A Year Behind the Leash: Winning the battle on PTSD with the help of my war dog partner.

A YEAR BEHIND THE LEASH: is a 99,667-word memoir chronicling my transformation from a PTSD-stricken police officer to one of the longest-serving contract K9 handlers in Afghanistan, and ultimately to my current role as a prosecutor. Unlike traditional military memoirs, this book offers the rarely-seen contractor perspective-the men and women who stayed in-country for years while military units rotated through every six to twelve months.

The narrative follows my partnership with three remarka...