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Dogs Ease Pandemic

December 28, 2020

Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn’t made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to visitors. Enter Zeus. “Zeus is a friendly little snowball, very happy,” said Nagle, 79, after the peppy […]

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The Dog Mother

December 28, 2020

Kaveri Rana Bhardwaj opened an animal shelter in Greater Noida to cope with the loss of her pet dog. She runs the Sophie Memorial Animal Relief Trust, which rescues and treats disabled animals, particularly dogs. They say that dogs are a man’s best friend, but Sophie was more than just a friend to Kaveri Rana […]

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Jimmy The Officer Service Dog

December 28, 2020

Upon a first meeting, Jimmy rushes over to a stranger, bestowing incessant kisses before setting himself down to cast an intent stare, seemingly into the person’s soul. Jimmy’s deep brown eyes send a message that he cares; the premature grey on his face signals he understands what you’re going through, despite how terrible it is. […]

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Dog Named Zoey Is Missing

December 24, 2020

 Authorities have found the car that was stolen earlier this week at an Elmhurst shopping center, but the owner’s dog, Zoey, was no longer inside, police said Thursday. The car was stolen in the parking lot at Elmhurst Crossing’s At Home store on Route 83 on Tuesday morning. The keys and Zoey were left inside […]

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One Of A Kind Shelter

December 24, 2020

In the gold-brown mountains around Weaverville, N.C., there’s a dormitory filled with dysfunctional and depressed dogs. It’s part of the ASPCA’s Behavioral Rehabilitation Center, a cutting-edge program designed specifically to teach traumatized canines to be trustful human companions. “This is, as far as we know, the only facility in the U.S. — and perhaps the world […]

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Soldier’s Best Friend

December 24, 2020

Staff Sgt. Terry Stallings served in the Army for 23 years. He was stationed across the globe, including posts in Iraq, Balad, Kuwait, Desert Storm, Mexico, Central America, Alaska, Portugal and Germany. After six combat deployments overseas, he returned home and was diagnosed with post- traumatic stress disorder. Veterans often rely on medications, therapy, sports […]

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Thunder The Wonder Dog

December 24, 2020

Just over a year ago, an injured, emaciated German Shepherd imprisoned in a plastic cone emerged from the woods of Mendocino County and entered the hearts and minds of the public. The dog who later came to be known as “Thunder the Wonder Dog” grew a global network of supporters who sat in wait for […]

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Scary Plane Ride With A Dog

December 24, 2020

 As a Delta Air Lines plane taxied to the runway at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, a flight attendant saw a man and woman walking through the aisle. “I need to get off the plane. I don’t want to sit here. I’m gonna pop the door,” the flight attendant paraphrased him as saying. The man felt […]

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Pet Therapy Program

December 24, 2020

One nursing home in the Bronx has picked up its dog therapy program that was suspended when the pandemic lockdown began in March, giving its residents the affection and physical contact they have longed for. Zeus and Marley, Redwood, and Kida are part of the pet visiting program at the non-profit long-term care community, Hebrew Home […]

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Therapy Robot Dogs

December 24, 2020

An interaction between children and a therapy dog goes something like this: the dog and its handler show up at a hospital, school, or other location. The kids pet the dog, the dog basks in their affection, and after the therapy dog leaves, the children just feel better. It doesn’t sound very scientific, but it works […]

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