>> Ted: NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, THE IMPACT OF THE F.D.A.

'S APPROVAL OF OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL PILLS.

WE'LL MEET THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE STATE BAR.

THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT IN THE BAR'S HISTORY.

PAIRING VETERANS LIVING WITH PTSD WITH SERVICE DOGS LIVING IN LOCAL SHELTERS.

THAT'S NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

WELCOME TO CONNECTION ARIZONA HORIZON ."

ATTORNEY GENERAL KRIS MAYES DISMISSED A THREAT THAT USE DUAL LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACCORDING TO THE ARIZONA MIRROR, MAYES SAYS HORN DOES NOT HAVE THAT LEGAL STANDING AND ONLY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS THAT AUTHORITY TO CHANGE OR INVALIDATE A.

TEACHING METHOD.

>>> AN ANTIBODY TO PROTECT NEWBORNS FROM RSV AS A SINGLE INJECTION AND IT'S A READY-MADE ANTIBODY TO COMBINE TO THE VIRUS AND BLOCK IT FROM INFECTING HEALTHY CELLS.

THIS IS GIVEN UP TO 24 MONTHS OF AGE THROUGH THEIR SECOND SEASON.

RSV IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION.

>>> A SECOND DRUG THAT DELAYS ALZHEIMER'S MAY BE APPROVED.

CLINICAL TRIALS FOR DONOMENBA SHOWS A SLOWING IN THE DISEASE AND IT COULD BE ON THE MARKET BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND THAT THE DRUG WOULD SHOWN SLOW LEQEMBI.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS THIS DISEASE IS COMMON IN THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE U.S. RATES ARE HIGHEST IN MARYLAND FOLLOWED BY NEW YORK AND MISSISSIPPI.

BROKEN DOWN FURTHER, THE NEWSPAPERS SHOW IN BALTIMORE AND THE BRONX, ONE IN SIX SENIORS HAVE ALZHEIMER'S.

THEY SHOW THAT THE RISK FOR ALZHEIMER'S INCREASES WITH AGE AND THAT WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE THIS DISEASE THAN MEN.

>>> THE F.D.A.

RECENTLY APPROVED OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL PILLS WHICH MEANS THE PILLS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION AND WHAT WILL BE THE DECISION'S OVERALL IMPACT ON WOMEN'S HEALTH AND WE'RE JOINED WITH THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SOLUTIONS.

>> NICE TO SEE YOU.

>> Ted: OTV BIRTH CONTROL PILLS AND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

>> WE'VE SEEN A TON OF MOVEMENT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND THE ORIGINAL PILL WAS APPROVED 50 YEARS AGO IN THE U.S. AND NOT MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN AND IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, HUGE MOVEMENTS, NOT JUST AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BUT THE STATE LEVEL.

THE F.D.A.

APPROVED AN OVER-THE-COUNTER ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AND FOLKS CAN PICK IT UP JUST LIKE AN ADVIL OR BASIC MEDICATION WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.

>> Ted: FOLKS 18 AND OVER?

>> SO THE FEDERAL LAW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE 18 AND OVER AND INCLUDING TEENAGERS AND A MAJOR BREAK-THROUGH IN ACCESS TO CARE, ACCESS TO ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE.

IT'S A PARTICULAR PILL CALLED THE OPILL AND A PROGESTIEN ONLY PILL AND THIS IS AN ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE.

>> Ted: THAT OTHER PILL NEEDS A PHARMACIST?

>> AT THE MOMENT, THAT OTHER TYPE OF PILL NEEDS A PHARMACIST TO APPROVE AND DEPENDS ON STATE IF YOU NEED TO BE 18 AND OVER.

>> Ted: IT SOUNDS TO ME THAT THE PHARMACIST DOES NOT HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS AT ALL.

>> FOR WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE F.D.A., PHARMACIST DOESN'T NEED TO BE APPROVED AND WILL BE A SIMPLE OR BILLED TO BE AS SIMPLE AS PICKING UP AN ADVIL OR TYLENOL AND FOR PEOPLE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING TO A DOCTOR FOR A PRESCRIPTION AND TEENAGERS, AS WELL.

>> Ted: TALK TO US ABOUT FDA APPROVAL.

>> THIS IS ONE TYPE OF PILL AT THE BEGINNING OF 2024.

WHAT ARIZONA HAS DONE IS ALSO HUGE.

BASICALLY, THERE WAS A LAW THAT WAS PASSED IN ARIZONA ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND JUST NOW ELEMENTING IT AND WHAT IT BASICALLY SAYS IS THAT WOMAN DO NOT RECEIVE A PRESCRIPTION FROM THEIR FIX.

FIX.

PHYSICIAN.

THEY CAN RECEIVE THE RING, PATCH FROM THEIR PHARMACIST, BUT THERE ARE RULES ATTACHED.

>> Ted: YOU NEED A STANDING ORDER.

AM I CORRECT ON THAT?

>> THREE THINGS.

YOU NEED TO BE 18 AND OVER AND IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA, 18 AND OVER FOR THOSE CONTRACEPTIVES AND YOU NEED A QUESTIONNAIRE THAT THE PHARMACIST DETERMINES IF YOU'RE FIT FOR THAT.

>> Ted: I KNOW ARIZONA HAS A RIGHT OF CONTRACEPTIONRIGHT OF LAW.

>> THE ARIZONA LAW IS NOT A MANDATE AND THEY CAN OPT OUT OF PROVIDING THIS SERVICE.

THE ACTUAL PHARMACY CAN OCCUPANT AND THEOPT OUTAND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PERSON LOOKING FOR THE MEDICATION AS TO WHERE THEY CAN RECEIVE THAT MEDICATION ELSEWHERE.

>> Ted: OVERALL IMPACT ON WOMEN'S HEALTH FROM ALL OF THIS AND WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?

>> HUGE.

THIS IS HUGE.

WE'RE IN A TIME AND PLACE WHERE HALF OF ALL PREGNANCIES ARE UNWANTED AND WE'RE IN A STATE OF ARIZONA WHERE WE HAVE HUGE SWATHS WITH PRIMARY CARE SHORTAGES AND FAMILIES ARE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING TO PRIMARY DOCTORS AND GETTING PRESCRIPTIONS, ESPECIALLY RURAL WOMEN AND WE HAVE TO NOTE THE LEGAL CLIMATE.

WE HAVE ABOUT A YEAR POST THE SUPREME COURT RULING THAT REMOVE THE FEDERAL RIGHT TO ABORTION AND WE HAVE MORE AND MORE STATES INCLUDING ARIZONA THAT HAS LIMITED A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO ABORTION EAR STANDS AND WE SHOULD ACCESS CONTRACEPTION AND THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

FOR THE F.D.A., IT'S IMPORTANT WE MAKE SURE IT'S AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AND WE'RE NOT SURE IF INSURANCE WILL COVER IT.

>> Ted: I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE COST OF THIS.

>> FOR THE PILL THAT'S BEEN APPROVED, THE OPILL, OVER-THE-COUNTER, WE DON'T KNOW THE PRICE AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT'S PRICED AT A PRICE POINT THAT MAKES IT COMPLETELY ACCESSIBLE.

ALSO, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND IF YOU'RE AN ACA COMPLIANT PLAN, BIRTH CONTROL IS COVERED AND THAT DOESN'T USUALLY INCLUDE OVER-THE-COUNTER.

WE'RE HOPING THIS IS COVERED IN THAT SPACE AND PRESIDENT BIDEN WROTE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ASKING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO INCREASE ACCESS.

>> Ted: THERE IS CONCERN HERE THAT WOMEN WILL NOT BE GOING TO THEIR DOCTORS AS FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE WHICH IS RARELY A GOOD THING.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT?

>> SO IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHEN WOMEN CAN, THEY SHOULD GO TO THEIR DOCTOR, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT YEARLY VISIT AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PREVENTATIVE VISIT.

WE KNOW THAT NOT ALL WOMEN HAVE ACCESS TO GO GO TO THAT VISIT.

THE ORAL CONTRACEPTION VISIT SHOULD NOT BE USED IF YOU HAVE VAGINAL BLEEDING AND THEY HAVE DISCUSSED THIS AND STILL SUPPORTS THESE LAWS AND STILL SUPPORTS THESE POLICY WHOLE-HANDEDLY BY SAYING THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE RISK FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE AND PREVENTION PERSPECTIVE.

>> Ted: THIS BEGINS WHEN?

>> IT MIGHT TAKE SOME PHARMACIES WHEN?

>> JANUARY OF 2024.

>> Ted: THE CONCERNS THAT FEWER DOCTOR'S VISITS AND FEWER DETAILS ARE OVERBLOWN OR WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AMA, ACOG, THEY SAY, LOOK, WE TRUST WOMEN TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS AND WANT TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO COME TO THOSE YEARLY VISITS AND WE RECOGNIZE IT'S ON OUR OWN SOCIETAL ONUS TO MAKE THAT ACCESS EASIER TO DO AND INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AT THIS MOMENT TO MAKING A CESS TO CONTRACEPTION AS AVAILABLE AS POSSIBLE.

>> Ted: THIS OPILL IS THE ONLY PILL FOR NOW AND HOW LONG DOES THAT LAST?

>> THERE ARE OTHER THINGS AND RIGHT NOW, THERE IS AN APPLICATION TO THE F.D.A.

TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE COMBINATION PILLS ALSO APPROVE FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER AND WE'LL SEE IF THAT'S NEXT.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE, ALSO, WITH THE OPILL, YOU CAN GET UP TO A YEAR PRESCRIPTION -- I'M SORRY, UP TO A YEAR SUPPLY.

>> Ted: ALWAYS A PLEASURE AND GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> Ted: UP NEXT, THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ARIZONA STATE BAR.

THE ARIZONA STATE BAR HAS A NEW PRESIDENT AND FOCUSING ON CIVIL RIGHT'S' ISSUES AND THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT IN THE BAR'S 90 YEAR HISTORY AND BENJAMIN TAYLOR AND JOINING US NOW ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> Ted: THIS IS SOMETHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED OR THAT YOU FOUND AND SAID I'LL TAKE IT?

>> BY PRACTICING LAW, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA, BUT, YOU KNOW, BY BEING ON THE BOARD AND LEARNING FROM THE BOARD, I DECIDED TO GO FOR IT AND HERE I AM TODAY.

>> Ted: HERE YOU ARE, INDEED.

I WANT TO GET TO IT RIGHT NOW.

FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE BAR.

WHEN I SAY THAT, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> SO OUR STATE BAR OF ARIZONA HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1933.

SO A 90-YEAR HISTORY AND I'M THE FIRST AND HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST.

I WANT TO BE A TRAILBLAZER SO WHEN OTHER PEOPLE SEE ME, THEY KNOW THEY CAN BE PRESIDENT ALSO.

>> Ted: DO YOU FEEL LIKE AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS?

>> I DO.

IT'S BEEN GREAT AND A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

EVEN THOUGH I'M THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT, I REPRESENT THE WHOLE STATE OF ARIZONA AND OUR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, AS FAR AS JUDGES AND LAWYERS.

>> Ted: THE STATE BAR, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS THE STATE BAR?

>> A GROUP OF ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES AND OUR MAIN THING IS ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND TO SERVE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND TRAIN OUR ATTORNEYS AND DO A LOT OF PRO BONO WORK AND WE MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT MATTER RACE OR COLOR, YOU FIND A GREAT ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU.

>> Ted: WHY IS THE STATE BAR NECESSARY?

>> I MEAN, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, TED.

WE'VE BEEN ATTACKED BIT LEGISLATUREBY THELEGISLATURE.

PEOPLE NEED GOOD, LEGAL SERVICES TO REPRESENT THEM IN COURT AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE BAR WHO CAN TRAIN ATTORNEYS AND OVERSEE ATTORNEYS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

WE'RE THERE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE A STRONG ATTORNEY IN THE COURTROOM.

>> Ted: ARE THOSE EFFORTS SUCCEEDING.

>> I'LL MAKE SURE AND ONE OF MY THINGS IS BALANCING THE SCALES OF JUSTICE AND MAKING SURE OUR MEMBERS ARE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY PREPARED AND WITH THE DISCIPLINE SYSTEM.

THIS HAS BEEN UNDER ATTACK AND A LOT OF CONTROVERSY AND LOOKING INTO IT, HAVE AN HONEST AND THOROUGH LOOK INTO THE DISCIPLINE SYSTEM AND LOOKED INTO AND NUMBER THREE, REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO KNOW WE ARE HERE AND LAWYERS OUT THERE WHO ARE HERE TO HELP.

BY TELLING THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE HERE TO HELP.

>> Ted: ARE THOSE ASPECTS YOU SEE THE STATE BAR COULD USE IMPROVEMENT ON?

>> OF COURSE.

NOT EVERYBODY IS PERFECT AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MANY YEARS.

I'M THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT, RIGHT?

SO PEOPLE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED TO REACH OUT AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A DIVERSE LEGAL PROFESSION BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY IS DIVERSE AND THE MORE DIVERSE YOU HAVE AS LAWYERS AND JUDGES, THE COMMUNITY CAN TRUST YOU BETTER.

>> Ted: DIVERSITY IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, DIVERSITY AT THE STATE BAR, DIVERSITY AT THE TOP OF OF THE STATE BAR, HOW BIG OF A DEAL IS THAT?

>> HUGE.

YOU NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE THE COMMUNITY, WHO REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY.

AND BY DOING THAT, THE COMMUNITY CAN TRUST YOU AS ATTORNEYS, AS JUDGES.

>> Ted: TALK ABOUT YOU BEING A TUCSON NATIVE AND YOU'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THE LAW?

>> I WAS A FINANCE MAJOR AND PART OF THE HONOR'S COLLEGE AND BY DOING THAT, IT WAS GREAT, BUT I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE AND HAVE A HAND'S ON APPROACH AND MY DAD WAS A UNITED STATES' AIR FORCE VETERAN AND WE'VE HAD SERVICE IN OUR FAMILY AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A GOAL OF MINE.

>> Ted: A GOAL OF YOURS AND WE'VE SEEN YOU AROUND TOWN AS AN ATTORNEY FOR HIGH PROFILE CASES, CIVIL RIGHT'S, ESPECIALLY.

BUT BECOMING THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE BAR, THAT'S DIFFERENT.

DID YOU SEE THAT IN THE CARDS?

>> NOT ALL THE WAY, BUT ONCE I JOINED THE BOARD, I REALIZED THAT THE BOARD NEEDED -- THE STATE BAR NEEDED A NEW MINDSET AND I CAN BRING A DIFFERENT MINDSET TO IT.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT AND WHAT OUR LAWYERS WANT AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR JUDGES WANT AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED THAT, A NEW PERSPECTIVE AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING TO BRING TO OUR BOARD AND STATE BAR.

>> Ted: I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT PERSPECTIVE.

YOU'VE BEEN A PROSECUTOR, DEFENSE AND YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS, LAW STUDENT, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LAW FROM THESE DIFFERENT ANGLES, DOES IT LOOK THE SAME OR DIFFERENT PRISM PRISM?

>> THE LAW IS CHANGING AND WE DEFINITELY NEED ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND THE STATE BAR IS HERE TO MAKE SURE WHO YOU ARE, RICH, POOR, NO MATTER THE RACE YOU ARE, YOU GET FAIR JUSTICE WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE COURTROOM.

>> Ted: YOU WANT TO IMPROVE ANG CESSACCESS TO JUSTICE BUT AS ACCESS BEENIVE OVERBEEN IMPROVED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS?

>> WE DO PRO BONO TO THE COMMUNITY AND PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THERE ARE ATTORNEYS OUT THERE.

IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD ONE, WE CAN PLACE YOU WITH SOMEONE TO HELP YOU OUT AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO GET YOUR DIFFERENT LEGAL MATTER RESOLVED.

>> Ted: THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF ATTACKS ON THE JUDICIARY AND FOLKS ARE NOT HAPPY.

DO THEY HAVE A POINT AND SECONDLY, HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THAT ISSUE?

>> YOU GO IN FRONT OF A JUDGE, YOU WIN, YOU'RE HAPPY AND IF YOU LOSE, YOU'RE MAD.

THE STATE BAR HAS BEEN ATTACKED, BUT I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE STATE BAR REALLY DOES AND MAKE SURE THAT LAWYERS WHO ARE ACTING BAD OF COURSE, THEY'LL BE DISCIPLINED BUT THE ONE WHO MAKE AN HONEST MISTAKE AND DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY'LL TRYING TO HELP THEY'RE CLIENT GET REHABILITATED AND A SLAP ON THE WRIST.

THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR DISCIPLINE DOES AND THE COURT SYSTEM DOES.

SO THE MORE THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS, THE SAFER WE ARE.

>> Ted: A ONE-YEAR TERM?

>> YES.

SO IT'S ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, THE DISCIPLINE SYSTEM, LAWYER WELLNESS AND MAKING SURE BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT LAWYERS.

IF OUR LAWYERS ARE WELL, SOUND AND BODY, THEY SERVE BETTER.

>> Ted: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> YOU'RE WATCHING >> IT WASN'T UNTIL MIDDLE SCHOOL I STARTED WRITING SONGS FOR PROCESSING OF WHAT I WAS FEELING AND NOW THAT I'M OLDER, THAT'S LIKE REALLY, REALLY WHAT SONG WRITING HAS BECOME FOR ME.

>> Ted: SOLDIER'S BEST FRIEND IS A PROGRAM THAT PAIRS VETERANS WITH PTSD AND BRAIN INJURY WITH DOGS.

WESERVICE DOGS.

WE HAVE MICK AND HIS SERVICE DOG.

>> WE PAIR THEM UP WITH A DOG, MOST OF WHOM HAVE BEEN RESCUED AT A LOCAL SHELTER AND THEY TRAIN TOGETHER UNTIL THAT DOG BECOMES QUALIFIED FOR A SERVICE DOG.

>> Ted: HOW ARE VETERANS SELECTED?

>> THEY MAKE APPLICATION AND THEY NEED TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AND HAVE A CONFIRMATION FROM THEIR THERAPIST.

>> Ted: YOU HAVE TO APPLY?

>> YES, YOU MUST APPLY.

>> Ted: THE DOGS AREN'T APPLYING AND SELECT SELECTED?

>> THE DOG HAS A DESIRE TO WORK.

>> Ted: THEY'RE CHOSEN AS SERVICE OR COMPANION DOGS?

>> WE'RE LOOKING FOR A DOG SUSTAINED FOR EITHER ONE AND WHAT THEY CAN DO PUBLICALLY.

THERAPEUTIC COMPANION DOG IS THERE TO HELP WHEN THEY'RE IN THE HOME AND A SERVICE DOG IS PERMITTED TO GO EVERYWHERE IN PUBLIC THAT A PERSON CAN GO.

>> Ted: TINY, IS MABLE A SERVICE DOG OR COMPANION DOG?

>> A SERVICE DOG.

SHE CAME FROM THE MARICOPA SHELTER, DECEMBER 10th WAS A YEAR, SO A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

I DID THE FULL EVAL AND COMPLETE MEDICAL TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE HEALTHY ENOUGH AND GOING GOING TO GIVES US ENOUGH TIME.

>> Ted: HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE AND VETS HAVE IN PICKING THE DOG?

>> YOU HAVE TO BE MATCHED WITH THE RIGHT DOG, RIGHT TEMPERAMENT.

>> WE DO A MEET AND GREET AND THAT DOG CHOOSES THE VET.

>> SHE WAS THERE AND WE JUST IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED.

IT WAS, LIKE THAT.

>> Ted: THIS DOG IS JUST A WONDERFUL DOG.

THE TRAINING INVOLVED WANT DID YOU GO THROUGH?

>> I TRAINED FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

WE'RE STILL TRAINING WITH ADVANCED TRAINING NOW, BUT TO DO ALL OF THE TASKS, SHE HAS TASKED TRAINED AND WE WORKED WITH A TRAINER TWICE A WEEK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, HOUR AND 15 MINUTES AND THE OTHER FIVE DAYS MABEL AND I KEPT A LOG.

>> Ted: IT'S WORK.

>> A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET THAT CONNECTION YOU HAVE.

>> Ted: AS FAR AS VETS AGAIN -- DO YOU HAVE A VET SAYING I WANT THAT DOG BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT DOG?

>> WE'VE DEFINITELY HAD THAT HAPPEN AND WHAT TAKES PLACE IS THAT ABOUT A MONTH DOWN THE ROAD, THAT VETERAN WILL SAY, THIS DOG IS NOT WORKING OUT.

>> Ted: NOT TOO OFTEN, RIGHT?

>> MOST OF THE TIME, WE GET A RIGHT FIT AND WE GET THAT VETERAN AND DOG TOGETHER.

>> Ted: TINY, YOU CAN TALK HOW MUCH OF A HELP SHE IS TO YOU IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS.

>> IT'S AMAZING!

I MEAN, IT GETS ME OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A MALL IN ARIZONA ARIZONA AND AND I'VE BEEN HERE 17 YEARS.

THEY CALL IT A DEPOT BUT THE MALLS AND STUFF.

>> Ted: HAVING HER AROUND HELPS YOU.

>> OH, YEAH.

IT MAKES IT MORE COMFORTABLE TO GET OUT BECAUSE ANXIETY AND NOT HAVING SOMEBODY TO WATCH YOU.

SHE KNOWS MY ANXIETIES AND NOT HAVING SOMEBODY TO WATCH YOUR BACK.

NOBODY CAN SNEAK UP ON ME.

I DON'T NEED HER TO BE AGGRESSIVE.

I NEED TO KNOW SOMEBODY IS WATCHING OUT AND WHEN SOMEBODY IS COMING AROUND, SHE LETS ME KNOW THEY'RE MOVING IN ON ME.

>> Ted: THAT'S INTERESTING.

THAT'S THE THING THEY'RE TRAINED TO DO, TO PROTECT WITHOUT BEING GUARDING, SNAPPING DOGS.

>> NO AGGRESSION TO PEOPLE OR DOGS, BUT TRAINED WITH TASK TO BE THE BATTLE BUDDY FOR THE VETERANS AND THEIR FIX.

>> Ted: HOW LONG HAS THIS ORGANIZATION BEEN AROUND?

>> SINCE 2011 AND 362 GRADUATES AND RESCUED OVER 200 DOGS.

>> Ted: WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE VETS AND THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT THE IMPACT ON THE DOGS, YOU ARE RESCUING DOGS.

>> A SECOND LEASH ON LIFE, FOR SURE.

>> Ted: THERE ARE CERTAIN DOGS AND CAN YOU TELL QUICKLY THIS WILL WILL WORK AND THAT WON'T BE GOOD FOR THE PROGRAM?

>> WE HAVE AN ADOPTION SPECIALIST WHO KNOWS HOW TO PICK THAT TEMPLARMENT TEMPERAMENT.

>> MABLE, SHE'S BEEN MOANING -- >> SHE KNOWS MY ANXIETY SIDE.

>> Ted: IS THAT HOW IT WORKS?

>> YEAH.

IF I'M DRIVING OR GET ANXIOUS, SHE WINES AND SOMETIMES SHE'LL LITTLE MY EAR AND SHE KNOWS AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE ANNOYING ME BUT IT'S AN EXCUSE BECAUSE MY DOG HAS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND NOBODY QUESTIONS IT.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: I MEAN THAT'S TRAINING ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Ted: RESPONSE, MOSTLY POSITIVE?

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY, YEAH!

>> Ted: MABLE IS GIVING ME IS THE EYE.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: TAKE IT EASY.

[ Laughter ] >> AN AVERAGE DAY, YOU AND MABLE, WHAT GOES ON.

WE DO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES, BUT DO IT TOGETHER.

WE GO TO THE PARK EVERY DAY AND I WALK IN THE PARK AND SHE WALKS US AROUND AND PLAYS WITH HER FRIENDS.

>> Ted: IT'S GOOD EXERCISE, WALKING AROUND.

>> I LOST 65 POUNDS SINCE I HAD HER.

>> Ted: YOU'RE NOT TINY ANYMORE.

GOOD FOR YOU.

YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB!

GIVING ME THE EYE AGAIN.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS PROGRAM AND CONTINUED SUB CESS.

SUCCESS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING!