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First Responders Meet Therapy Dogs
July 9, 2020
Therapy dogs, including herding mix Blake, Labrador retriever mix Abby and cairn terrier Suzy Q, brought smiles to Leavenworth County Emergency Medical Services personnel when Fort Leavenworth Human Animal Bond, Inc. attended three days of appreciation luncheons for EMS technicians July 7-9 in Leavenworth. The event was meant to thank personnel for their work during […]
Military Sniffer Dogs
July 9, 2020
Sniffer dogs can detect explosives and drugs, but can they also detect COVID-19? The German military and a veterinary university foundation are working with various breeds of sniffer dogs to find out. German military sniffer dogs are being trained to detect coronavirus infections in human saliva as part of a joint study between the Bundeswehr, […]
Missing Service Dog
July 9, 2020
When 12-year-old Ethan Eberhart was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, severe anxiety and ADHD, his family got him Blue. The emotional support dog helps Eberhart calm down when he becomes too anxious. But now, the beloved Golden Retriever is missing. “He was always just a really, really sweet dog to me,” said Eberhart. “When I was always upset at something, or just anxious, I would go […]
Breezer The Team Dog
July 9, 2020
While the Minnesota Wild get ready to welcome back hockey games, they also had to say goodbye to a special player. The team adopted a Labrador retriever named Breezer from a rescue organization last year. He lived with the team’s president, Matt Majka, and his family while going through obedience training. Now, it’s time for […]
Local Veteran Gets Service Dog
July 9, 2020
American Legion Post 68 is helping veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. It helped Pedro Alverio, a United States Marine veteran, create an inseparable bond with his service dog Lincoln. “This big stress and this big package that I’ve been hiking around with, whatnot, it’s gone. ‘Cause he just, he literally relaxes me,” Alverio said. […]
Dog Bite Prevention
July 9, 2020
To help avoid dog bites, the United States Postal Service is adding stickers to mailboxes in several states. The Paws program was rolled out in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and the western region of New York, among other areas, in June. The program is meant to help letter carriers protect themselves from potential […]
Dana’s Dog Spa
July 9, 2020
One of the types of businesses that were closed and missed the most by animal lovers during the pandemic shutdown were grooming shops. Dog and cat owners have gotten used to treating their pets like part of the family and not being able to get their pets their regular grooming was challenging to many. Dana […]
Pets In Need
July 9, 2020
COVID-19 has not only been hard on people, but on their pets as well. Christine Worrell is homeless and living in a tent with her constant companions, two small service dogs named Lucky and Sephora. They’ve come to Pets in Need at the Gospel Rescue Mission in South Stockton for vaccinations. “She’s had all of […]
Animal Services
July 9, 2020
Dallas Animal Services joins a national coalition of 13 other animal shelters in the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) pilot program to implement a new animal welfare organizational model that recognizes pets and people as family-units and works to keep them together. “The driving force behind all DAS operations is our motto of public safety, […]
Beloved Greyhound
July 9, 2020
Before Dolce Gambino had more titles after his name than most of us have teeth; before he began brightening the days of almost 1,000 Facebook friends with his photographs and adventures; before he visited nursing homes, proffering mouth-held business cards to delighted residents; before he accumulated 100 collars and dozens of outfits, he was racer […]
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