Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sometimes known as shell shock or combat stress, occurs after you experience severe trauma or a life-threatening event. sgt. William Campbell suffered so much from it that he couldn’t leave his home in Washington. However, things started to get better for him when he was given Pax, a service dog.
Pax the Labrador was trained by Lauri Kellogg, an inmate who was serving in a correctional facility. The video below is a footage from 2008, the three have an emotional meeting together.
As reported here in the New York Times, Bill wanted to give thanks to Lauri. To do so, he would have to travel to the correctional facility of Bedford Hills. Pax obviously remembered his time at the correctional facility. His tail wagged to and fro and he was clearly excited. When he saw Lauri, he ran for her immediately. Lauri was equally happy to see Pax and gave him a tight hug. Lauri also had a hug for Bill with whom she shared a love for Pax.
Lauri took Bill to the room where the female inmates trained the dogs. She explained to Bill that he was not the first broken person Pax had saved.Lauri explained she knew Pax would do well when she was told he would be trained as a PTSD dog. She says she was extremely sad when the dog had to leave the facility. She said Pax let her feel free in a place where that was not supposed to happen.
Lauri explained though she felt sad at the loss of Pax, knowing he would provide someone else with the comfort he had once provided for her, brought joy to her soul.Lauri and Bill are now two happy people with a shared experience. And Pax is a dog who has saved two lives.
What did you think about the healing provided by Pax? Spread this article to the dog lovers you know. It’s sure to put a smile on their faces!
