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Hannah Changes Lives
November 17, 2020
Although Hannah is only five months old, she’s already preparing for a job that will change someone’s life. On a recent outing, the black Lab puppy sniffed the grass before snapping to attention when her trainer, resident Kara Hubbard, said her name. Hubbard is temporarily raising the 40-pound canine that is part of the NEADS […]
CMS’s Therapy Dog
November 17, 2020
His full name is Shilohs Magnanimous Black, but he goes by Magnus for short. He’s young, he’s playful, and his blonde hair has a tendency to get everywhere. He’s the new therapy dog at Cody Middle School, training to help the students calm down and even learn. Magnus isn’t a service or emotional support animal […]
Raising Money For Treatment
November 17, 2020
After spending the past three years helping her daughter fight a rare disease affecting her ability to walk, the last thing Santa Clarita Valley resident Lisa Burke expected was to have her dog experience similar struggles. At the beginning of the year, Burke’s 20-year-old daughter Layne had a spinal nerve stimulator put in her back, […]
Rescue Animals Teach Compassion
November 17, 2020
As a word, a touch or a piece of fruit brings humans and animals together, Jessie Miller gets to watch. When children and adults visit One EPIC Farm, her nonprofit’s 7-acre sanctuary on Jacksonville’s far north side, they meet animals up close. They meet horses, mules, pigs and other animals they may have never personally […]
How Cancer Can Affect Your Pets
November 17, 2020
Cancer can strike any person at any time. Cancer does not discriminate based on gender, age or nationality, nor are pets immune to this potentially deadly disease. The American Veterinary Medical Association says approximately one in four dogs will, at some stage in their lives, develop neoplasia, which is the uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells […]
Pet Therapy
November 17, 2020
With coronavirus infections on the rise, seniors and those with pre-existing conditions continue to social distance. But as many are isolated, nonprofit Animal Farm Foundation is making sure they still have fun and friendly interactions with pets by setting up virtual visits. “When the pets come on they really perk up” said Christie Purks, one […]
ESA Available To Students
November 17, 2020
As the end of Quarter One approaches, Luther students are preparing for finals amidst a global pandemic and a national election. In order to reduce stress during finals, Luther Emerita Ellen Drewes-Stoen and her husband, Assistant Director of Safety and Security, Erik Stoen, plan to make their therapy dog, Quasar, available to Luther students during […]
SWMC Gets A Therapy Dog
November 17, 2020
At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic only adds to stress levels on a college campus, Sadie the golden retriever is providing some much-needed joy to students and staff at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She is the college’s new therapy dog. “Since she’s been on campus, you kind of see that light in people’s eyes,” said […]
Missing Therapy Dog
November 17, 2020
A Trail family is urging locals to keep their eyes peeled for Joy Joy, their beloved black cockapoo that went missing Nov. 1. Right after Joy Joy disappeared near Woodland Drive in Glenmerry that Sunday, family and friends began a desperate search for her. But she hasn’t been seen since. Now, they are offering a […]
Southeastern Guide Dogs
November 17, 2020
What are Southeastern Guide Dogs most popular dog names? Most guide dog organizations allow the honor of naming privileges to be bestowed upon the puppies going through training by people who donated a lot of money, so it isn’t exactly like there’s a set of rules to follow like with hurricanes, as it’s more up […]
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