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Dog-Walking Business
July 28, 2020
A 14-year-old St. Anthony boy who found himself with extra time on his hands thanks to coronavirus outbreak started his own dog walking business in July. “I started looking into ideas for jobs to raise money,” Jamison Orme said. “I have a friend who’s already mowing lawns. I didn’t want to be competition. Me, my […]
PTSD Service Dogs
July 28, 2020
While recent studies have found the ways pets can help consumers ease stress stress levels — particularly in families with children with autism — a new study is exploring how service dogs can benefit veterans. Researchers from Purdue University found that service dogs provide countless benefits to veterans struggling with PTSD, though dispelling anxiety is […]
Covid And Pets
July 28, 2020
Social distancing applies to pets as well as humans in households with positive cases of COVID-19. Confirmed cases of pets infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are being reported across the U.S. “We do need to talk about our pets,” said Susan Culp, DVM, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension […]
Helping Fellow Heroes
July 28, 2020
Every storybook needs a hero. Sometimes even the hero, needs a hero. Maine’s own Christy Gardner is a hero in every sense of the word. We share part one of our two part series on her mission… Christy Gardner played high school and college sports, in Maine, before serving in the U.S. Army. “I was […]
Chip Implants For Dogs
July 28, 2020
By the end of this year, every pet dog in Shenzhen, Guangdong province will be required to be implanted with a chip that bears information about its owner. The chip is about the size of a grain of rice and would hardly have an impact on the animals’ health, experts say. “It is a common […]
The Research On Dogs
July 27, 2020
“Humans have experimented on dogs for millennia, because their trust in people and willingness to obey commands makes them easier to work with,” according to a Washington Post article on July 7. Using this as the main guideline for decades, the VA still conducts cruel and inhumane experiments on dogs at their facilities. Reps. Dina […]
Rescue Dogs Take Some Photos
July 27, 2020
Nathanael Strickland launched his dog gear brand, Boston Made, with a mission to give back. A Chattanooga native is using his dog gear and fashion business to give a little love to rescue animals. Over the weekend, the brand featured pups from McKamey Animal Center in a photoshoot. After losing his emotional support dog, Boston, […]
Show Matches Pets With Owners
July 27, 2020
Need some feel good TV? HBO Max is now airing a new series called “The Dog House: UK,” wherein abandoned dogs looking for forever homes are paired with prospective owners in a matchmaking-like setting. Each 47-minute episode features three sets of humans in search of a furry friend. They make their way to the […]
Comfort Dog Elijah
July 27, 2020
Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act and within the local community we have people making a difference. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church has a dog named Elijah that is a comfort dog. He is not a therapy dog, but he is trained to be a comfort animal for […]
Service Puppy Cheers Up Girl
July 27, 2020
A six-year-old girl paralyzed in a car crash in Wellington last month met a new furry friend at St Mary’s Medical Center Monday. Six-year-old Memphis Rose Hamman was paralyzed from the neck down after a fatal car crash in Wellington back in June. Memphis lost her great-uncle, Kenneth Graden, in the crash near Lake Worth […]
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