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Stress During COVID-19 Can Affect Your Dog or Cat

April 9, 2020

Lots of Californians are feeling cooped up and stressed out due to COVID-19. But there’s another member of the household whose mental state might be changing: our pets. Experts say dogs and cats have stress thresholds, just like humans. And when there are too many changes — such as an owner working from home, the […]

Check Out Tonka The Therapy Dog

April 9, 2020

A therapy dog named Tonka had to put a twist on his visits to a local nursing home due to the coronavirus, but the mission is still the same. “We’re so excited to just be able to make them smile today,” Tonka’s owner, Courtney Leigh, told NBC affiliate KXAN. The lovable Great Dane was recognized […]

Pets can lower stress levels

April 9, 2020

Today’s calming image of two lounging big dogs comes from Zenith owner Lyn Robinson, and was taken in her greenhouse. “Nothing compares to the joy of coming home to a loyal companion. The unconditional love of a pet can do more than keep you company. Pets may also decrease stress, improve heart health, and even […]

HELP PUPPIES During this pandemic.

April 8, 2020

Amid the coronavirus scare, thousands of animals are at risk of being trapped and alone, including innocent dogs who could be abandoned in puppy mills and left to languish without food or water. These pups already endure a life of suffering and are even more vulnerable as businesses close their doors without disaster plans in place. Hungry […]

Dog walkers are feeling the impact on COVID-19

April 8, 2020

Schools have been shut down, families are adjusting to isolated living and many businesses have had to close their doors to loyal customers. We felt the need to stand up in our community and say ‘stay home’. The risk of the disease spreading was getting worse,” said Josh Dieleman, Scarboro Music’s sales and marketing manager. […]

Dog Trainers are Creating Program

April 8, 2020

Tom Loy of Tallgrass Gordon Setters sits by the whelping box, where a litter of 3-day-old setter puppies navigate their tiny universe from behind closed eyes. One by one, Loy lifts the puppies from the box and runs them through a series of brief exercises. When he is finished, the puppies go back into the […]

County Leash Law

April 8, 2020

In February Albemarle County adopted a “leash law” that requires all dogs to be on a leash whenever they are off the property of their owner or custodian, also known as “running at large.” A dog is deemed to be “running at large” while roaming, running, or self-hunting off the property of its owner or […]

Pets offer support

April 8, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people are practicing social distancing and self-quarantine — two measures epidemiologists agree are critical to slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus. However, social isolation can take a toll on mental and even physical health. Scientific research has shown that loneliness and social isolation can induce […]

Pets give comfort during crisis

April 8, 2020

Lala, a 3-month-old black Lab, romped into Ufuoma George’s life a few weeks ago, just as she retreated into her New York apartment in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Lala, she thought, would be company. But she’s turned out to be so much more. “Being alone at home kind of is hard,” says George, […]

Township’s first dog park and handicap-accessible playground

April 8, 2020

Girl Scouts Keaira Lutz and Katie Mericle, a junior and senior at Parkland High School, are moving forward with building North Whitehall Township’s first dog park and a nearby handicap-accessible playground, coronavirus or not. The two are pictured with Lutz’s dog, Buster. It’s a dual project nearly three years in the making, and two Girl […]