Originally published 2014-10-29. Article reviewed on October 4, 2026. Original publication: 2014-10-29.
This is AP’s November 2014 announcement of Dogs of War. Broadcast times, personnel and program descriptions below are historical, not current viewing or treatment information.
A&E will premier their docu-series, “Dogs of War” on Veteran’s Day, 2014. The docu-series is a collection of stories of dogs and Soldiers, stories of salvation, the salvation of dogs being rescued from a shelter. The same dogs go on to rescue former soldiers that have been medically retired, and are having significant trouble “coming home” and reintegrating into mainstream civilian society.
Jim, Michael and Michael’s Service Dog in Training
The old article included a dated veteran-suicide estimate. That figure has been removed because it should not be used as a current rate.
PTSD and traumatic brain injury can require individualized clinical care. A service dog may provide trained assistance for some people; it does not treat every symptom or replace professional care.
Jim and Lindsey Stanek
The life-saving organization behind the series is Paws and Stripes, founded by Jim and Lindsey Stanek. Jim served three tours in Iraq and returned home suffering from severe PTSD. He was struggling, on the brink of homelessness and on a long list to be matched with a costly service dog. Lindsey and Jim, tired of the road blocks, set out to establish an organization that would adopt unwanted dogs from kill shelters, rehabilitate them and pair them with a veteran, at little or no cost. “Dogs of War” is produced by Custom Productions, Inc. and Redtail Media, LLC for A&E Network. Executive producers for Custom/Redtail Partners are Steve Stockman, Jared Cotton, Chris Burke and Peter Logreco. Executive producers for A&E Network are Brad Abramson, Fred Grinstein and Laurie Sharpe.