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Schriever Gets Therapy Dog Visit

April 3, 2020

Therapy dogs will visit with Schriever Airmen the first Tuesday of every month outside of the Building 300 auditorium during lunch hours. The Violence Prevention Office organized the program to increase Airman resilience. “We wanted to start pet breaks because we know people work in high stress environments and have limited exposure to going outside […]

Cats can catch and spread COVID-19 if exposed to high levels

April 3, 2020

A newly-hatched study out of China, so raw that it’s not yet been peer-reviewed, has some disturbing news for cat lovers. Our furry feline friends appear to be susceptible to catching COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Even worse, the cats in the study were able to infect each other, although they […]

Blind Samoyed becomes service, therapy dog

April 3, 2020

A blind Samoyed that was dumped in the parking lot of Wesley Hospital is now a service dog and certified therapy dog. Ken Lockwood with the Eagle Valley Raptor Center says Tasha was put on death row at the Kansas Humane Society, but was rescued by the Wichita Animal Action League in the fall of […]

Morley Elementary’s therapy dog

April 3, 2020

A familiar face for students at Morley Elementary is recovering from a major surgery on Friday. Bear, the school’s therapy dog, tore his ACL and can’t get back to work until he’s all healed up. Bear, a three year old Newfoundland, is a busy dog. “He goes to school with me at Morley, five days […]

Therapy Dogs Working

April 3, 2020

Organizations around the world continue to explore the therapeutic benefits of time spent with well-trained and amicable dogs. Some immediate benefits include companionship, soothing of frayed nerves, easing of discomfort, and a breaking down of social barriers. People with intellectual disabilities or mental-health issues can interact with therapy dogs to develop their social skills and […]

School therapy dog

April 3, 2020

A Labrador puppy was supposed to start his new job as a therapy dog in West Virginia but with no schools open to visit, he’s hanging with his new handler instead. Buddy is a six-month-old English Lab who is also the newest member of the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office. As a therapy dog, Buddy has […]

Texas Veterans have Service Dogs

April 3, 2020

In October 2008, Army Captain Alli LaCombe was just two weeks away from coming home to Keller, Texas, from her second deployment in Iraq when her life changed in an instant. Her unit was in the countryside preparing a space for incoming American troops when insurgents broke through the perimeter of the site and a […]

Dogs Are Delivering Goodies

April 3, 2020

Roughly three-fourths of Americans are currently under some kind of shelter-in-place order right now, businesses that have been deemed non essential have had to temporarily close, and bars and restaurants have been restricted to takeout or delivery orders only. Every single day seems to bring new challenges, for all of us. It’s can be difficult […]

Saying goodbye to ‘a gentle giant

April 3, 2020

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary lost one of its retired members recently with the passing of police service dog Biff. The beloved German shepherd, who passed away March 17, was 10 years old. Biff’s policing career began in 2011 after he and his handler Const. Jody Ryan completed the Police Service Dog Training Program in Alberta. […]

O’Connor Primary School’s therapy dogs

April 3, 2020

During an anxious time when everyone is experiencing the unknown, one workplace has found the perfect solution to calm nerves and reduce stress. O’Connor Primary School welcomed its first therapy dogs at the start of Term 1, and teacher Jo Talbot said they had been a godsend for staff and students in the past few […]