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Autism Companion Dog

August 31, 2020

In May, Good Dog! Autism Companions expanded services to help more children and families – they are now providing programs for autism and other related disabilities – and they are now doing business as Good Dog! Service Canines. In an emotional and unique graduation ceremony, four families with special needs children received service dogs trained […]

Brave Army Dogs

August 31, 2020

A pair of army dogs, honoured with the army chief’s commendation card on Independence Day for their heroics, found a special mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday, with the PM hailing them as “bravehearts” who performed their duties diligently to protect the country. While Vida, a black Labrador, sniffed […]

Stolen Service Dog

August 31, 2020

A Navy veteran says he is beside himself after his service dog in training was stolen earlier in the week. Brett Hart is asking people in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood to keep an eye out for his dog Millie, a young brindle-colored Boxer with a chipped left front tooth. Hart says he got Millie from […]

Police K-9 Mousse

August 28, 2020

An Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations recruit is making an immediate impact in the fight against cybercrime. Mousse, a female chocolate Labrador retriever, joined the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force this spring after starting her life as a service dog with the national organization Paws With A Cause, according to a news release from […]

Canine Companions Saving Lives

August 28, 2020

Two years later, Pet Blood Bank UK was established in Loughborough with the aim of collecting blood from canines all over the country. It was founded by a veterinary nurse, Wendy Bennett, who previously worked with Vets Now which runs out of hours and emergency services across the UK, including Scotland. With Vets Now lending […]

Ruger The Rescue Dog

August 28, 2020

Ruger is an all-American dog with a billboard to prove it. The 5-year-old Belgian Malinois-pitbull mix from Bentonville is trained in search and rescue, specializing in finding missing pets. Recently, she was selected as one of 10 winners among about 16,000 applicants in the Early Times All-American Dogs social media campaign. Early Times Kentucky Whiskey […]

Canine Companions

August 28, 2020

It’s a dog’s life for Megan Koester. The mother of twin sons owns a pet but she also works with them. Koester has worked for six years as Canine Companions For Independence (CCI) north central region executive director. She said she has witnessed a lot of growth in the region, which spans 14 states and […]

Working Service Dogs

August 27, 2020

More videos have surfaced of people being inconsiderate and discourteous towards not only the owner of service animals, but the dog as well. Someone might be distracting the dog by cooing at it or asking if they can pet the dog. In some cases, parents, who should know better, do not tell their children to […]

LeeLee The Service Dog

August 27, 2020

A fresh and fluffy face will greet students at Stephens Elementary School this year and provide an added layer of comfort to improve the children’s daily lives. LeeLee the facility service dog is trained to sense anxiety, concern and behavior changes to ease the minds of students and teachers. “She can help with social and […]

Service Dog Attacked

August 27, 2020

Paul Rocha and his service dog, Comet, are best friends and have been inseparable since Rocha received him almost 13 years ago to be his service dog and help him get through his day to day. The routine is much the same every day for the two best friends who live in Temple in a […]

Missing Service Dog

August 27, 2020

Sargent JR Luis is a Marine veteran from New Jersey who is missing his service dog in training, Apollo. JR believes his puppy Apollo, training to be his service dog, was stolen from Ideal Beach in Middletown on August 9. He lives an hour away from where the puppy was taken and has been traveling […]

Tallulah And Khari

August 27, 2020

This update on Tallulah is long overdue. It was delayed, like so many things, by the pandemic. Tallulah is the golden doodle service dog that was raised by the WBRC newsroom as a puppy. Through Service Dogs of Alabama, she was matched with 17-year-old Khari McCrary, who suffers from severe seizures. Tallulah is trained as […]

Girl Meets Her Future Service Dog

August 27, 2020

It was love at first sight when golden retriever Juliet, 4 months, and recently paralyzed Memphis Rose Hamman, 6, met for the first time on July 27 outside of St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. “Juliet took one look at Memphis Rose in her wheelchair and jumped onto her lap licking her […]

Service Dog’s Life

August 26, 2020

When the phrase service dogs comes to mind, many people immediately think of a dog that is serving someone with a visible disability. Most people think of military veterans, individuals who suffer mental disabilities, or individuals who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The fact is, there are many people who have service dogs who do […]

Service Dog Vanishes

August 26, 2020

A Wisconsin mother fears she may have been cheated out of $20,000 in donations raised to buy a golden retriever service dog for her son, who has autism. The contributions had come from all sides of their community: family members, their church and even the Green Bay Packers, who gave a signed football to the Olsons, according […]

Police Department Pawfficer

August 26, 2020

After not being in the office for a couple of months, Sage didn’t want to put her halter on and go back to work. Some can relate. But she also missed her 20,000 friends. Sage’s freshman year ended prematurely, as the University moved to online classes in March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). The 3-year-old […]

K-9 Havoc

August 26, 2020

Brimfield Police lost a member of the force last Saturday. K-9 Havoc was 12 years old when he died. Knarr said Havoc’s hips gave out and he had some other complications, so he had to be put down. Havoc began working as a K-9 for the Brimfield Police Department in 2009 and served for about […]

The Go Team Earns Award

August 26, 2020

For the first time ever, a team is being awarded the American Kennel Club Paw of Courage Award. “Mostly, it’s been going to military dogs, service dogs, working dogs,” said Nancy Trepagnier, Executive Director and Founder of the Go Team Therapy Crisis and Airport Dogs. The Go Team Therapy Crisis and Airport Dogs initially started […]

Police K9 Unit

August 11, 2020

The Moody Police Department has added a member to its ranks. Suzi is the new K9 for the department’s Narcotics Unit. She was donated by iK9 and the 1st Foundation in memory of the late Lt. Stephen Williams. The news was announced last month on the department’s Facebook page. Williams was a 23-year veteran and […]

Assistance Dogs

August 11, 2020

A Canberra woman is taking two Blue Mountains accommodation providers to the Australian Human Rights Commission for breaching the Disability Discrimination Act. Melanie Maclean said she has lodged a complaint with the commission after Leura House and 3 Sisters Motel declined to take her booking because of her son’s assistance dog. Both providers said they […]