Erick Scott, a veteran who served in Iraq, knows first-hand what it’s like to suffer from PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder – a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or seeing a terrifying event).
PTSD is also sometimes known as shell shock or combat stress, occurs after experiencing severe trauma or a life-threatening event.
For all too many veterans, it's hard to readjust to life out of the military or getting haunted by unpleasant memories and experiences. Erick was no exception.
To help him combat his anxiety, he was paired with a special service dog, Gumbo. Gumbo's main role was to notify him when he started showing symptoms of PTSD.
Watch the video on the next page to see Gumbo's amazing reaction when Scott gets agitated on camera during an interview. This is incredibly touching to see.
Megan Lee LaFever
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MaKayla Elizabeth Jessie
Wynna Hain George
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After the year that I’ve had, I really need a service dog.
MaKayla Elizabeth Jessie
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It looks like Ssdie! This is awesome! Aaron Chase
Colleen Torwalt
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That’s amazing!
Laurie Yartha
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My baby Arabella, they are so sensitive to my moods. Love her like crazy
Kathy Moody
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God Bless this young man!
Gina Theresa
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Justin Walker
Jeanne Shepherd Stein
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weed only make PTSD worse
Kim Osborne
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Amazing!
Johann D
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Annie Hannon
Wendy Kay Lucas
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My little guy calms me when needed.
Eric Enterline
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Awesome, dogs are way more compassionate than most humans!
Irene N Ron Watt
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Thanks for sharing your story , hope you are able to see in time a wonderful out come for yourself .Its people like you who have made us feel safe in this at times crazy world. Thank you
Sally Bradbury
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That dog is doing an awesome job but so doesn’t need to wear that prong collar. 🙁
Christine Cawley
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Animals are amazing. My dog does this when im sad or anxious..
Iona Rottie Mitchell
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Dogs wearing a prong collar of course it’s going to do what he’s told
Sarah Blakely
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Kelly Simpson
Michelle Shaw Samano
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Iona Rottie Mitchell , I HATE prongs!!!! If a dog truly want to charge/pull, no prong will stop it. I’ve seen dogs on prongs that were so determined to get somewhere or at something/someone and the prong didn’t even phase them. I firmly believe if you invest some quality time in proper training you shouldn’t need those things. I HATE seeing them on puppies!!!
Carol Hipple Gilbert
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Wow.
Wayne Hampton
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Sheila Carmical Hampton, you’ll want to see this.
Craig Davis
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not so fast my friend lol
David Bell Sr.
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Roberto Torres please share this with Morg….
Shirley Hemphill
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Timothy D Little
Teresa Wur Macumber
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Powerful and these babies know everything!!!
Kathi Johnson
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Its the chemical changes, body language and tone of voice they sense. Thank you sir, for your service.
Josh Gottschalk
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Love my Service Rottie. She has helped me more than I ever imagined.
Rachel Chapman
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This is a great story. Just a shame the dog is wearing a prong/pinch collar!!
Sara Jane Sato
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It is a disorder. If is a mental illness and there is no shame in that.
Sara Jane Sato
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Drugs could have helped also but the threw them away..I take anti depressants ..but a dog is better
Angel Alexander
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Dogs work wonders in our veterans lives, we need more problems like this.
Simon Moore
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They were my thoughts exactly.
Immi Harmsworth
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Lovely dog helping him so much and he goes and puts. Prong collar on him…shameful
Simon Moore
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Have you never seen the damage a prong collar can do to a dogs neck? I think the question is justified. It’s an amazing video and with a friend that has PTSD it bought a tear to my eye.
Immi Harmsworth
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For those who may not know what a prong collar is:
Immi Harmsworth
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It’s barbaric
Simon Moore
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Nothing wrong with a prong collar?
Clare Kellett
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I rest my case
Wayne Baker
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What a wonderful idea, dogs are amazing.
Barbara Monroe
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There are correct training tools for every situation if the people know how and when to use them correctly. If you think every single prong collar does that to every single dog, you need to do more research. If someone uses a piece of equipment incorrectly, it can definitely cause problems but that doesn’t mean it’s not a valuable piece of equipment.
Caitlin Lewis
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That injury resulted from a dog being neglected on a chain with a prong collar. Exact same result of it with a choke chain, flat collar, or even harness. What does that mean? Injury is caused by incorrect USE by the consumer. NOT the product itself. Abuse can be done with tie outs, crates, out door housing, leashes, dog food even, toys, ect. Abuse is done by IGNORANT HUMANS. not inanimate objects.
Jean Garner
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lovely x
Myke Primo
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Chills. Just chills. Such a good pup taking care of our vet!!
Craig Bradshaw
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service dogs work well in hospitals, also.
Jo Potter
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Prayers, thank you for serving r country
Amanda Jane Conard
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She’s beautiful! I was given a dog 8 months ago. I have severe depression, and anxiety/panic attacks. She is not an official therapy dog, but I never knew how much I needed her until I got her! She has saved my life!!!
Michelle Thweatt
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What a beauty!!!❤
Michelle Thweatt
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Sweet!!!!!❤
Pete Franey
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Thank God for labs, Thank God for brave men like this
Jerry Dana Frech
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Amanda Jane Conard , doesn’t matter, to you she is and that’s all that matters. Dogs have a way of talking to you that no therapist with three degrees can. I love dogs so so so much!
Kari Deere
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A little misleading title to the story