LILBURN, Ga. — Army veteran Alan Baker said his service dog helped him find joy again after years of isolation.

“I stopped going to the gym, stopped going to church, I stopped living,” Baker said. “With my dog, I’m everywhere. I love it.”

Baker served 32 years across multiple branches of the military, including surviving two IED explosions in Iraq and being shot in the head during Desert Storm.

He said Top Dogg K9 Foundation gave him purpose again, and a new best friend in Kilo, his white Giant Schnauzer.

It's a story heard throughout metro Atlanta.

Navy veteran Asjah Jones said the organization has supported her through every step of her recovery.

“If therapy is not working or my mental health is overshadowing what my service dog can do, Sheila and Top Dogg have been really supporti

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