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Anxiety In Pets
June 10, 2020
Ryan Gwilliam was in studio today to talk separation anxiety in pets. With people starting to return to work, our pets may feel stress due to a sudden change in schedule! If you start now, you can make the transition easier. Follow Ryan’s expert tips below. -Start kenneling your dog for a few hours at a […]
Paws Giving Independence
June 10, 2020
Paws Giving Independence is a service dog program based in Peoria that trains dogs to help people with various disabilities. During the pandemic, training looks different and PGI is finding new ways for trainers to teach important skills. “There’s still people out there that have disabilities and need these dogs,” said Michelle Yuen, director of […]
Therapy Dog Brings Video Joy
June 10, 2020
Walt has the endearing habit of plunking down on your feet when told to sit. He gives the best hugs, just snuggling his big golden head into your shoulder. It’s no wonder the residents at The Meadows Home for Special Care in Yarmouth have missed this personable therapy dog and his owner. Belleville, Yarmouth County resident […]
Medicine’s Potential For Dogs
June 10, 2020
It’s been a year since Brooklyn-based hair artist and salon owner Chelsey Pickthorn learned that, after having beaten triple-negative breast cancer, an especially aggressive form of the disease, it had returned and spread to other parts of her body. She sought out a new oncologist who – through the use of precision medicine, including sequencing […]
Service Dog Accident
June 10, 2020
Marion Pond at Lion’s Point remains closed as state officials test the water. Ashley Rogers captured video of her German Shepherd, Anita, playing in Marion Pond last Friday. “We played for about two hours,” said Rogers. “She loved splashing in the water and playing with the kids.” The Waupaca County woman describes noticing a sudden […]
Detection Dog
June 10, 2020
When Dan and Lisa Williams adopted Shep two years ago, they noticed he had a penchant for sniffing around cars. The New Stanton owners are hoping their 3-year-old Australian cattle dog soon will be using his olfactory skills to recognize people infected with the coronavirus, as part of the new regional Covid-19 K-9 Detection Task […]
Preventing Dog Attacks
June 10, 2020
The U.S. Postal Service is starting a new program in hopes of prevent dog attacks on postal workers. The local post office will place a paw print sticker on mailboxes where dogs are in the immediate area, according to a news release from the U.S.P.S. on Tuesday. An orange sticker means a dog lives at […]
Service Dog Fostered
June 10, 2020
In March, Belmont resident Jane Slavin’s second dervice dog-in-training, Hershey, was placed as a Veteran Service Dog in the Boston area through Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). Slavin’s first CCI puppy, Galya, was placed in 2015 as a Facility dog at Gaylord Specialty Hospital in Connecticut. Eight-week-old Hershey, a Labrador Retriever, arrived in Belmont in […]
Therapy Dog Training
June 10, 2020
Most working assistance dogs wear a placard on their vest that says ‘Do Not Approach.’ A therapy K9 wears a placard that says ‘Pet Me!’ Belmont County Sheriff’s Deputy Jen Yuhase knew about therapy K9s, and noticed that her dog, ‘Jersey’ at an early age exhibited the characteristics that a therapy dog needs. So, Jersey […]
Reading To Therapy Dogs
June 10, 2020
A fun program in the D.C. area gives kids the opportunity to read to therapy dogs. The D.C. nonprofit People Animals Love (PAL), switched from in-person to virtual meetings, and sessions are booking up fast. To meet demand, PAL is adding 120 reading slots next week. Sessions are free and done over Zoom. In Bethesda, […]
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