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Dog Day Everyday

September 1, 2020

It’s normal for pet parents to be obsessed with their pet babies. Right from choosing the perfect leash to the apt food for their furball, a pet parent goes the extra mile to ensure their pup’s happiness! A lot of pet parents also want the skills extraordinaire of their pooches to be used for the […]

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Pets Help Humans With Mental Health

September 1, 2020

Animal lovers already know how good it feels to interact with their pets. But research has shown that this positive effect can also be applied in a therapeutic setting. Leveraging the power of pets is becoming a vital tool in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions and disorders — particularly those associated with […]

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A Service Dog’s Journey

September 1, 2020

When the phrase service dogs comes to mind, many people immediately think of a dog that is serving someone with a visible disability. Most people think of military veterans, individuals who suffer mental disabilities, or individuals who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The fact is, there are many people who have service dogs who do […]

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Puppy Therapy

September 1, 2020

It was six months ago when Florida’s first COVID-19 patient was admitted to Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. Janell Albers, a nurse at the hospital’s intensive care unit, had just returned to work from maternity leave. “For me, it was a whole new meaning of scary because you have the unknown, and then I have a baby […]

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Therapy Dog Supporting Members

September 1, 2020

A hearty Saturday Salute goes this week to Dawnell Glunz, a speech and intervention specialist at Grand Island Central Catholic, and Shire, a certified therapy dog, for their work to provide emotional and mental support to GICC students and staff members now that in-person classes have resumed. Glunz and Shire became certified in June as […]

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Eli The Therapy Dog

September 1, 2020

When students returned to iAcademy at Athens Elementary earlier this month, they were welcomed by a new member of the school’s faculty. He may not be much of a talker, but he still has a way of brightening everyone’s day. His name is Eli, and he’s a 2-year-old Labradoodle serving as iAcademy’s new therapy dog. […]

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Dog-Robot

September 1, 2020

Hospitals often bring in therapy dogs to help soothe patients as they receive treatment. But a new type of canine could be used to help doctors gather vital information from COVID-19 patients. Robot dog “Spot” comes equipped with an infrared camera and three other monochrome cameras to get a patient’s vital signs without a doctor […]

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UK’s Police Dogs

September 1, 2020

A national charity to support police dogs has been launched, with retired police dog Finn, a Britain’s Got Talent finalist, named as the official ambassador. Finn, who appeared in the 2019 series of BGT, alongside his handler Dave Wardell, wowed the celebrity judges, including Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell, with his magic tricks and mind-reading […]

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Remembering Therapy Dog Gus

September 1, 2020

The legal profession recently lost a bit of joy, comfort and unconditional love. Gus, the 10-year-old golden retriever and JLAP therapy dog who was a regular sight at state and local bar association events, died July 3. Fittingly born on Valentine’s Day 2010, Gus was a rambunctious 14-month-old when he was rescued by JLAP Executive […]

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Giving Families Hope

September 1, 2020

Rochelle Stephens’ dog and best friend, Sophie, was going to die. But that is when the Clermont County Humane Society (CCHS) stepped in to help save Sophie’s life and her family from a heartbreaking and preventable loss. The 9-year-old white and tan bulldog-boxer mix, known as a valley bulldog, is stout in stature and is […]

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