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Therapy To Treat Bone Cancer

June 26, 2020

Veterinary researchers at Mizzou have had such success with a new immunotherapy approach for bone cancer treatment in dogs, the results have now helped secure FDA approval to test the method on human brain cancer patients. In collaboration with the biotech company ELIAS Animal Health, scientists treated 14 dogs with a personalized vaccine made from […]

K-9 Dog Obedience Training

June 25, 2020

After developing a love for Huskies, it didn’t take much for Michael Kurtz to get into rescuing them. Seeing a need for a Husky rescue in the community, Michael works to find these beautiful dogs a new home, trains other dogs with existing homes, and turns some of his rescue dogs into service animals […]

Service Dog Program

June 25, 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 […]

Feeding Wild Dogs

June 25, 2020

BLUE Mountains residents are being warned not to feed wild dogs, following a series of close calls in the region after bushfires have driven the dogs back into urban areas. Greater Sydney Local Land Services biosecurity team leader Lee Parker said there had been a series of complaints from residents along Coronation Road near Lincolns […]

Murfee The Canine Mayor

June 25, 2020

Not even halfway through his first term as mayor of this small Vermont town, three-year-old Murfee is lapping up his only official duty: to charm. Specifically, the King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, a certified therapy dog, is charged with prompting admirers to donate toward a $70,000 playground rehabilitation at Fair Haven Park. He still has $62,000 to go. […]

Virtual Trivia

June 25, 2020

This coming Friday, June 26, BC & Alberta Guide Dogs is holding its third Virtual Trivia Night fundraiser – this time with a Canada theme. Six rounds of questions will test players’ knowledge about Canadian music, history, food, animals, geography, and other miscellaneous Canadiana. The organization would like to invite the public to kick off […]

Puppy With Purpose

June 25, 2020

“PenFed is proud to work with America’s VetDogs and we are honored to support the men and women who serve our country and protect our freedoms,” said James Schenck, president and CEO of PenFed Credit Union and CEO of the PenFed Foundation. “Ace is being raised with the purpose of providing enhanced mobility and renewed independence […]

Joplin Service Dog

June 25, 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 […]

Emotional Support Animals

June 25, 2020

Like most BYU students, 20-year-old English major Katherine Tew didn’t anticipate having an animal for a roommate. Tew would come home to the sound of restless barking from behind her roommate’s locked door. The roommate would keep her registered emotional support dog in her bedroom daily while she attended classes and work. “The dog ate […]

Bob The Wonder Dog

June 25, 2020

Young Public School added a new addition to its classrooms last term, but it’s only now that school has returned that students are truly able to see the benefits of their new classmate. Bob the Australian Kelpie is the latest addition to Young Public School’s staff and he has been welcomed with lots of pats […]