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Virtual Pet Visits

June 10, 2020

While stress is at an all-time high for many residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, one organization is using therapy pets to provide support to the community. Pets on Wheels is a nonprofit which matches facilities in Maryland with volunteer pet therapy teams, free of charge. Most visits are made to residents in nursing homes, assisted […]

Guide Dog Teams

June 10, 2020

In this time when so many of our social rituals have changed to accommodate the new rules of a global pandemic, one thing remains a constant: the need to remember to always use your powers of observation and offer a comfortable “physical distance” around a guide dog and his human handler when they are out […]

ESA Bella

June 9, 2020

Most days at the City of Webster’s dispatch center are chaotic, according to Assistant Chief of Police Pete Bacon. The center takes calls from fire departments, emergency medical service stations and police departments across the region 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, which often takes a toll on the mental health of the […]

Lex The Therapy Dog

June 9, 2020

Lex, a rescued Great Dane, and his owner Jennifer Neily have been a therapy team for about four years. They often visit CC Young Senior Living but haven’t been able to attend since the coronavirus hit. It was clear Lex missed his work, Neily said. “We’d go for walks about every day, and he’d […]

Veteran Receives Service Dog

June 9, 2020

When Master Sergeant Steven Doty, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Webster University graduate who is now the executive director at Webster’s Hill Air Force Base campus in Utah, arrives at work, his co-workers often make comments such as “he’s a good boy” and “he’s so cute!” But those comments aren’t aimed at Doty, rather, […]

Therapy Dogs

June 9, 2020

Brody and Marge McDaniel were among the dogs and their owners who brought smiles to residents.Following social distancing guidelines due to coronavirus, several dog groups visited Solaris HealthCare Nursing and Rehab facility in Merritt Island on June 9. Space Coast Therapy Dogs, Alliance of Therapy Dogs, and Canine Star Training Academy teamed up for their […]

Therapy Dog Gives Virtual Visits

June 9, 2020

Aidan is only 10 years old, but he’s already made quite the name for himself. He’s the chief comfort officer at Brookfield-based ThoughtFocus, and the subject of a book. And he doesn’t take his work too lightly — minus the occasional sloppy kiss. Aidan is a comfort dog, and a unique one at that. He’s a crossbreed, part […]

Animals Roles In Ecosystem

June 9, 2020

Many of the environmental problems that are plaguing Earth right now is caused by various activities created by humans and it’s affecting all life forms on our planet. As the earth, its ecosystems, and its creatures are all deeply connected, the existence of many species depends on the survival of others. While humans are now relying on complex […]

Paws Program

June 9, 2020

The U.S. Postal Service is beginning a new program they say is aimed at preventing dog attacks at letter carriers. As part of their new PAWS Program, a dog paw sticker will be placed on mailboxes where there is a dog in the area. The Postal Service says the purpose of the sticker is to […]

Veteran’s Service Dog

June 9, 2020

The 2006 rocket attack in Afghanistan that severely injured Gretchen Evans represented something of an ending for the U.S. Army command sergeant major, who awoke to be informed by a medic’s message on a dry erase board that she’d permanently lost her hearing. But the tragedy also marked a new beginning for Evans, a woman […]