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New Therapy Dog

June 18, 2020

The UW Oshkosh Counseling Center has a new therapy dog, a rescued 4.5-year-old Lhasa Apso named Leo. Counseling Center Director Sandra Cox, who owns Leo, said therapy dogs have been at the center for approximately eight years. “A therapy dog in the Counseling Center is important as they provide comfort and care in a way […]

Improving Your Pets

June 18, 2020

We all love our pets and their well-being is of the utmost importance. The precious bond between humans and dogs is especially unique – dogs provide unconditional love through all of life’s ups and downs, and in return we do all we can to keep them happy and healthy. But pet well-being goes beyond proper […]

Emotional Support Dog

June 18, 2020

One family’s tragedy turned into a blessing for not only the special needs students at Sunnyslope Elementary School, but for virtually every student fortunate enough to meet Perla, a five-year-old English Labrador retriever. Principal Joe Rivas said the dog’s demeanor and professional training as a service animal can calm any kid down in seconds. Perla—also […]

Hero Dog Award

June 18, 2020

Dolly Pawton, a service dog from Naples, has made the semi-finals for Hallmark Channel’s Hero Dog Award; as has Aura, trained as a hearing service dog from Brunswick. Dolly works as a cardiac alert dog for her owner Amy Sherwood, who is restricted to a wheelchair because of multiple illnesses. The black lab alerts Amy […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]