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Therapy Dog Teddy
June 8, 2020
Jonathan Sheldon was an outdoorsy, athletic, and successful hedge fund manager in his thirties when a deadly disease changed his life forever. His body is unable to produce enough cortisol, a hormone that helps the body respond to stress and prevent it from going into shock. “We didn’t think I’d live much longer,” Sheldon said, […]
Emotional Support Pets
June 8, 2020
Animals have the ability to transmit peace love and joy into our everyday lives. So, that can be tremendously helpful to those who battle with mental and emotional distress. According to peer reviewed journal, BMC Psychiatry, emotional support animals help with alleviating worry, they provide comfort and they mitigate against feeling of isolation and loneliness, […]
Labradoodle Service Dog
June 8, 2020
I spoke this week with Hadley Jo Lange’s mother, Heather, about the special bond her daughter has with her faithful labradoodle, Ariel, who has assisted Hadley, who has epilepsy, for the past four years. Ariel is always on guard to alert Heather and the Lange family when Hadley experiences a seizure. Heather says she is […]
Law Enforcement Dog
June 8, 2020
Cody, a bomb-sniffing dog from Newport News, could win Law Enforcement Dog of the Year. The 8-year-old pup is competing against two other dogs in the same category: Denny, from Lindenhurst, New York and Axel from Scranton, Pennsylvania. The annual event has seven categories for the award show this year: Therapy Dogs, Service Dogs, Military […]
Keeping Pets Under Control
June 8, 2020
With many more people at home as a result of lockdown restrictions, there has been a sharp increase in people walking their dogs. While this is good exercise for both dog and owner, there has been an increase in complaints about dogs not being kept under adequate control in public areas. Complaints about dog fouling […]
Guide Dog Teams
June 8, 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 […]
Hero Therapy Dog
June 8, 2020
In February, Manitoba lost one of its best-known health-care workers. Rusty the therapy dog, who put smiles on the faces of countless Manitobans over a decade of service at Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital, died of cancer at age 17 on Feb. 17. Despite the emotional task of saying goodbye to such a good boy, Rusty’s […]
Leaving Pets In Hot Weather
June 8, 2020
Here are some timely reminders of what we should be doing to keep our pets safe when it’s hot. Dogs in cars – we received several calls last week from members of the public who were concerned about dogs being left in vehicles. Even with a vehicle parked in shade, with its windows open and […]
Zoom Therapy Dogs
June 8, 2020
Nicholas Gaiani grinned as he narrated the lyrics to a beloved Louis Armstrong song for his furry audience on Zoom from his home in Bethesda. “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world,” Nicholas, six, read from the illustrated book version of the song, as he does each week during his “Read to a […]
Hero Dog Awards
June 8, 2020
Meet Rek, a nine-year-old German Shepherd and former military working dog who is now living the retired life in Sarasota. Rek is one of 21 semifinalists in the Hero Dog Awards, a competition hosted by the American Humane organization, where military, therapy and rescue dogs are honored for their service. Out of thousands of entries and […]
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