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VE Day: A tribute to the heroic dogs of the Second World War

May 8, 2020

Bravery is to be commended in many forms, but some of the most unusual examples during the Second World War came from more than 3,300 of our four-legged friends. From sniffing out mines or ferrying messages to being parachuted – yes, literally – over enemy lines for search and rescue missions, dogs played a crucial […]

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Going Viral: Day 40 under COVID-19 Lockdown

May 8, 2020

As we all know from reading and listening about Covid-19 these past weeks, one of the big issues is trying to figure out who has it, who is capable of transmitting it, and where indeed the bugs for this virus might be lurking. So, I was more than delighted to read that dogs might be […]

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USPS Asks Dog Owners To Help Prevent Attacks

May 8, 2020

  The Postal Service is offering the following safety tips for dog owners: When a carrier delivers mail or packages to your front door, place your dog in a separate room and close that door before opening the front door. Dogs have been known to burst through screen doors or plate-glass windows to attack visitors. […]

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Coronavirus: Animal Welfare Groups To Meet MND, NParks

May 8, 2020

The Covid-19 outbreak is taking a toll on the operations of animal welfare groups in Singapore as donations drop and fewer volunteers are allowed on the premises. Social distancing measures and circuit breaker regulations have prevented groups from holding regular fund-raisers and limited the number of volunteers who can care for the animals under their […]

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Missoula Veteran’s Dog Missing

May 8, 2020

  The bummer part of this story is that we’ll probably never know the whole story. But, the details we have show that this dog is a survivor, and that Missoulians are willing to open their hearts and wallets to help those in need – even if it’s not their fellow human. A call to […]

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Veteran’s Service Dog Found Shot After Going Missing in Missoula

May 8, 2020

MISSOULA — Authorities are looking for answers about a veteran’s service dog that was found with multiple gunshots wounds after he went missing. Missoula Animal Control received a call for what they initially thought to be a stray dog wandering around Cote Lane on Wednesday evening. “But when he was picked up by the officer, […]

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Can’t Wait To See Her Grow

May 8, 2020

PLATTSBURGH — About a month ago grad student Emily Anderson drove downstate to pick up pup Paisley Mae and experienced her first-ever moments as a dog mom. While the SUNY Plattsburgh student, going for her masters in education, thought some considered pet parents to be more like owners, she disagreed. “I’ve always thought, ‘I love puppies. I […]

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Service Dogs Raising Puppies

May 7, 2020

Susan Tyson is a long time volunteer with Susquehanna Service Dogs and has raised a lot of litters for the nonprofit that assist people with disabilities. “Two girls and four boys and they’re a little bit noisy sometimes and they are growing very normal and healthy, they are about 4 pounds they started out at […]

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Service Dog Lends An Ear

May 7, 2020

When Newport Beach resident Lisa Westerhout goes out in public, there’s only one thing that sets her apart from the denizens around her — a 3-year-old Golden/Labrador Retriever mix named Arrow, who sports a blue vest emblazoned with a gold logo. Canine Companions for Independence, it reads. It’s not a fashion statement so much as […]

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Mira The Police Dog

May 7, 2020

It is a long process for a puppy to become a fully trained police service dog, but Mira is well on her way already. Mira started training with Const. Tom Peters of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP last September, when she was just two months old. Peters had completed a course on how to train police […]

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