Frank Policastri and Stretch, a greyhound are inseparable.
"He's mainly for mobility and he was also trained for post traumatic stress. I don't have post traumatic stress but I can see how this dog can help," Policastri said.
The Army veteran says he was in need of a service dog after his vision started to fail. "I kept going downhill physically. I had a heart attack and they did an angioplasty with that.
"And I started having some other health problems but I was able to stay with the federal government until age 60."
Frank is grateful to "Hounds and Heroes"for Stretch's extensive training.
Preparing a dog for a veterancan be costly. The organization relies on donations.
"Hounds and Heroes" says just days ago, First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach presented them with a $10 thousand check. The donation will help sponsor two new service dogs just like Stretch.
"There is really a lot that they do. there's a lot that they are trained for and there's just so much. they are very, very smart dogs, so much they pick up on their own," said Frank.
