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Two-Legged Dog

June 18, 2020

Martín García Cartagena recently completed his doctorate degree and believes he wouldn’t have been able to do it without his beloved, two-legged dog, Chicha, by his side. “I couldn’t do a lot of things without her,” the 36-year-old says. García Cartagena moved to New Zealand from Uruguay nearly five years ago to start his PhD […]

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Therapy Dogs Virtual Volunteering

June 18, 2020

An English mastiff named Duke doesn’t understand social distancing. The 3-year-old dog is used to volunteering nearly every day at schools and assisted living facilities as a therapy dog with his handler, Tiger Maynard-White. “He loves people,” Maynard-White, 56, told TODAY. “He is the biggest baby.” The New London, Connecticut-based team has volunteered for the […]

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49ers Frenchie

June 18, 2020

Zoë is the NFL’s first emotional support dog. The smallest 49er offers a big assist to players and staff alike at Levi’s Stadium. The one-year-old French bulldog spends most of her time in the player engagement office where the team can visit her between practices and before and after games. She is working this week, […]

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Program For Service Dogs

June 18, 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 […]

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Top Dog

June 18, 2020

So much so, they’ve entered him in the Riverine Herald’s Top Dog competition – before entries close tomorrow – in the hope that the public shares their opinion. “Duncan is our mate at the Echuca Primary School gate,” Echuca Primary community engagement and wellbeing officer Scott Trewhella said. Duncan began his schooling in January this year after […]

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Therapy Dogs At Schools

June 18, 2020

Therapy dogs have become popular in nursing homes, hospitals, funeral homes and schools. Some schools in the area have decided to add a therapy dog program to help students educationally and emotionally. A therapy dog is trained differently than a service dog or an emotional support dog. Therapy dogs do not require specialized training but […]

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Dog-At-Home

June 18, 2020

It’s a solution to a decades-old problem: the fight between dangerous dogs and mail carriers. Now the post office is hoping to make a big difference, with a small effort. A new program is trying to avoid a sticky situation, while also raising awareness. You may have noticed something new in-front of your house: little […]

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New AMR Therapy Dog

June 18, 2020

AMR just welcomed a new member to the team. He’s got an important job and will be put to work right away with his tail wagging, of course. Riggs is a 10-week-old labradoodle and will be the state’s first AMR therapy dog. His handler, who works in human resources, at AMR will be taking care […]

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Dog Mom Of The Year

June 18, 2020

When Shelby Mason found herself chasing a runaway dog through the streets of Hilliard last summer, she had an epiphany. “That’s when I realized I’m a crazy dog lady,” said Mason, 27, of Westerville, who was visiting her parents when she saw the dog bolt down the street. She learned that the Great Dane belonged […]

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Veteran’s Service Dog

June 18, 2020

Morgan is an English lab specifically trained to be at the side of former Marine and Afghanistan war vet Brandon Rumbaugh at all times to help make his life better in mind and body. “She is the most amazing dog I’ve ever known, hands down,” says Rumbaugh. Morgan’s arrival comes by way of the Rescue […]

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