Here’s looking at you. Dogs have three eyelids, an upper lid, a lower lid and the third lid, called a nictitating membrane or “haw,” which helps keep the eye moist and protected.
"I heard it. I felt it for a moment I was there," Lord said.
Since he met Saazi, a therapy dog trained by Semper-Fi, Lord says his triggers are muted."She's there to help me with anxiety. She's there to be my buddy," he said.
Ryan Onda, a veteran himself, trains dogs and matches them with vets.
"When I see the connection it makes, it's like you know, I might not be rich but spiritually I'm rich because I know I just changed not only that veteran's life, but just like you drop a pebble in a pond. It changes everyone's life around that veteran," he told TODAY.
Vinnie Kucmierowski has suffered from severe nightmares since the Vietnam War, and can become violent at night. But in the past year, he and his wife Linda have welcomed a Semper-Fi dog, Emma, into their home.Now, when he begins to thrash, Emma wakes him from his night terrors.If Semper-Fi's next dog in training is like those who came before, he could make all the difference in the life of a veteran.Socialize your pet. This is especially important for puppies. Again – behavior problems are the number one reason dogs don’t stay with their families and don’t get adopted by new families. Lack of proper socialization can result in inappropriate fears, aggressive behavior, general timidity, and a host of other behavior problems that are difficult to extinguish once a dog is mature.