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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 […]
Medical Service Dog
June 8, 2020
A dog is helping Second Chance Animal Shelter in Selma live up to its name. One of its strays has gone from shelter dog, to service dog. “He kept getting out, he kept getting out of the house until one day, he ended up in the shelter,” says Aranda Guerra, an animal advocate who was […]
Willow Brings Joy To Students
June 4, 2020
A 1-year-old black Labradoodle named Willow helped brighten the lives of St. Marys Catholic Elementary School students this year, and is still doing so for some during the coronavirus closure. Kim Sloff, inclusion coordinator at the school, is an avid animal lover. Her son was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old, and the family […]
RCMP Service Dog
June 4, 2020
RCMP say they were conducting a training session with a service dog before an officer shot an “aggressive” dog that was off-leash in the downtown area of Yellowknife. In a news release Thursday, RCMP say around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, the police force’s Police Dog Services — which included a police service dog named Hoss and his […]
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