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Veterinary Clinic

June 22, 2020

If you have pets on Okinawa or if you are a Military Working Dog (MWD) Handler, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, or Air Force, you are likely very familiar with the U.S. Army Vet clinic here. The Army is the only branch of the military which provides veterinary services. “We actually provide medical care for military […]

Service Dogs Dealing With Covid

June 22, 2020

The pandemic has interrupted training for dogs for people who have visual or hearing impairments, disabilities, epilepsy, autism, or diabetes. Here’s what that means for the dogs — and for the people who rely on them. When the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides team called Andréa McLean in mid-March to ask her whether she’d […]

Therapy Dogs Become Companions

June 22, 2020

Valrico resident Michael Kurtz has been around dogs all his life. “We had Irish setters and my dad would train them to follow commands and walk without a leash, but I never realized as a kid how important it was to train a dog,” Kurtz said. “I learn this later on in life, that a […]

Pet Value And Fundraiser

June 22, 2020

Pet Valu partnered with the U.S War Dogs Association to have their annual Patriotic Pets fundraiser. This year’s fundraiser runs from July 1-31 and encourages Pet Valu customers to show their support for the nonprofit organization by purchasing a patriotic-themed or camouflage bandana for just $5 or donating any amount of their choosing, which is then displayed […]

Puppies On Parade

June 22, 2020

Ben Alloway was thrilled to have so many furry visitors at his fourth birthday party on Saturday afternoon. Ben’s parents, Kyle and Makayla, arranged to have a surprise “puppy parade” with visitors walking dogs by the Alloways’ Juniata home during the party. Due to concerns about the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, the party itself was […]

Meet Hand In Paw

June 22, 2020

When Ashley Foster decided to leave the rough winters of Chicago and return to her hometown of Birmingham, AL, in 2014, she knew she wanted to get involved with Hand in Paw. Serving North Central Alabama and Tuscaloosa, Hand in Paw is an animal-assisted therapy nonprofit with professionally trained volunteer handlers and animal therapy teams […]

Ride Share Refused Guide Dog

June 22, 2020

A Lyft driver was banned from the app after allegedly refusing a blind woman a ride over her guide dog, Lyft confirmed to KENS 5 on Sunday. Melissa Padron said she was trying to run an errand earlier this week and instead of taking the bus, she decided to schedule a Lyft so that her […]

Explosives Sniffer

June 22, 2020

After having been on the tail of criminals for years, one of the top dogs of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is about to press ‘paws’ on his career. Patreek is an eight-year-old German Shepherd that responds to commands only in Russian. And he has allegiance to one person – his handler, Inspector Gregory Ottar, […]

Service Dog Graduates

June 22, 2020

William and Soya celebrated several milestones together this month as they graduated from fifth grade at Parkwood Elementary School. The two have grown up together, gone through school together and have been pretty much inseparable for the past six years but will be taking somewhat different paths once the new school year begins. William Dedmond […]

Therapy Dog Stress

June 19, 2020

“I know that you think you are doing something good, but all of you people who are associated with therapy dog activities are actually engaged in a form of animal abuse!” That startling statement was made to me by a colleague who is a clinical psychologist. She went on to justify her conclusion, arguing, “I […]