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PenFed’s Service Dog
June 26, 2020
There’s a new puppy with a purpose at PenFed Credit Union. In partnership with America’s VetDogs, Ace, a yellow Labrador Retriever, will be raised to assist a military veteran or first responder with a disability. Andrea McCarren, vice president and chief content officer for PenFed Digital will raise Ace alongside Maverick, a service dog she […]
Canine Retiring
June 26, 2020
A long-serving and furry member of the Ministry of Environment has retired from Conservation Officer duties. Jaks, a Conservation Officer Service Dog, will be hanging up his collar after an eight-year career. His handler, Conservation Officer Cpl. Jamie Chartrand, said the 10-year-old Belgium Malinois helped officers with hundreds of investigations. Jaks’ knack for locating evidence […]
Service Dog
June 26, 2020
An Indiana woman’s boyfriend constructed what he calls a ‘wheelchair sidecar’ for her and her service dog. A viewer submitted a photo to WVLT News of Melissa Morris and her service dog Luna. In the photo, the two are seen sitting in the specially designed wheelchair constructed by Morris’ boyfriend. The wheelchair has an extension […]
Service Dog Program
June 25, 2020
Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) founder and president, Gloria Gilbert Stoga, created a program that trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders. Additionally, the organization trains dogs to become explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Today, PBB operates throughout six correctional facilities in New York and New Jersey and has […]
Virtual Trivia
June 25, 2020
This coming Friday, June 26, BC & Alberta Guide Dogs is holding its third Virtual Trivia Night fundraiser – this time with a Canada theme. Six rounds of questions will test players’ knowledge about Canadian music, history, food, animals, geography, and other miscellaneous Canadiana. The organization would like to invite the public to kick off […]
Joplin Service Dog
June 25, 2020
While they may be cute, they have a very important job to do. One Joplin service dog handler wants the community to know the do’s and don’t when you see a service dog out with their owner. Amber Chrystler, Service Dog Handler, said, “My service dogs are actually called psychiatric service dogs so they are […]
Canines For PTSD
June 25, 2020
In the service dog world, Odin, a 5-year-old Siberian Husky, is an outlier. Perceptive, intelligent, social and the foundation of Above the Clouds Siberian Service Dogs, Odin is trained to quash the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. “We had no idea he was going to be a good service dog,” said Barrett T. Leary-Stensgaard who, […]
Rhonda Joins Fire Team
June 25, 2020
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department would like to welcome its newest member, Rhonda, who is the Department’s first Emotional Support Canine. Rhonda was trained over a 9-month period to recognize signs of agitation, anxiety, and stress and interrupt those behaviors by providing affection and enabling individuals to express themselves in a safe environment. Rhonda […]
Retired Police Dogs
June 25, 2020
There isn’t a dog in the world that I doesn’t deserve a great home but what happens to a working dog when it comes time to retire? You’re probably wondering what am I talking about when I say a “working dog.” I’m referring to some of the most heroic animals on the face of the […]
Veterans Battling PTSD
June 25, 2020
Amid recovery efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans were stunned last month by the horrific death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, who was killed while in police custody. Sadly, the subsequent protests, riots and looting in cities from Seattle to Miami to New York have increased chaos and divisiveness when our greatest need now is […]
K9s For Warriors
June 25, 2020
K9s For Warriors has received the 2020 Florida Impact Award from Leadership Florida, an organization dedicated to building a better Florida. The Florida Impact Award recognizes a business or nonprofit organization that has created a specific project or body of work that is transforming the future of its region or beyond and has the potential […]
Service Dogs
June 25, 2020
A former South Georgia non-profit was ordered to cease and desist operations by the Georgia Secretary of State’s office after an investigation by the Securities and Charities Division. The nonprofit was incorporated with the state in 2016 by Cecil Allen Brown, Colleen Miller and her son Dalton Miller. According to the cease and desist, the […]
Fire Investigation Dog
June 25, 2020
ESSEX’S first ever Fire Investigation dog is now working to protect the county after completing her training recently. Three-year-old Sprocker Spaniel Fizz will take part in fire investigations across Essex for an initial six month trial period, and support Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) in understanding how fires started, as well as why […]
Navy Working Dog
June 25, 2020
When an Air Force working dog suffering a heat injury in Saudi Arabia needed a blood transfusion, he got it from a Navy dog named Army, in what officials are calling a joint service lifesaving effort. Cvoky, a 120-pound Belgian Malinois, was rushed by helicopter from Prince Sultan Air Base to Kuwait’s Camp Arifjan earlier […]
Veterans Organization
June 24, 2020
A local veterans organization has been awarded a portion of a $10 million federal grant to help Oklahoma veterans. Officials say Honoring America’s Warriors has been awarded funds to provide placement and training of service dogs for disabled veterans. “The purpose of the grant is to provide veterans who need mobility and or psychiatric service […]
Service With A Smile
June 24, 2020
One month after our baby Jeffrey was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, I met Cindy Schaefer on an SMA message board. Her son, BioNews Services columnist and forums director Kevin Schaefer, was diagnosed with type 2 SMA a couple years before that. During our first actual meeting, Kevin zipped around expertly in his new, shiny, red wheelchair. […]
Hero Dog Awards
June 24, 2020
Raider, a 4-year-old English Labrador who works with the Corona Police Department, has advanced to the semifinals of the 2020 American Humane Hero Dog Awards. Raider is one of three dogs in the nation to vie for the title of the nation’s top therapy dog of the year and compete with six other dogs for […]
Two Service Dogs
June 24, 2020
Without Aura, Gretchan Evans’ life would be bound by the borders of what she couldn’t hear. “Aura saved my life by giving me back my independence. Also, she became my always available and capable partner in all the things I love to do. Hike, run, paddleboard, kayak and almost anything outside,” said Evans, a 59-year-old […]
Training Service Dogs
June 24, 2020
A local veteran organization has been awarded part of a $10 million federal grant that will provide placement and training of service dogs for disabled veterans. Scotty Deatherage, founder and executive director of Oklahoma-based Honoring America’s Warriors (HAW), says the organization will benefit greatly from this grant. “The purpose of the grant is to provide […]
Fire Dogs
June 24, 2020
The remains of 28-year-old Phoenix Netts were found in the Forest of Dean by officers on May 12. West Midlands Police are today continuing their search of Handsworth Cemetery in Birmingham. Forensic specialists have been combing woodland at the cemetery and fire investigation dogs are at the scene helping with the search. A tent has […]
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