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Wavely The Therapy Dog

December 4, 2020

or students stressed about tough classes or feeling anxious during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tupelo High School’s new therapy dog in training – a goldendoodle named Wavely – will be there to help. Anne Marie Goad, a special education teacher and MET Chair at the high school, had the notion to get a therapy dog for […]

Therapy Dog Program

December 3, 2020

The Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association Therapy Dog Training program has given Park Rapids resident Terese Bervig a new mission in life. “My husband, Gregg, and I always had Labradors,” she said. “We’ve raised them for field trials in the past and for hunting. We picked Ace out of a litter from Bird Dog Labs […]

School Therapy Dog

December 3, 2020

The newest employee at Christ the Teacher Catholic School is a boss’ dream. All he requires are a bed in his office, a few trips outside during the day, and some scratching behind the ears. Meet Dewey, the year-and-a-half-old golden doodle who has become a fixture around Christ the Teacher. Dewey is principal Steve Adams’ […]

ESA On Flights

December 3, 2020

The Department of Transportation said Wednesday it will no longer require airlines to make the same accommodations for emotional support animals as they do for trained service dogs. No more guaranteed free flights for comfort cats and dogs, therapy monkeys or miniature horse companions. A service dog is trained to do work or perform a […]

Finding Comfort In Dogs

December 3, 2020

When soldiers return from combat, those with post traumatic stress disorder often have trouble reconnecting with society due to fear, severe anxiety and mistrust that can lead to social isolation. Adam Keith, a dog trainer of 15 years who breeds Labrador retrievers, met one such veteran who came to him for training. Seeing the veteran […]

Pandemic Pups

December 2, 2020

My husband would tell you that I manipulated him into getting a dog. He’s right. One afternoon in June, I was in my new home office (my bedroom — but add a desk), flicking through Instagram, when I saw a post about how anyone can volunteer to walk rescue dogs at Doggie Style Pets, a […]

Pain Of Pet Loss

December 2, 2020

Livonia man Brady Walker is certain he’ll see his soulmate — a sheltie named Sully — again one day. Until then, Walker lives with the undercurrent of grief over Sully’s death two years ago at age 13. “I think about him every single day. The grief is terrible and there’s something deep in your heart, you know this isn’t the way […]

Labradoodle Helps Vets

December 2, 2020

Howard County Superior Court II Judge Brant Parry stood in his courtroom last week and looked around like he had lost something. ‘œYou want to see her?’ he asked, still looking around the mostly empty room. A few moments later, a brown fluff of fur came bounding through an open back door, prompting instant smiles […]

Sweet Angel Dog Petunia

December 2, 2020

Kaley Cuoco and her husband Karl Cook are mourning the loss of their rescue pit bull breed, Petunia. In the couple’s respective posts on their social media accounts shared Wednesday, they announced that their beloved dog had died. Cuoco and Cook had adopted the senior pup earlier this fall from the California organization, Paws for […]

Delray Teen And His Service Dog

December 2, 2020

Shane Koch is spreading awareness about Tourette’s Syndrome with his viral “Callum the Ridgy” TikTok page. The 16-year-old’s connection with his dog has garnered more than 1.4 million followers. “I created the page to show awareness, to show that you are not different nor normal and it’s better to be weird than normal,” said Koch. […]