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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. […]
Humanity’s Best Friend
December 2, 2020
Police in Halton are preparing to unveil their latest recruit – a therapy dog to be deployed in the coming months. The scheme, discussed at a recent Halton Borough Council safer policy and performance board (PPB) meeting, would make Cheshire the first force in the North West to embrace the mood-enhancing benefits of humanity’s best […]
Malakai Brings Joy
December 2, 2020
Malakai not only loves his job, he will also love you unconditionally. He’s a husky-shepherd pup, growing by leaps and bounds, that brings joy and peace-of-mind to the clients at the supervised drug-injection clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside where his owner, Kelsi Jessamine, works. The registered nurse wasn’t looking for a therapeutic dog when she […]
Police Force Gets Therapy Dog
December 2, 2020
During these stressful times, a local police department is making changes. The North Tonawanda Police Department is expanding and reaching out to the community like never before. Their newest and most popular officer… has four legs. Police dogs come in all breeds, shapes and sizes. Some K9’s are tasked with finding drugs, others find people… […]
Schools Intervention Dog
December 2, 2020
Kingston Secondary School will be getting a new staff member before the end of the 2020-21 school year with the addition of Indie, a black standard poodle. Indie, working with adolescent care worker Emma-Jane Hamilton, will be the first intervention dog placed within a Limestone District School Board school. “My job is to support students […]
NY Shelter Aniamls On Thanksgiving
December 2, 2020
About 80 dogs and over 150 cats at the Stevens Swan Humane Society in Utica, NY got a special Thanksgiving meal last week thanks to local couple Rob and Hillary Dunn. Rob has worked at the no-kill shelter for the past nine years and Hillary has volunteered there for the past five. The shelter is […]
Oscar The Blind Dog
November 25, 2020
In the weeks leading up to a heated presidential election, another close race played out that had dog lovers across the country faithfully voting online every 24 hours for their favorite furry friends. For four weeks, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 9, nearly 1 million votes were cast in Garden & Gun magazine’s Good Dog […]
Genius Dog Challenge
November 25, 2020
Six dogs are competing to become the world’s smartest dog – a title reserved for the pooch that learns words the fastest. Shany Dror is a driving force behind the Genius Dog Challenge, which is live streamed on Facebook and YouTube every week until December 16, when the winner will be announced. The canine challenge […]