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Puppy Love

July 7, 2020

First responders in Murrieta got recent doggie lovin’ courtesy of some very “artistic” pooches. Active service dogs Grover and Stella, along with their service-dogs-in-training buddies — Benjamin, Pickles, Carter, Eclipse, and Raven — visited Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta and delivered “paw-made”greeting cards for emergency care workers. The pooches had some human help […]

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K-9 Loki

July 7, 2020

South Toms River Police Department K-9 Loki has been awarded a “Healthcare for K9 Heroes” Grant Vested Interest in K9s Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nationwide charity located in East Taunton, Massachusetts, whose mission is to provide bullet- and stab-protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. […]

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Service Dog Sinatra

July 7, 2020

Sinatra is a Golden Retriever Service Dog who has been traveling throughout North America (USA, Canada, and Mexico) since December 2016. The Travel Dog not only loves to make tours and stopover different places but also to spin interesting stories and share fun facts related to every place he visits. Currently, the @alfrescodog has over 175k […]

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Elderly Pooch Abandoned

July 7, 2020

The black labrador is believed to have been abandoned outside a kennels in Upchurch, Kent, by its owner of ten years. Swale Borough Council workers are desperately trying to track down the dog’s owner. The council’s Stray Dogs Service posted pictures of the note and the dog on Facebook. The service, which said the dog […]

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The Finders Book

July 7, 2020

Dog lovers know the healing a beloved pet can bring — offering compassion and unconditional love as one deals with grief, loneliness and emotions. Just plain companionship is a bonus. But service dogs give even more as Jeffrey B. Burton shows in “The Finders.” This launch of a new series works well as a tale […]

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Service Dog Finds Family

July 7, 2020

Dayton 24/7 Now teamed up with 4 Paws for Ability to feature a Service Dog in Training over the last year and a half to show his journey to service. In June 2020, Freddie was matched with the Sneed family to assist their daughter Lizzie. Dayton 24/7 Now’s Kristen Cornett talked with the family via […]

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Sniffer Dogs

July 7, 2020

The German military, in cooperation with the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover, is working on training various breeds of sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19 in humans. Military sniffer dogs are being trained in Germany to detect coronavirus in human saliva by the Bundeswehr and the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover, Foundation (TiHo). A group of […]

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Guide Dog Gets Refused

July 7, 2020

The 28-year-old businessman from Cardiff, who is blind, claims Uber drivers have left him standing when they see his dog. He says it is “horrible discrimination” and plans to mount a legal challenge against the firm. Uber said: “It is totally unacceptable for drivers to refuse to take a guide dog and we investigate every […]

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Canine Heroes

July 7, 2020

The American Kennel Club, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is proud to honor ‘Dogtor’ Loki and the Go Team Therapy Dogs with the AKC Paw of Courage awards. The AKC Paw of Courage shows appreciation for the work that dogs do in the service of humankind. These awards recognize dogs […]

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Dog Joins Fire Service Team

July 6, 2020

The two-year-old spaniel named Phoenix has been trained to detect the location and cause of deliberate fires over the past year. Phoenix can detect the slightest trace of ignitable liquids up to one metre below debris left by a fire, Glasgow-based firefighter and dog handler Jonathan Honeyman revealed. But the clever pup’s talents do not […]

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