A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story

I usually like to look at movies for fun but occasionally I'll choose what I think is an important documentary for me to watch. This film is certainly sobering as it tells of lonely and troubled individuals who society can sometimes fear. They are veterans suffering from PTSD who have undergone bad things they've experienced on war fronts. Captain Louie (Louis Belluomini) gives an account of the problems that PTSD veterans have to live through. Such things as nightmarish flashbacks and suicidal thoughts and sleepwalking can hamper the lives of these people. K9s For Warriors in Florida have trained dogs to give much needed friendship and support for them. Captain Louie gives a lecture with his K9 friend Star in this film. We see vested Star going through her positions in order to protect her owner. It's amazing how a dog's scent detection training can help the dog to prevent one of the many accidents that can happen to PTSD veterans. One of the important lessons for others to learn is not to immediately make a fuss of the dog and distract it from doing it's job as we learn in the film. I'm glad I spared an hour to watch this documentary and reflect for a while.