'He saved me:' K9s For Warriors service dogs help veteran with mental health issues

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'He saved me:' K9s For Warriors service dogs help veteran with mental health issues

K9s service dogs save more than one life as the dogs are rescued from shelters and then paired with veterans in distress. Will's 2-year-old golden retriever, Bob, was rescued from the 2023 Canadian wildfires and then trained by K9s For Warriors to become a service animal. In 2022, Veterans Affairs data found that an average of 17 veterans a day were committing suicide in the U.S. It's a crisis Will is all too familiar with after serving 26 years…