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The rescue dog that rescued me
Sean Laidlaw rescued Barrie from Syria in 2018 and now she helps him to overcome his PTSD.
Sean Laidlaw rescued Barrie from Syria in 2018 where he was working as a bomb disposal expert. He fought a long and difficult battle to get her home to the UK to be with him and since, the two have become inseparable. He tells Outlook's Saskia Edwards how Barrie is helping him overcome his PTSD. He has written a book about their relationship called 'Barrie: How a rescue dog and her owner saved each other.'
Presented and Produced by Saskia Edwards
Picture: Sean Laidlaw and Barrie in Syria
Supplied by Sean Laidlaw
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