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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 […]

Operation Farm Dog

June 23, 2020

It was just a chance meeting, but one that all involved believe could have a huge impact on the lives of some of our returning veterans. Lonny Smith, Business Development Manager of AgroLiquid, was at the company headquarters in St. Johns, MI, one day last fall when he learned Michael O’Gorman, Executive Director of the […]

Canine Mayor

June 23, 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. […]

Program For Service Dogs

June 23, 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 […]

New K-9 Member

June 23, 2020

The Carlsbad Police Department announced the retirement of one of it’s officers. Alf, a police dog, was a member of the Carlsbad Police Department since 2017, said Carlsbad Police Chief Shane Skinner in a news release. “He has been diagnosed with a degenerative bone condition and has been suffering from a lot of pain due […]

Organization For Service Dogs

June 23, 2020

Honoring America’s Warriors, an Oklahoma City veteran organization, was awarded a portion of a $10 million dollar federal grant to provide placement and training of service dogs for disabled veterans. The Wounded Warrior Service Dog Grant will be funded by congressional appropriations to the Department of Defense and the program is administered through the Uniformed […]

Story Of Daisey

June 23, 2020

Daisey, a golden retriever, began showing signs of osteoarthritis in her hips when she was six years old. She would limp after some of her favorite activities including fetch, running at the dog park, and playing with her dog sibling. She started having trouble walking up stairs and would yelp in pain. Upon examination, it […]