Edinburgh Napier University have penned a report on assistance dogs for the charity, Bravehound, with evidence from veterans and their families about the support they receive.

The charity helps military veterans who have mental health challenges which stem from their time in the armed forces, by giving them assistance dogs to help deal with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

One of the new dogs has been named Theo after a military service dog, Theo DM, who died just hours after his handler, Lance Corporal Liam Tasker was killed in Afghanistan in 2011.

Liam’s mother Jane Duffy was pleased to agree to the naming of the young assistance dog saying it is a privilege that her son is being remembered in this way by the charity.

The university’s Centre for Military Research Education &

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