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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 […]

A Service Dog’s Journey

September 1, 2020

When the phrase service dogs comes to mind, many people immediately think of a dog that is serving someone with a visible disability. Most people think of military veterans, individuals who suffer mental disabilities, or individuals who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The fact is, there are many people who have service dogs who do […]

Puppy Therapy

September 1, 2020

It was six months ago when Florida’s first COVID-19 patient was admitted to Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. Janell Albers, a nurse at the hospital’s intensive care unit, had just returned to work from maternity leave. “For me, it was a whole new meaning of scary because you have the unknown, and then I have a baby […]