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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 […]

RCMP Investigation Update

June 4, 2020

Today (Thursday, June 4th) Yellowknife RCMP released an update on the investigation into the incident yesterday where a police officer discharged his firearm at an aggressive dog. The release says NT RCMP has initiated an Independent Officer Review (IOR) of the incident to determine if the RCMP’s policies and procedures were followed in the given […]

RCMP Police Dog

June 4, 2020

In a statement that amended some earlier information and contained new detail, RCMP said both an officer and a police dog were injured before any shot was fired. The RCMP account of what took place contradicted several elements of the account provided by Lawrence Mantla and Lori Dashney, who own Rocko, the pitbull shot in the […]

Let’s Love Our Pets

June 4, 2020

When spring semester started, I headed home to Las Vegas for a semester-long school project for my parent’s pet harness business. Because of the business, I get to see all kinds of dogs, cats, pigs— I kid you not — goats, guinea pigs and more wearing my parent’s product. I also see the smiles on […]

Medical Services Dog

June 4, 2020

Are you a veteran or do you know someone who is a veteran and would be interested in a medical service dog? Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs is working with the community to help pair medical service dogs with vterans experiencing PTSD, mobility issues, seizure disorders, and/or diabetes. Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs mission is […]

Police Dog Service

June 4, 2020

An Albertan was arrested and facing several criminal charges after police from in Revelstoke, Sicamous, Salmon Arm and Vernon teamed up June 3. At around 1 p.m. Wednesday, an officer with Trans Canada East Traffic Services (TCETS), based in Revelstoke, failed to stop a vehicle for speeding on Highway 1 near Malakwa. The lone occupant […]

Paws Puppies

June 4, 2020

We could all use something to smile about right now and puppies well, they just seem to be an instant cure all. 13 On Your Side partnering once again with Paws With A cause. This time we’re sponsoring a litter of golden retriever puppies and you get to watch all their adventures as they train to […]

Why This Service Dog Stays Home

June 4, 2020

Like many people with disabilities, I have been in isolation since the outbreak began. Shortly after, an interesting topic came up among service dog handlers: Is it safe to use service dogs during this time? After scouring the latest research and assessing my situation, I decided to pull my service dog from public access. It […]