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Preventing Dog Bites

June 24, 2020

The number of U.S. Postal Service employees attacked by dogs nationwide fell to 5,803 in 2019 – more than 200 fewer than in 2018 and more than 400 fewer since 2017. The Postal Service has new technology tools to help reduce dog attacks. The theme for the 2020 U.S. Postal Service National Dog Bite Awareness […]

Therapy Dog Class Graduates

June 24, 2020

Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association recently announced the graduates from the COVID-19 Protocol Therapy Dog Class. The participants completed volunteer training based on standards of practice through materials from Delta Society’s Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy Team Training Course, Therapy Dogs, Inc. and 4-H Dog Therapy Program, a release said. The graduates include: Alyson B. and […]

School Therapy Dog

June 24, 2020

Nala first visited the school nearly four years ago and became a key member of the support team until her recent death after a short illness. Mr Fisken, part of the support staff, rehomed her in 2012 and brought her into the school to support pupils within the nurture hub and integrated support area. An […]

Chief Calming Pawfficer

June 24, 2020

After a hiatus due to COVID-19, Longmont Dental Loft’s therapy dog will be returning to the office effective June 29th, 2020. Bentley is an Australian Labradoodle with the title of Chief Calming Pawfficer. As the Chief Calming Pawfficer, Bentley interacts with patients that enjoy being around dogs. He typically sits on patients laps and […]

Perfect pooch

June 24, 2020

We arrive outside the doors of the Hamilton SPCA breathless, excited. It’s the final day before level 4 lockdown – we imagine the next month spent in the confines of our four walls with a furry companion. A puppy to love and cuddle, train and treat. “I’m so sorry, the last one just went out the […]

Pet Of The Week

June 24, 2020

The “lovable” Betty Boop was named the Smithtown Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week. She is an 8-year-old medium-sized female pit bull terrier mix. Betty Boop was found wandering around a nearby train station and brought to the Animal Shelter by a Good Samaritan. “This sweet girl is the ideal therapy dog!,” the shelter said […]

New Ride-Sharing Feature

June 24, 2020

Sarah Sanelli describes her one-year-old chocolate labrador, Hank, as a cuddly “clinger” who is a star of her social scene. Sanelli, 28, and her partner frequently drive their pup to social gatherings and, when they’re open, dog-friendly beer gardens. “I’ll take him along with me and not second guess that,” she says. “All our friends […]

Service Dog University

June 23, 2020

Bonnie Bergin recalls taking family trips as a child from her home in Willits to the Bay Area and stopping at the Green Mill Inn restaurant in Penngrove for dinner. Now decades later, she is poised to open a new campus for her service dog training institution on the 10-acre property that she and her […]

Dogs Helping Their Owners

June 23, 2020

Any dog owner will tell you, there’s a reason our pups are dubbed ‘man’s best friend’, but for some the relationship between pet and owner is that bit stronger. The past few months have been tough for us all but for those already going through a difficult period in their life the situation has been […]

Service Dog Brutus

June 23, 2020

Late in life, Brutus is building up quite a résumé. The loveable mutt, rescued from a California shelter, was a family pet before he trained to become a service dog for his Cliffside Park owner. Last month, after Brutus helped Jasmine Steinwand graduate from Centenary University, his memorable senior year on campus moved the chairwoman of […]