To Be of Service

Not an easy film to watch - but needs to be watched. It focuses on the impact of war on these amazing veterans and how these service dogs can help with PTSD. These organizations need resources asap.

As someone who works with service dog organizations, it is a great reminder that service dogs can truly change lives and make a difference for those who need it most. I'm proud to support US Veterans.

This is an impactful, thought-provoking documentary that touches on service animals saving the lives of service members.

It is well worth watching and discussing the many topics on which it touched.

The criticism here is that it was too ambitious for a less than 1.5 hr documentary. This topic is deep and wide enough to easily make a multi-episode documentary that provides more depth on specific aspects of service, shortcomings of our systems that are supposed to take care of service members, and the benefits and process of service animals.

Still well worth watching and reflecting on it.

Don't love the documentary- I think it should have focused more on the dogs & their training & how they help our vets. Service animals can get online accreditation for a cost - I wish this doc showed more of the training required, laws & handler training.

I found this difficult to watch, but powerful and subtle. I hope it gets more resources to those who would benefit.