but tazzy makes his life easier. >> go play!someone walks up behind them, she'll give jeff a nudge. when the dark thoughts start to cascade, tazzy is there to stem the flow. can she tell? >> it will be something as simple as her coming to me. and whatever else may be going through my mind just gets knocked down a notch or two. >> it may not sound like much, but with tazzy, jeff gets out of the house. even to public events like this one with paws for vets. >> you think about all that moden medicine has to offer. in jeff's case, it wasn't enough sounds like. >> right. >> then this dog comes into his life and seems to help a lot. >> oh, more than a lot. she has saved him. she absolutely -- >> you believe that? >> i absolutely know that she has saved him. >> you done showing off? >> now it's worth pointing out, paws for vets provided tazzy, like all its dogs, at no cost to jeff and his family. they get by strictly on donations. they trained more than 200 service dogs for returning veterans. happy holidays, jeff. >>> up next, the swe

when the dark thoughts start to cascade, tazzy is there to stem the flow. can tazzy tell?mething as simple as her coming over to me. and whatever else may be going through my mind, just, you know, gets knocked down a notch or two. >> it may not sound like much. but with tazzy, jeff gets out of the house. even to public events like this one for paws 4 vets. >> you think about all that modern medicine has to offer, and in jeff's case it wasn't enough, it sounds like. >> right. >> but then this dog comes into his life and seems to help a lot. >> oh, more than a lot. she has saved him. she absolutely -- >> you believe that? >> absolutely know that she has saved him. >> you done showing off? >> now, it's worth pointing out paws 4 vets provided tazzy like all its dogs to no cost to jeff and his family. they have trained more than 200 service dogs for returning veterans. >>> up next, the sweet taste of nostalgia. ♪ ♪ >> i have to tell you, my kids love that movie, before you sit down to a big family meal this weekend, we have tips on how to create those long-lasting memories. wha

when the dark thoughts start to cascade, tazzy is there to stem the flow. >> can tazzy tell? will be something as simple as her coming over to me. and whatever else maybe be going through my mind, just, you know, gets knocked down a notch or two. >> reporter: it may not sound like much, but with tazzy, jeff gets out of the house. even to public events like this one with paws 4 vets. >> i think about all that modern medicine has to offer. in jeff's case, it wasn't enough. if sounds like. >> right. >> reporter: then this dog comes into this life and seems to help a lot. >> oh, more than a lot. she has saved him. she absolutely -- >> you believe that? >> i absolutely know that she has saved him. >> you done showing off? >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, brazleton, georgia. >>> after first it was dating advice from teens to a fellow teen. it became so much more. a long man who shared his message of love as he was losing his own life. our brooke baldwin talked with his mom. that's next. so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? y

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jeff gets involved with a group called paws for vets, and he meets tazzie.n. she was a psychological wreck. >> there's six to eight guys and probably eight dogs. the first thing that she did was find a corner and get as far into that corner as she could. >> i could sit here and pet a dog all day long. >> reporter: as you can see, in nine months tazzie has come a long way. jeff too. it's obvious he's still on edge, but tazzie makes his life easier. >> go play. >> reporter: someone walks up behind them, she'll give jeff a numbering. when the dark thoughts begin to cascade, she can stem the flow. >> reporter: can tazzie tell? >> it will be something as simple as her coming over to me and whatever else may be going through my mind just gets knocked down a notch or two. >> reporter: it may not sound like much, but with tazzie, jeff gets out of the house. even the public events like this one with paws 4 vets. >> reporter: you think about all that modern medicine has to offer, and in jeff's case it wasn't enough it sounds like. >> right. >> reporter: but then this

it's obvious he's still on edge, but tazzie makes his life easier.em the flow. >> it will be something just as simple as her coming over to me and whatever else may be going through my mind, just, you know, gets knocked down a notch or two. >> reporter: it may not sound like much, but with tazzie, jeff gets out of the house. even to public events like this one with paws for vets. >> you think about all that modern medicine has to offer and in jeff's case, it wasn't enough, it sounds like. >> right. >> but then this dog comes into his life and seems to help a lot. >> oh, more than a lot. she has saved him. she absolutely has -- >> you believe that? >> absolutely know that she has saved him. >> you done showing off? >> dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, brazelton, georgia. >> great story. >>> it is 56 minutes after the hour. so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help