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Police Department Pawfficer

August 26, 2020

After not being in the office for a couple of months, Sage didn’t want to put her halter on and go back to work. Some can relate. But she also missed her 20,000 friends. Sage’s freshman year ended prematurely, as the University moved to online classes in March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The 3-year-old […]

Dog Training Program

August 26, 2020

Derek Swenningsen isn’t the typical for trainer for puppies who go to become service animals but right now, volunteers like him are all Tender Loving Canines had. “We’re making arrangements and trying to recruit new volunteers to take those puppies until volunteer programs inside prisons can pick back up again,” said Victoria Cavaliere with TLC. […]

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia

August 26, 2020

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has officially welcomed its first, full-time trained facility dog, who will help ease anxiety and reduce stress for young patients and their families. SSD Dilly (or Dilly for short), a two-year-old yellow Labrador funded by the Dunkin Joy in Childhood Foundation and Hope in the Air Foundation, was raised and […]

Man Saved By Prayers And His Dogs

August 26, 2020

A Scottsdale man who survived a long, hard battle with COVID-19 said he was saved by his family’s prayers and his dogs. Dennis Lauchner, 67, had never had any health issues before. He said that’s why he didn’t take COVID-19 seriously. Until it almost cost him his life. He never thought his family vacation near […]

K-9 Havoc

August 26, 2020

Brimfield Police lost a member of the force last Saturday. K-9 Havoc was 12 years old when he died. Knarr said Havoc’s hips gave out and he had some other complications, so he had to be put down. Havoc began working as a K-9 for the Brimfield Police Department in 2009 and served for about […]

Lex The Therapy Dog

August 26, 2020

East Dallas, our collective allostatic load is off the charts. Chronic stress from the pandemic is taking its toll. Fortunately, right here in our neighborhood you’ll find a kind, patient therapist that will happily listen to your litany of woes and maybe even wag his nub of a tail. He is Lex the therapy dog. […]

Firefighter’s Best Friend

August 26, 2020

For Kerith, supporting her firefighter friends was the least she could do as they battle the Woodward Fire. On Friday morning, Kerith traveled to West Marin to join dozens of Marin County firefighters at the staging area for the Woodward Fire. She was greeted with hugs and smiles as she made the rounds to all […]

Therapy Dog Zoey

August 26, 2020

It’s impossible not to smile when you see 11-week-old Zoey. She is training to be a therapy dog at Gate House, a homeless shelter near Danville. Gate House Program Director Cindy Powers had the idea to bring a dog to the shelter when she saw two therapy dogs at nearby Danville State Hospital. She immediately […]

The Go Team Earns Award

August 26, 2020

For the first time ever, a team is being awarded the American Kennel Club Paw of Courage Award. “Mostly, it’s been going to military dogs, service dogs, working dogs,” said Nancy Trepagnier, Executive Director and Founder of the Go Team Therapy Crisis and Airport Dogs. The Go Team Therapy Crisis and Airport Dogs initially started […]

National Dog Day

August 26, 2020

Today is National Dog Day, a day to celebrate man’s best friend and all the love and affection they bring to our lives. Meet a very special dog in the Clarksville-Montgomery County community, named Orson IV. Orson IV is a 9-year-old Labrador and Golden Retriever mix, who works as a facility dog at the 19th […]