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Photos Of 2020 Graduates
May 21, 2020
Chatham High School in Pittsylvania County is honoring their seniors, the class of 2020. The high school placed 144 portraits in the front window of their building, one of each graduate, including Radar a service dog to Emily Elaina. Principal Jason Reece says he and his staff wanted to surprise the seniors as they returned […]
Virtual Pet Visits
May 21, 2020
Kim Wolf had plans to visit her grandma at a nursing home in Maryland. Then, the global pandemic hit. While COVID-19 has ground much of the world to a stop, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus has hit group home settings particularly hard, especially those with frail or infirmed residents. With her trip up […]
7 Future Assistance Dogs
May 21, 2020
Seven puppies will be flying in style to Phoenix as part of a special service dog mission. Volunteer pilot, Jeff Stewart, who is also the owner of Blue Star Gas, will be flying seven puppies to Phoenix on his personal plane. Three of the pups will stay in Phoenix while the other four will continue […]
Service Dog Changed Boy’s Life
May 20, 2020
When Canis first tentatively allowed Homo to touch it some 30,000 years ago, neither could know that their friendship would grow and change into a relationship that would save lives and nourish souls. Fast forward to 2020 and meet Crew Field and his dog, Boo. Crew is a 10-year-old boy who has suffered from epilepsy […]
Kids Read To Therapy Dogs
May 20, 2020
A fun program in the D.C. area gives kids the opportunity to read to therapy dogs. The D.C. nonprofit People Animals Love (PAL), switched from in-person to virtual meetings, and sessions are booking up fast. To meet demand, PAL is adding 120 reading slots next week. Sessions are free and done over Zoom. In Bethesda, […]
Therapy Dog For Students
May 20, 2020
St. Marys Area School District Superintendent Brian Toth is undergoing training with a Goldendoodle named Brooklyn who will help bring calming smiles to the lives of students, he says. Toth recently created a “GoFundMe” page, requesting support to fund the cost of Brooklyn and her training. He contacted “New Hope Assistance Dogs,” a charitable training […]
Pet Power
May 20, 2020
Don’t tell Karma — who, like all cats, thinks she’s the bee’s knees, but the truest friend among feline kind was Sasha. (No disrespect, Cameron fans, to Sammie The World’s Greatest.) As a young woman I had a condition with chronic pain. Somehow Sasha always knew. Without prompting she invariably cuddled close, ever so gently […]
Nurse Took Care Of Guide Dog
May 20, 2020
In mid-March, Joe Tasby, who is blind, walked into the emergency room of Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas with his guide dog Cupid. He thought he had torn a shoulder tendon lifting weights. “I thought I’d be able to just walk out in three days, but it ended up being 20,” the Vietnam veteran […]
Nursing Homes Activities
May 20, 2020
COVID-19 has affected our lives in many ways. It’s also affected the activities nursing homes, or skilled care facilities, provide for residents. “We’re a very social center. Our residents are big on crafts and there’s a group that loves to bake. They make cookies and brownies—it reminds them of what they did for their families,” […]
Therapy Dogs In Zoom Sessions
May 20, 2020
For years, children who have been intimidated to read in front of others have at times turned to therapy dogs to act as their audience and help build up their confidence. But with the coronavirus making it impossible for these real-life reading sessions to occur, one organization has turned to Zoom. People.Animals.Love, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit […]
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