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Rescue Dog Saved Couple

December 11, 2020

A borough couple and their new best friend, Otter, are sharing their story of resurgence following a near-fatal skydiving accident to help a North Jersey animal shelter potentially win $25,000 from the Petco Foundation. Ian Azeredo, 34, and his wife Linda Farkas, 30, adopted Otter, a young Labrador retriever and hound mix, from St. Hubert’s […]

SMASD Therapy Dog

December 11, 2020

St. Marys Area School District’s future therapy dog, a black Goldendoodle named Brookyln, is about halfway through her training with the New Hope Assistance Dogs organization. SMASD Superintendent Brian Toth, also Brooklyn’s owner, said she is 10 months old and the second youngest in her class. “Each dog progresses at different rates, but I’d say […]

Family Gets Boy His Service Dog

December 10, 2020

A local family is looking to raise money for a service dog to help fill a critical need for their ten-year-old son. “It would just make him a little more comfortable in the world that he lives in. The world that he lives in– none of us understand,” admits mom Starla Stevenson. Her son Christian […]

A Service Dog’s Career

December 10, 2020

yellow Labrador retriever named Paul was born to be a Southeastern Guide Dogs superhero, but as fate would have it, that wasn’t to be. Barely out of puppyhood, the 30-month-old dog spent his formative months like every future guide dog, living for his first year or so with puppy raisers, and then heading back to […]

Therapy Dog Helps High School Students

December 10, 2020

Staff and students at Tupelo High School have a furry friend to help them through tough times. Her name is Wavely. Last year Special Education teacher, Anne Marie Goad, started working on a proposal for a therapy dog for the school. When the pandemic hit, Goad had to put the proposal on hold, but she […]

Dogs Can Help You Live Longer

December 10, 2020

Walk into Duo Dogs near Maryland Heights and you’ll see trainers teaching dogs how to turn on a light switch. You’ll see trainers swinging around in a wheelchair with a dog at their side. You’ll see makeshift stairs and hospital beds. This is the world of a dog training facility. When service dogs were first […]

Veterans With Service Dogs

December 10, 2020

Veterans with service dogs in Chino Hills will no longer pay license fees for their animals after the city develops a program with the Inland Valley Humane Society. Assistant city manager Rod Hill told the council Nov. 10 that he has received numerous requests over the years to waive license fees for service dogs owned […]

Therapy Dog Research Study

December 10, 2020

The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) and Pet Partners have awarded a grant to the Indiana University School of Medicine for a new research project investigating the impact of therapy dog visits on the anxiety levels of children in emergency care. “Registered Pet Partners therapy dog teams visit hospitals throughout the country, and we […]

Five Heroic Dogs

December 10, 2020

“The impact that dogs have on our lives every day is immeasurable, and with so many amazing nominations, it was not easy to select only one in each category,” said Doug Ljungren, President of the AKC Humane Fund. “These five dogs have made substantial differences in the lives of their owners and communities, touching countless hearts […]

Having A Dog

December 10, 2020

“Are you cuh-ray-zee?” “What were you thinking?” “Seriously?” That’s how friends reacted to the news that we are now the proud parents of a two-year-old, black-and-white, Chihuahua-pitbull-mix dog named Binkie. It was a surprise, even to us, that we actually made this commitment. We are cat people. We already have three pampered furballs ruling our […]