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Support Dog Helps Teach
September 22, 2020
Tess the classroom learning support dog has been attending The Quay School everyday for two-and-a-half years – helping teach up to 40 young people in class each day. The 95lb, five-year-old Rottweiler seems an unlikely asset but since joining the school, Tess has become a valued member of staff and a classroom boon. Tess has […]
Paws For Ability
September 22, 2020
Life for a family in Greencastle, Franklin County has been changed, as they’ve welcomed their first service dog into their home. They say it’s all thanks to the community who helped fundraise. Back in 2017, abc27 brought you to the bingo fundraiser for the Woodruffs. They were thrilled when they hit their $17,000 goal for […]
Life-Saving Alert Device
September 22, 2020
Even in a pandemic, Texas A&M is still churning out exceptional aggies doing amazing work to make life easier for others. One team from the engineering school is hoping their project will save the lives of those who need a little help from man’s best friend. “From the minute we saw the options for the […]
Pops The ESA
September 21, 2020
I’m here at Beagle Island Park nearly every day, in hopes of seeing my dog—well, I guess, technically, he isn’t my dog anymore. Actually, he was never really my dog; we simply walked as a pack of two when we both hit rough patches in our lives. I’d wake up under a smoke shop’s eaves to […]
Therapy Dog Hazel Huffer
September 21, 2020
A Kosciusko County school has added a different sort of employee to its roster – a 6-year-old sheepadoodle, a cross between Old English sheepdog and poodle. Named Hazel Grace Huffer, the pup joined Leesburg Elementary School last month as a therapy dog certified and insured through Alliance of Therapy Dogs, according to a Warsaw Community […]
A Tail Of Two Cities Book
September 21, 2020
Debbie Stump, an animal advocate who is currently in search of a new puppy to train as a therapy dog, has completed her new book “A Tail of Two Cities”: a lovely tale about a family who brings to their lives a feisty dog who learns to live in a home filled with love and […]
Henry The ESA
September 21, 2020
Over the past year, Henry has helped bring people who are dealing with addiction to and from treatment facilities, offering a safe and discreet way to get help. Henry is also a dog. David Sichel from Trevose rescued the Shih Tzu mix last year and also launched Sober Transport, which provides reliable transportation for those […]
Veteran Gets His Service Dog
September 21, 2020
It’s a companionship like no other. Many would probably describe it as unmatched loyalty, the bond between a dog and their human. “Oh, he’s a gem, he’s the best, he really is, he’s got my back for sure,” United States Army Veteran John Daniels said. “He’s everything, he’s absolutely everything. I don’t even know how […]
Donuts And Dogs
September 21, 2020
On Sept. 17, the East Union Lawn was welcomed with a cute and cuddly surprise. The Office of Student Involvement and Development (OSID) partnered with Prairieland Visiting Animals Association and Pet Partners to bring therapy dogs onto campus and to brighten up the day of students and faculty. Providing donuts was another plus. What better […]
Working Dogs Of 9/11
September 21, 2020
When veterinarian Cynthia Otto was in Manhattan in the wake of the 9/11 attacks helping support the search and rescue dogs, she heard rumors about the possible impact on the dogs’ long-term health. “I was at Ground Zero and I would hear people make comments like, ‘Did you hear that half of the dogs that responded […]
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