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The pit bull is no longer the underdog, thanks to Roxy
the PTSD Service Dog. This local Haywood County pup
is the recipient of the 2018 American Humane Hero
Service Dog Award, basically an Oscar in the dog world.
Not only was she voted #1 in the entire nation, she is
the first pit bull ever to receive the award. Roxy is one
special dog with an important story.
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Roxy the PTSD Service Dog
The leader of the pack
Written by Amanda Mann
Interviewed by Nikki White
Justin Tucker comes from a long line of military men
– his Grandfather served in Korea, his Dad in Vietnam
and his brother in Panama. Justin was deployed to
Iraq as a US Army Infantry soldier in 2006. Tragically,
on September 26, 2006, a hand grenade exploded and
rushed shrapnel down the side of Justin’s Humvee,
leaving him with a traumatic brain injury.