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Good Canine Citizen
May 11, 2020
From not being able to take your dogs on a walk to dealing with their frequent mood swings to rescuing dogs and puppies during lockdown, there are multiple issues to deal with for animal lovers. Paramita Das, a canine trainer and behaviourist — trained by renowned dog trainer and behaviourist Shirin Merchant and John Rogerson, […]
Training Service Dogs
May 11, 2020
On the heels of graduating from college, a brother’s injury led a Villager to teach her German shepherd to help him. To neighbors looking out their windows, it appears that Cheryl Williams is using her wheelchair to take her dog for a walk. But the story is much different. Williams is a puppy raiser through […]
Therapy Dog Services Suspended
May 11, 2020
Organizations including Orange County Animal Allies (OCAA), Animal Health Foundation (AHF) and Pet Partners closed therapy dog services amid the spread of COVID-19. Therapy dogs possess trained abilities to provide emotional care to an individual in difficult circumstances, however national organizations temporarily shut down those amenities for safety reasons. Alleviations therapy dogs amend cover stress, […]
Therapy Dogs Reach VCU Health Virtually
May 11, 2020
As the director of VCU Health’s Center for Human-Animal Interaction, Nancy Gee believes she has the best job in the world. Within the center is Dogs on Call, a therapy dog program for patients at VCU Health Medical Center, students and staff. “It is challenging to articulate the feeling, and heartwarming is absolutely the sense […]
Therapy Dogs Part Of Nurses Day
May 11, 2020
Workers heading to and from the evening shift change at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital received a unique honor on Wednesday, May 6. Dozens of the hospital’s therapy dogs and their handlers were lined up along Surgeon’s Drive in salute. It was a very special Nurses Day observance. Not only nurses, but all hospital employees arriving to […]
SDSU’s New Therapy Pup
May 11, 2020
The university’s Counseling and Psychological Services recently welcomed a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel/poodle mix puppy — thanks to a donor’s pledge — who will join Baxter as the university’s second therapy dog. A forthcoming contest will help name the canine companion. “Baxter has been so phenomenal for the students,” said Jennifer, director of Counseling and Psychological […]
Dog Trainer Offers Classes
May 11, 2020
When the novel coronavirus pandemic forced longtime dog trainer Pat Rapaport to temporarily shut down her facility, she was concerned about her four- and two-legged clients. It prompted her to offer online training classes as an option, and Ms. Rapaport said Monday it’s proven so successful she plans to continue offering them when she reopens […]
Adoptions During Coronavirus
May 11, 2020
The phones started ringing, and emails came pouring in, at shelters for abandoned dogs and cats around the region in mid-March. The inquires have been coming ever since, as families and single people stuck at home decide the time is right to welcome a furry friend into their lives. It’s one of the more unexpected […]
Help Prevent Attacks
May 11, 2020
The Postal Service continues to fulfill its mission to provide essential services that process and deliver information, communications, and goods vital to residents. To ensure the safety of our delivery personnel, the Postal Service is asking dog owners to keep their animals secured when deliveries are being made. The Postal Service offers the following safety […]
Pets In A Pandemic
May 11, 2020
Dogs and cats — as well as livestock — appear to have little to fear from the coronavirus pandemic. While the outbreak is believed to have started when mutated viruses spread from infected animals — likely bats — bats to humans in a Chinese wet market last year, there is almost no evidence to suggest […]
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