How a Dog Healed a Veteran (Scott Landreth) | S1E16

Scott Landreth served in the Army from 1975-1982… due to the classified nature of many of his missions, he can’t tell you a whole lot other than that he was stationed in several stateside locations, as well as Greece, Germany & other “undisclosed places.”

I met Scott when he walked through the doors of one of our meetings with Rambo, his service dog. Scott acquired Rambo after decades of living— and enduring— Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD on his own.

“Rambo really gave me my freedom back,” he says.

Then, after describing HOW Rambo did that, he adds, “And my wife. Hers, too. She was no longer stuck, having to wait on me… she could move about, too. So, he brought both of us freedom and healing.

In this episode we discuss Service Dogs of Alabama— and what service dogs do. And, we dive into Scott’s story (the parts he can share).

We talk about what it means to have an animal that that—

*read your mood

*know when and how to “get your back”

*awaken you when you’re sleeping and having a nightmare

*handle dozens of tasks you might not be able to do for yourself

*understand which people around you are “safe” and which ones aren’t

Here’s part of Scott’s— and Rambo’s— story.

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Service Dogs of Alabama = http://www.servicedogsalabama.com 

https://www.facebook.com/scott.landreth.7 

Scott & Rambo = 2-minute video story = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc2NPRu4F60 

Fox 6 News story = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6OPdLbeIcs