Rick Hairston, co-founder of Carolina Canines for Service and his dog Titus (left), present retired Air Force Lt. Col. Allison Farley with his new service dog Mordecai, a two-year old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever as Farley’s wife Audrey looks on Oct. 23, 2014, at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Canines for Service is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to achieve greater independence and enhanced quality of life and to improving people's lives through the services of specially trained assistance. The training of a Canines for Veterans service dog takes about one year. Rescue dogs are trained by military prisoners and will learn more than 90 commands including basic obedience, intermediate skills like retrieving items and advanced skills such as opening doors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)

Who’s a good dog? Yes, you’re a good dog, yes you are…..! Mordecai, a two-year old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever waits patiently to go home with his new owner, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Allison Farley. Mordecai is now a trained working dog after spending a year training at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston on Joint Base Charleston, as part of the Canines for Veterans program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)

Egidia Bell, Quilts of Valor Foundation area representative, presents retired Air Force Lt. Col. Allison Farley and his wife Audrey, a Quilt of Valor, Oct. 23, 2014, at the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston on Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Quilts of Valor’s mission is to cover all service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing quilts. Farley was at NCBC to receive his new companion dog, Mordecai. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric Sesit)