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Police Officer And His Dog
December 31, 2020
A police officer was forced to shoot his own dog after it turned on him while on duty. Keith Larson, a veteran officer from Massachusetts, had to kill his German Shepherd, Nico after it attacked him at a crime scene. He was responding to an early call on Tuesday where a suspect had fled the […]
Helping Paw
December 31, 2020
A Girl Scout project that calls for making a lasting improvement to the community has generated a young local author and an educational children’s book that she hopes will pass on some of what she has learned. Catherine Bezio, a high school senior who lives in Erving, has been training service dogs since she was […]
Dogs Ease Pandemic Isolation
December 31, 2020
Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn’t made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to visitors. Enter Zeus. “Zeus is a friendly little snowball, very happy,” said Nagle, 79, after the peppy […]
Pets Being Recognized
December 31, 2020
It has long been established that dogs are “man’s best friend,” but animals in general have been a part of human society since the dawn of humankind thousands of years ago. Domesticated animals helped our fledgling species in so many ways: cats reduced rodent populations allowing for safer food storage and disease prevention; dogs served […]
Service Dogs
December 31, 2020
ECAD, Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities held two team training sessions in October and December, placing five service dogs and two facility dogs in new homes. The sessions were unusual, because the five service dogs placed were successor dogs – five amazing canines stepping into the paw prints of the five amazing service dogs who […]
New Furry Companion
December 31, 2020
A Panhandle veteran is overcoming his recently worsened PTSD with the help of a new best friend. What seemed like a normal drive home from work for Jose Flores turned into a PTSD nightmare. A Dumas fire he drove by brought back some of the horrors he faced fighting overseas for our country. “The smell […]
Home For Strays
December 31, 2020
A stray dog and cat were neutered for free at an animal rescue center in the Pudong New Area, as the neutering reservation service for the public issued on WeChat account “ala_chong” was launched yesterday. The male dog was recently taken in by a Shanghai Public Security Bureau dog shelter, and was quarantined for seven […]
Service Animals On Planes
December 30, 2020
Those days of taking peacocks and pot-belly pigs as service animals on airplanes are over according to the Department of Transportation. Tony Stokes trains dogs everyday, one wagging tail at a time. They sit, jump and come. “Dogs can be very easy to train because they are constantly seeking reward, just like we are,” said […]
Support Animals In Michigan
December 30, 2020
A plan to limit the use of emotional support animals in Michigan will not become law. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed House Bill 4910 on Wednesday, which would have required people to obtain a disability diagnosis to receive an emotional support animal and made it a crime to falsely claim a pet is an providing emotional support. […]
Dogs Provide More Than Comfort
December 30, 2020
The news came on December 21, the shortest day of what has been the longest year of our lives. The vet confirmed our worst fears. Our stalwart COVID canine companion, “Tashi,” an 11-year-old yellow lab, has a rare form of cancer, one beyond the abilities of veterinary medicine to cure. The only good news is […]
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