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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Service Dog Helps Woman

July 27, 2020

Sydnee Geril, of Ocala, Florida, initially decided not to take her dog with her to her treatments out of an abundance of caution, until late May, when she discovered a one-piece suit for dogs called the “Shed Defender.” which controls shedding. Now, her German Shepherd has been able to stay clean and by her side. […]

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School Welcomes Therapy Dogs

July 27, 2020

A local school district has a surprise for students when they return to the classroom. This surprise has four fuzzy legs and a furry wagging tail, and she can’t wait to meet the students. Meet Rhys, a therapy dog for the Warren County School District. The district is excited to announce the arrival of the […]

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Family Thanks Community

July 27, 2020

Luke Berridge is 14-years-old and has autism. He is high functioning, but the family says he still can have anxiety and other episodes in which he needs external help. Now that he is growing up, his family wants him to gain more independence. After researching for a few months, his mother Jessica was sold on […]

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Sniffing Out Covid

July 27, 2020

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Thursday praised an army program working to train service dogs to identify the coronavirus in people’s saliva but said there were still many months of work ahead. “I want to make clear here that the next steps, like for example being able to differentiate the virus from a normal […]

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PAWing It Forward

July 27, 2020

On July 9, Service Paws of Central PA held its fourth annual PAWing It FOREward golf tournament on July 9 at Park Hills Country Club. This was a four-person scramble for all skill levels and there were prizes for each golfer (gift cards donated by 75 area businesses), as well as skill contests. The first-place […]

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Veterans Need Service Dogs

July 27, 2020

“Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.” When we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ADA’s passage, it is important to acknowledge that, although the shameful wall of exclusion has been dismantled over time, it has yet to come tumbling down. To this end, despite the great progress we have made in improving […]

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