Vet says he was fired over therapy dog - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

Kaukana, Wisc. (WGBA) — A Wisconsin Marine veteran living with PTSD has been fighting for months to bring his service dog to work with him.

Now, as the legal battle continues, Shaun Kettner says he has been “terminated” from his employment at L&S Electric.

For Kettner, the Dutch shepherd named ‘Sig’ has been a lifesaver, helping him focus in daily life when the stress becomes too great.

“You have to look at him as like a wheelchair,” says Kettner, as Sig sits quietly next to him.

Representatives for the Appleton-based manufacturing and motor repair company say Kettner had failed to complete proper paperwork for bringing in Sig to work, but Kettner says the VA has so far refused to sign the paperwork in question over concern that some questions asked violated HIPAA laws.