News
Boy Helps Police Dogs
September 2, 2020
Binge-watching a television show made 10-year-old Brady Snakovsky raise over $315,000 (Rs 2,30,21,790) for providing bulletproof vests to protect service dogs. At the age of eight, Brady watched a show where he noticed that a police dog was not wearing a vest. For little Brady, that was a problem that required immediate attention. He wanted […]
Autism Service Dog
September 2, 2020
A festival this weekend will help raise money to train an autism service dog. The puppy will go to an 8-year-old girl in Elkhart County. It costs about $20,000 to train the dog. Lexi Cheney was born with a myriad of medical issues. Her parents later found out she had autism, ADHD and a mild […]
Pets At Work
September 2, 2020
While we recognise that pets can have a large ecological footprint and as a society we should probably be looking at reducing the number of pets we have, particularly large ones, there are benefits to having pets we are only just beginning to truly understand. Pets are being used as psychiatric service dogs to reduce […]
K-9s For Warriors
September 2, 2020
Army veteran and Lexington resident, Tanesha G. recently returned home with her new service dog, Spoonie. Spoonie is trained to help Tanesha manage symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder that resulted from her military service. On why she applied to K9s For Warriors, Tanesha said, “I saw a graduate and asked about the program. I thought […]
Therapy Animals
September 2, 2020
Victoria’s presence encourages elementary school pupils to read aloud in front of others. Her companionship elicits smiles and nuzzling from nursing home residents. And her disposition, enhanced by a year’s worth of certification training, is to ignore sudden noises, her ears being tugged and nearby animals. The 7.4-pound, nearly 1-foot-tall Maltese will accompany her handler […]
Therapy Dog, Toby
September 2, 2020
Teachers at Gateway to Success Academy on Tuesday got to know the newest member of the school’s support team — Toby, the therapy dog. Toby is a pure-bred Goldendoodle who was purchased by G2S with the help of funds from an anonymous donor, according to Superintendent Jamie Bandstra. He spent the last eight or nine […]
Ozzie’s K-9 Ceremony
September 2, 2020
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office paid tribute to their late K-9 Osman Steele (“Ozzie”) with a ceremony Monday at the headquarters in Delhi, NY. A plaque was unveiled to remember K-9 Ozzie and all fallen K-9 officers. Ozzie died in April due to a number of health issues. Sheriff Craig DuMond says “the bond between […]
Battle For Little Girl’s Service Dog
September 1, 2020
The federal Department of Justice and the Gates Chili Central School District have settled litigation over a student’s use of a service dog while on campus — a fight that began in 2012 and prompted a federal lawsuit against the school district in 2015. In that lawsuit, federal Department of Justice officials argued that the school district […]
Dog Day Everyday
September 1, 2020
It’s normal for pet parents to be obsessed with their pet babies. Right from choosing the perfect leash to the apt food for their furball, a pet parent goes the extra mile to ensure their pup’s happiness! A lot of pet parents also want the skills extraordinaire of their pooches to be used for the […]
Pets Help Humans With Mental Health
September 1, 2020
Animal lovers already know how good it feels to interact with their pets. But research has shown that this positive effect can also be applied in a therapeutic setting. Leveraging the power of pets is becoming a vital tool in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions and disorders — particularly those associated with […]
Most Recent Registrations
Welcome Winston from Alberta
Welcome Pharoah from New York
Welcome Bowser C. from Tennessee
Welcome Gracie from Ohio
Welcome Mia from Saskatchewan