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Casper The Therapy Dog

July 2, 2020

Casper, the aptly-named friendly therapy dog, is helping distribute 10,000 meals to frontline medical workers who are protecting communities in Seattle and beyond during the current coronavirus pandemic. The golden retriever and his guardian, Rachel Elliot, are giving back to heroic doctors, nurses and hospital staff with the aid of non-profit organization Fueling The Fearless, […]

Therapy Pets Of Larchmont

July 2, 2020

Wrigley takes his job as a therapy dog at Children’s Hospital Los Angelas (CHLA). “very seriously,” says his owner, Kate Buhrmaster. The eight-year-old Bernese mountain dog is among 127 “volunteer” dogs in the therapy program at CHLA. “He’s visited with — and hopefully helped lift the spirits of — thousands of people over the past […]

Life-Saving Service Dog

July 2, 2020

A Kentucky elementary school surprised a 7-year-old student and her mom by including a portrait of the student’s service dog, Ariel, beside her young owner in the kindergarten yearbook. St. Patrick Catholic School in Louisville, Kentucky, student Hadley Jo Lange suffers from epilepsy, a neurological disorder that causes seizures. Hadley Jo’s service dog, Ariel, a […]

Dog-Friendly Beaches

July 2, 2020

Trying to find a beach that will allow you and your best fur-friend to soak up some sun this summer? We’ve compiled a list of dog-friendly beaches throughout northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. This list is not meant to be a complete list of dog-friendly beaches in Michiana and will be updated periodically. Beaches that […]

Support For Service Dog

July 2, 2020

An update on a very sick service dog and the generosity of FOX 5 viewers who are helping to pay for his very expensive vet bills. Caspian is a six-year-old service dog to a 13-year old Fayette County boy with nonverbal autism. Just one of Caspian’s many vet bills was over $5,000. A bill that […]

Book About Police Dog

July 2, 2020

“Kane’s Tale” is about Kane, a yellow Labrador retriever that operates with Moose Jaw Victims Services. One of the Moose Jaw Police Service’s four-legged officers is the subject of a new book that talks about how the canine can provide comfort during stressful situations. “Kane’s Tale” is about Kane, a yellow Labrador retriever that operates […]

Hero Police Dog

July 2, 2020

A hero police dog is retiring from the long-arm-of-the-PAW following a seven-year crime-busting career with the Counter Terrorist cops. Rico the nine-year-old Dutch Shepherd became a legend on the force for helping to bring down some of Poland’s most dangerous crooks, including drug dealers, murderers and organised crime mobsters. As part of the Independent Anti-terrorism Police (SPKP) […]

Veterans Moving Forward

July 2, 2020

As a way to commemorate Memorial Day at the end of the school year, Mercer Middle School teacher Gina Chaszar gave her students the opportunity to write an essay appreciating those who serve in the U.S. military — and the four-legged friends who offer them physical and emotional assistance when they return home. “My kids […]

Supreme Court Says

July 2, 2020

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a no-pets building in Iowa City, Iowa, should not have allowed a new tenant to have an emotional support dog after an objection by another tenant with severe allergies. The court ruled 4-3 for tenant Karen Cohen in her lawsuit for breach of her lease’s no-pets provision and […]

Rules On Emotional Support Animals

July 2, 2020

Those who claim a disability entitling them to keep an emotional support animal in their condo or rental unit will have to prove it under new rules signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis this week. SB 1084 prohibits discrimination in housing for someone who needs a support animal. It also prohibits a landlord from […]