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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 […]

News About ESAs

June 8, 2020

ESAs have been in the news quite a bit in recent years. Before we discuss what it’s all been about, let’s start with a definition. We’re talking about Emotional Support Animals. They are designed to help people struggling with a wide range of mental problems. It could be a man who has insomnia or an […]

Canine Moms

June 8, 2020

Shelby Mason beat out over 100 other contenders in the nationwide competition. She is an animal welfare advocate and pet parent to both a pomchi and a senior mastiff. 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 […]

Retired Military Dog

June 8, 2020

He’s not your typical war veteran, but Loki’s family says he is a hero. Loki is a dog. The 12-year-old boxer and rottweiler mix was a military police dog who served two tours in Afghanistan and now is retired, but he continues to give back. “We didn’t want him to retire and get depressed,” Tina […]