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49ers Frenchie
June 18, 2020
Zoë is the NFL’s first emotional support dog. The smallest 49er offers a big assist to players and staff alike at Levi’s Stadium. The one-year-old French bulldog spends most of her time in the player engagement office where the team can visit her between practices and before and after games. She is working this week, […]
Program For Service Dogs
June 18, 2020
Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) founder and president, Gloria Gilbert Stoga, created a program that trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders. Additionally, the organization trains dogs to become explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Today, PBB operates throughout six correctional facilities in New York and New Jersey and has […]
Top Dog
June 18, 2020
So much so, they’ve entered him in the Riverine Herald’s Top Dog competition – before entries close tomorrow – in the hope that the public shares their opinion. “Duncan is our mate at the Echuca Primary School gate,” Echuca Primary community engagement and wellbeing officer Scott Trewhella said. Duncan began his schooling in January this year after […]
Therapy Dogs At Schools
June 18, 2020
Therapy dogs have become popular in nursing homes, hospitals, funeral homes and schools. Some schools in the area have decided to add a therapy dog program to help students educationally and emotionally. A therapy dog is trained differently than a service dog or an emotional support dog. Therapy dogs do not require specialized training but […]
Dog-At-Home
June 18, 2020
It’s a solution to a decades-old problem: the fight between dangerous dogs and mail carriers. Now the post office is hoping to make a big difference, with a small effort. A new program is trying to avoid a sticky situation, while also raising awareness. You may have noticed something new in-front of your house: little […]
New AMR Therapy Dog
June 18, 2020
AMR just welcomed a new member to the team. He’s got an important job and will be put to work right away with his tail wagging, of course. Riggs is a 10-week-old labradoodle and will be the state’s first AMR therapy dog. His handler, who works in human resources, at AMR will be taking care […]
Dog Mom Of The Year
June 18, 2020
When Shelby Mason found herself chasing a runaway dog through the streets of Hilliard last summer, she had an epiphany. “That’s when I realized I’m a crazy dog lady,” said Mason, 27, of Westerville, who was visiting her parents when she saw the dog bolt down the street. She learned that the Great Dane belonged […]
Veteran’s Service Dog
June 18, 2020
Morgan is an English lab specifically trained to be at the side of former Marine and Afghanistan war vet Brandon Rumbaugh at all times to help make his life better in mind and body. “She is the most amazing dog I’ve ever known, hands down,” says Rumbaugh. Morgan’s arrival comes by way of the Rescue […]
New Dog Therapy Policy
June 18, 2020
The Massena Central School District’s Board of Education has adopted a new policy regarding the use of a therapy dog at the high school. The lone “no” vote came from board member Kevin Perretta, who had several questions regarding the policy during the board’s April meeting. The policy, which was scheduled to be adopted last […]
Therapy Dogs
June 18, 2020
I am a born and bred 14th generation white South African. Why do I qualify my nationality by clarifying my colour? Because when we came to live in Europe (almost 300 years after my ancestors left it), we encountered a variety of unexpected reactions. As confronts all immigrants, my family and I have been frequently asked […]
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