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Therapy Dog Joins Team

June 23, 2020

A private practice in Forest has added a new partner to help those coping with everything from PTSD, to autism, or physical abuse. Advanced Psychotherapeutics and Center for Neuroplastic Research says they offer complete psychological evaluations to include cognitive, social/emotional/personality, and neurological. They offer counseling, tele-health, Christian counseling, and Psychological/ Neurological/ Educational Testing. Along with […]

1st Female Police Dog

June 23, 2020

San Bernardino has had nearly three dozen police service dogs since the Police Department’s K-9 Unit was established about 42 years ago. But for four decades, the department never had a single female police canine. Until now. The Police Department recently welcomed K-9 Bella, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois from the Netherlands. She will be working […]

Bear Dogs

June 23, 2020

The Isom Creek Fire is burning along the Dalton Highway near the Yukon River Bridge. One of the challenges of fighting the fire has been bear sightings. The nuisance bears will get into the firefighters’ camps, damaging supplies and potentially endangering people. The problem is not new. “Often times when we are on an incident […]

Highland Canine Connect

June 23, 2020

A company with ties to Burke County has made a commitment to support local veterans with a special project. Synergy Labs, a Florida-based pet product manufacturing company with a facility in Hildebran, has committed to sponsor two dogs to be trained as service dogs and then donated to help two veterans in Burke County, according […]

Sausage Dog Hotel

June 23, 2020

Sausage Dog Hotel in Berkshire has seen help from clients and followers from “all over the world” after setting up the GoFundMe page. The service provides long and short-term care, a day-care, and walking, all specialised to sausage dogs. “Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on our business,” owner Phil Curtis told the PA news […]

Therapy Dog Harold

June 23, 2020

Harold (known as H to his best friends) died in his sleep, at the young age of 6, in the early hours of Wednesday 17th June. Angela Calisi & her son Neo had had H for 3 years, rehoming him after his previous family became ill & couldn’t look after him, as Neo was in […]

Missing A Dog’s Connection

June 23, 2020

Like everyone else, I’ve spent a lot of time crossing things off my pre-pandemic calendar: a visit to see the California grandkids; rehearsal for my handbell choir; dinner with a pal at our favorite restaurant. But among the cancellations that made me the saddest were the monthly visits I make with my dog, Dug, to […]

Paws For Patients

June 23, 2020

The Osborne Head and Neck Foundation (OHNF) is a medical nonprofit providing life-saving ear, nose, and throat surgical care for families in need. Paws For Patients is our therapy dog program that improves the lives of our patients, and builds connections with the community through the power of animal therapy. Paws For Patients was launched […]

Doggie Daycare

June 22, 2020

Our pups have been amazing companions over the last few months, hardly ever complaining about having their humans constantly at home and sharing the couch with us more than ever before. In fact, some dogs even tried to get in on the WFH vibes, lending a helpful paw wherever possible. And like us, our dogs […]

Lockdown Dog Heroes

June 22, 2020

Fletcher, an adorable eight year old whippet, was crowned the winner of our competition to find Plymouth’s Lockdown Dog Hero. But now the “cheeky” dog has been entered into the national competition, and his family are encouraging Plymouth people to vote for him. Fletcher lives with his owner Selina Clarke and her partner Rob Arnott, who […]