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Therapy Dog Helps Clients During Sessions
July 9, 2020
A private counselor in Webb City aims to break down the stigma associated with men and mental health services by launching an empowering parenting group for divorced fathers and other single men who are raising children on their own. Travis Bolin, a former teacher at Harry S. Truman Elementary and school counselor at Carthage Intermediate […]
Dog Makes Deliveries
July 9, 2020
While we’re incredibly grateful for the important work delivery people have been doing during the coronavirus pandemic, we can’t help but be a bit jealous of customers of one market in Medellin’s Tulipanes neighborhood. Every day, Eros — an eight-year-old chocolate Labrador — climbs up and down the hilly neighborhood’s steps, bringing baskets of […]
First Responders Meet Therapy Dogs
July 9, 2020
Therapy dogs, including herding mix Blake, Labrador retriever mix Abby and cairn terrier Suzy Q, brought smiles to Leavenworth County Emergency Medical Services personnel when Fort Leavenworth Human Animal Bond, Inc. attended three days of appreciation luncheons for EMS technicians July 7-9 in Leavenworth. The event was meant to thank personnel for their work during […]
Military Sniffer Dogs
July 9, 2020
Sniffer dogs can detect explosives and drugs, but can they also detect COVID-19? The German military and a veterinary university foundation are working with various breeds of sniffer dogs to find out. German military sniffer dogs are being trained to detect coronavirus infections in human saliva as part of a joint study between the Bundeswehr, […]
Missing Service Dog
July 9, 2020
When 12-year-old Ethan Eberhart was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, severe anxiety and ADHD, his family got him Blue. The emotional support dog helps Eberhart calm down when he becomes too anxious. But now, the beloved Golden Retriever is missing. “He was always just a really, really sweet dog to me,” said Eberhart. “When I was always upset at something, or just anxious, I would go […]
Breezer The Team Dog
July 9, 2020
While the Minnesota Wild get ready to welcome back hockey games, they also had to say goodbye to a special player. The team adopted a Labrador retriever named Breezer from a rescue organization last year. He lived with the team’s president, Matt Majka, and his family while going through obedience training. Now, it’s time for […]
Local Veteran Gets Service Dog
July 9, 2020
American Legion Post 68 is helping veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. It helped Pedro Alverio, a United States Marine veteran, create an inseparable bond with his service dog Lincoln. “This big stress and this big package that I’ve been hiking around with, whatnot, it’s gone. ‘Cause he just, he literally relaxes me,” Alverio said. […]
Dog Bite Prevention
July 9, 2020
To help avoid dog bites, the United States Postal Service is adding stickers to mailboxes in several states. The Paws program was rolled out in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and the western region of New York, among other areas, in June. The program is meant to help letter carriers protect themselves from potential […]
Dana’s Dog Spa
July 9, 2020
One of the types of businesses that were closed and missed the most by animal lovers during the pandemic shutdown were grooming shops. Dog and cat owners have gotten used to treating their pets like part of the family and not being able to get their pets their regular grooming was challenging to many. Dana […]
Pets In Need
July 9, 2020
COVID-19 has not only been hard on people, but on their pets as well. Christine Worrell is homeless and living in a tent with her constant companions, two small service dogs named Lucky and Sephora. They’ve come to Pets in Need at the Gospel Rescue Mission in South Stockton for vaccinations. “She’s had all of […]
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