Sign In

News

How To Prepare For Shelter Evacuation

June 25, 2020

Evacuating during a hurricane can be a scary and confusing process, and for those who need to head to an emergency shelter, finding a place to stay that accommodates pets can be difficult. Experts say it’s essential for pet owners to plan in advance where they’ll house furry members of the family since many hotels […]

Read More

Helping Dogs On The Loose

June 25, 2020

What options are available to you if you find a stray dog? In most places in the U.S., you have four options: 1. Drop the dog off at the municipal shelter. 2. Call animal control and have them pick up the dog. 3. Hold on to the dog and try to find the owner yourself. […]

Read More

Fire Investigation Dog

June 25, 2020

ESSEX’S first ever Fire Investigation dog is now working to protect the county after completing her training recently. Three-year-old Sprocker Spaniel Fizz will take part in fire investigations across Essex for an initial six month trial period, and support Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) in understanding how fires started, as well as why […]

Read More

Puppy Playoffs

June 25, 2020

Good news for fans of hockey dogs in general and the Washington Capitals in particular – the Caps Canines 2020 Puppy Playoffs are a thing again this season, and they’re happening soon. In fact, the big game is scheduled to air on the team’s Facebook page this Friday, June 26. Essentially a hockey version of […]

Read More

Navy Working Dog

June 25, 2020

When an Air Force working dog suffering a heat injury in Saudi Arabia needed a blood transfusion, he got it from a Navy dog named Army, in what officials are calling a joint service lifesaving effort. Cvoky, a 120-pound Belgian Malinois, was rushed by helicopter from Prince Sultan Air Base to Kuwait’s Camp Arifjan earlier […]

Read More

Cut-Out Of Local Dog Creating Smiles

June 25, 2020

A recognizable figure in the community is causing joy and de-stressing people at IU Health Arnett. It’s Teddy! Well a cardboard cut out of Teddy. Bob Feuer is the 14-year-old Samoyed’s handler. He said he came up with the idea after seeing a hospital on the west coast do it. Since therapy dog’s aren’t allowed […]

Read More

Medical Services For Animals

June 24, 2020

Despite the challenges and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, local animal welfare nonprofit IndyHumane has been able to increase their medical service offerings to help local homeless animals and pets in the Indianapolis community, thanks to grants totaling more than $150,000. IndyHumane received a $100,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust for general operating […]

Read More

Veterans Organization

June 24, 2020

A local veterans organization has been awarded a portion of a $10 million federal grant to help Oklahoma veterans. Officials say Honoring America’s Warriors has been awarded funds to provide placement and training of service dogs for disabled veterans. “The purpose of the grant is to provide veterans who need mobility and or psychiatric service […]

Read More

The Set Of Good Boy

June 24, 2020

Hulu’s continued partnership with Blumhouse Television for the Into the Dark series has brought us a diverse array of horror entries on any topic under the sun, from the perils of stranded elevator romances (Down) to high concept sci-fi on cloning for serial killers (All That We Destroy) to the creepy potential of purity retreats […]

Read More

Therapy Dog

June 24, 2020

Children at Beechview Academy primary school in multicultural High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, are exactly the kind Boris Johnson’s £1bn “summer catch-up” plan is aimed at. The Prime Minister’s scheme is designed to help under-privileged children whose education has suffered most during the lockdown, amid widespread concerns that the attainment gap between children from poorer and better-off families […]

Read More