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Brooke Visits New Students
September 9, 2020
It’s not just students who are getting used to their new online classrooms. One local guidance counselor is reaching out to her students in a creative way with the help of a four-legged friend. Therapy dog Brooke has been helping students at Monac Elementary School for 12 years, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, this […]
King Of The Waves
September 9, 2020
Scooter the rescue dog was already a trained therapy dog, visiting stroke patients and people receiving end of life care at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester. And now he has learned to surf. The poodle-cross started off life on the streets of Portugal before being rescued by a charity. But with no space for him […]
Jasper The Therapy Dog
September 9, 2020
Six NHS workers including Jasper and his owner, hospital chaplain David Anderson, will be on hand to switch on the world-famous display. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the resort’s annual celebration will take place on Friday night behind closed doors, but will be filmed in the Tower Ballroom. The “Corona Heroes” will join the event […]
Hospital Gets Fury Friend
September 9, 2020
They are often said to be the most intelligent of all dogs. Used traditionally for herding livestock, border collies can learn a very large number of signals and commands. They are eminently trainable. Now, that intelligence is to be applied to the area of therapy, as one Zagreb children’s hospital prepares to welcome its first […]
Dog Offers Comfort
September 9, 2020
A toothless Chihuahua named Kismet is giving dental patients something to smile about. Each day, the diminutive dog heads to Corte Madera Family Dentistry in the Bay Area of California with her owners, Dr. Cameron Garrett and his wife, Debra Garrett. Everyone in the family has a job: Dr. Garrett is a dentist, Debra Garrett […]
Molly Does Pet Therapy
September 9, 2020
Meet Molly a three-year-old golden doodle. At first glance, she may seem like any other dog. But Molly was groomed right away by Rainbow Palliative Care Social Worker and Chaplain Shannon Finger to become a pet therapy dog. “When she was eight weeks old, I started exposing her to anything she might have to be […]
Fire Department’s New Member
September 9, 2020
The newest member of the Broussard Fire Department is eager and willing to do whatever it takes to keep up with the rest of the firefighters at the station — even if she does demand a lot of attention and neglect personal boundaries at times. Ember, a one-year-old Dalmatian, joined the department in July and […]
Therapy Dogs Giving Reminders
September 9, 2020
Two purebred golden retrievers that spend time in Massachusetts and Rhode Island have stolen the hearts of hundreds. Eleven-year-old “Spencer” and his 8-year-old niece, “Penny,” are pleasant pooches that have been certified volunteer therapy dogs for years. The pair live with their owners part-time in Wickford. “Everybody smiles when they meet them. Everyone just falls […]
Service Dogs And Welfare
September 2, 2020
“Choose a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life,” the saying goes. Ironically, this adage does not apply to the service dog that was never given the choice in the first place. Therein lies our obligation to ensure these extraordinary animals do, in fact, love their jobs. At a minimum, […]
Reunited With Stolen Dog
September 2, 2020
After six days of frustration and anxiety, a Surrey family has been reunited with their dog, all thanks to an anonymous tip. Rob Alton says his dog, Tres, was likely stolen last week after he had let it outside his Fleetwood townhome. He says witnesses saw two people chasing the 4-pound Chihuahua down an alley, […]
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