd?

Dogs and PTSD. Owning a dog can lift your mood or help you feel less stressed. Dogs can help people feel better by providing companionship. All dog owners, including those who have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can experience these benefits. Clinically, there is not enough research yet to know if dogs actually help treat PTSD and its symptoms. read more

A PTSD dog will be trained to do different things for the handler than a medical service dog or seeing eye dog, etc. you will need to be under the direct care of a doctor and mental health provider to qualify and the dog should be trained with the same expectations as the other service dogs. read more

Trauma-Specific: A PTSD Service Dog does not prevent trauma-specific triggers. An example would be a veteran who is triggered by the sound of helicopters (and the dog would not prevent helicopters from coming around). Environmental. A Service Dog for PTSD can help prevent environmental triggers. read more