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Mendota Dog Training School
June 18, 2020
Leashes for Living Assistance Dog School is opening soon in Mendota and is accepting applications for students. The school teaches veterans and persons with disabilities to train their own service dog through positive training techniques. It also provides therapy dog classes for those who want to make a difference in their community by warming hearts […]
Service Saves Dog
June 18, 2020
Gary O’Brien, owner of O’Brien’s Confined Space Rescue Services, never expected to get a call to rescue a dog in Pennsylvania. He said his business is a niche market, but the confined spaces are at work sites where they have to affect the rescue of someone trapped within four minutes. “Knock on wood, at the […]
Humans And Dogs
June 18, 2020
The friendship between man and dogs is one of the most notable and common relationships between humans and animals. No one knows exactly when this bond began, but historians believe that dogs were the first animals to be domesticated by humans. Various folktales and theories have emerged to explain how man’s relationship with their furry […]
Future Service Dogs
June 18, 2020
Talk about precious cargo! Check out these twelve eight-week-old puppies that recently landed in Orlando from California thanks to teams of volunteer pilots. The pups are on their way to their Canine Companions for Independence volunteer puppy raisers in Central Florida. Young C.C.I. pups usually fly commercially, but during the COVID-19 era and limited flights, […]
Attacks On Mail Carriers
June 18, 2020
Can you picture a member of your family attacking a mail carrier? Of course not, but it happened 5,803 times last year across the nation. Twenty Seven of those here in Maine. Nashua, NH, Letter Carrier Melissa Fascione recalls being bitten recently. “I asked the customer to put the dog inside and she replied it’s […]
Service Dog Handler
June 18, 2020
While they may be cute, they have a very important job to do. One Joplin service dog handler wants the community to know the do’s and don’t when you see a service dog out with their owner. Amber Chrystler, Service Dog Handler, said, “My service dogs are actually called psychiatric service dogs so they are […]
Trained Facility Dog
June 18, 2020
Norfolk Police welcomed a new recruit on Wednesday; meet Lilly from Mutts with a Mission! Lilly is joining the Norfolk Police Department as their first certified law enforcement facility dog after having trained two years in Portsmouth with the non-profit. The organization is accredited with Assistance Dogs International and specializes in training dogs to serve […]
German Shepherds
June 17, 2020
German Shepherd dogs are one of the world’s most popular breeds. They are beautiful and courageous and it’s easy to see why. Here are five unusual facts about these great dogs: One – The very first Seeing Eye Dog was a female German Shepherd named Buddy from the 1920’s. Because of her, the Service Dog Movement […]
Helping Guide Dog Teams
June 17, 2020
In this time when so many of our social rituals have changed to accommodate the new rules of a global pandemic, one thing remains a constant: the need to remember to always use your powers of observation and offer a comfortable “physical distance” around a guide dog and his human handler when they are out […]
Therapy Dog Running For Award
June 17, 2020
Raider, a 4-year-old English Labrador who works with the Corona Police Department, has advanced to the semifinals of the 2020 American Humane Hero Dog Awards. Raider is one of three dogs in the nation to vie for the title of the nation’s top therapy dog of the year and compete with six other dogs for […]
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