Remembrance Day 2017: Young Diggers organisation training assistance dogs for returned troops in Tamworth

Jacob McArthur
Updated November 11 2017 - 11:32am, first published November 10 2017 - 6:30pm
HELPERS: Peter Walters and John Jarrett from Young Diggers with their dogs Tucker and Sheeba. Photo: Gareth Gardner 091117GGD05
HELPERS: Peter Walters and John Jarrett from Young Diggers with their dogs Tucker and Sheeba. Photo: Gareth Gardner 091117GGD05

Tamworth trained assistance dogs are giving peace of mind to returned troops and while we pause to remember the wars, the battles carry-on in the minds of many, Jacob McArthur reports.

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Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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