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Dogs For Veterans
June 17, 2020
A Mount Joy organization that trains service dogs for veterans with disabilities has gone to court to get back a German Shepherd its president says a former volunteer is wrongfully keeping. David Laughman, president of the Veteran Service Canines Inc., said the organization didn’t want to have to go to court, but had little choice. […]
Coronavirus Sniffing
June 17, 2020
A dog may be a man’s best friend, but a North Florida dog trainer wants his trained dogs to be the coronavirus’ worst enemy. 50 dogs at Top Tier K9’s training facility are in line to be among the first in the country to be trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Jeff Minder is a […]
K9s Training
June 17, 2020
Fifty dogs at a north Florida canine training facility are in line to be among the first in the country to be trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Jeff Minder is a former survival instructor for the Air Force. He has a patented 50 point dog training system and saw a need. Q: “So, where […]
Training Service Dogs
June 16, 2020
Since 2012, the Retrieving Independence Serving with Canines program has partnered with TDOC to train offenders to raise and train puppies to be service animals for people with mobility disabilities, seizure disorders and diabetes. Last summer, the program which started at Turney Center Industrial Complex (TCIX), added the Tennessee Prison for Women (TPFW) to the […]
Life With A Service Dog
June 16, 2020
Riley Alberson is excited for graduation — and that her service dog is also being recognized. The McAlester High School senior has juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which causes her joints to dislocate, constant pain, and daily seizures. Multiple seizures each day can result with her losing consciousness without anyone around to help. […]
Service Dog Puppies
June 16, 2020
Here’s something cute to help you brighten your week! Sweet 8-week old puppies just arrived at Dallas Love Field on Monday by private jet after a long journey from California. Soon, the eight pups will enter into intensive training to become service dogs for national nonprofit Canine Companions for Independence. The local chapter is based […]
Guide Dog Teams
June 16, 2020
In this time when so many of our social rituals have changed to accommodate the new rules of a global pandemic, one thing remains a constant: the need to remember to always use your powers of observation and offer a comfortable “physical distance” around a guide dog and his human handler when they are out […]
Service Dog Brutus
June 16, 2020
Late in life, Brutus is building up quite a resume. The loveable 14-year-ish mutt, rescued from a California shelter, was a family pet before he trained to become a service dog for his Cliffside Park owner. Last month, after Brutus helped Jasmine Steinwand graduate from Centenary University, his memorable senior-year on campus moved the chairwoman of […]
Karelian Bear Dogs
June 16, 2020
Firefighters continue to make good progress to suppress the Isom Creek Fire (#187) aided by relatively cool temperatures, high humidity, and light winds. Crews improved the north and western perimeters. They continue to assess and implement protection measures for Native allotments along the Yukon River. Mop-up work is ongoing to hold and reinforce the firelines. […]
Hero Dog Award
June 16, 2020
A service dog from Naples could soon be a canine superstar. Dolly Pawton has made the semifinals in the American Humane Hero Dog Awards. The black Labrador Retriever is a service dog for Amy Sherwood, a Maine resident with several illnesses. Dolly alerts Amy if her blood pressure drops too low or if her heart […]
Guide Dogs
June 16, 2020
Children with sight loss will soon benefit from the expansion of Guide Dogs Cymru as they bring four-legged friends into their lives. The charity is rolling out a Buddy Dog service, enabling visually impaired children and young people to enjoy the friendships and benefits of a dog. Buddy dogs can have a positive impact on a sight […]
Therapeutic Healing
June 15, 2020
Molly Jean Schantz, OTR/L and dog trainer is combining her Occupational Therapy practice with her dog training skills to bring Assistance Dog Training to the community. Molly is offering Assistance Dog Training to anyone with a physical or mental impairment where the dog can be of assistance to the handler. Molly works primarily with the […]
Training Detection Dog
June 15, 2020
When Dan and Lisa Williams adopted Shep two years ago, they noticed he had a penchant for sniffing around cars. The New Stanton owners are hoping their 3-year-old Australian cattle dog soon will be using his olfactory skills to recognize people infected with the coronavirus, as part of the new regional Covid-19 K-9 Detection Task […]
Working Dog
June 15, 2020
Work for Iskra, a 10-year-old German shepherd, once included searching vehicles at a checkpoint in Baghdad or patrolling Trump Tower in New York City for explosives as part of the team keeping the then-president-elect safe. These days, the retired military working dog is more focused on searching out scents along park trails in San Antonio […]
Comfort K9 Program
June 15, 2020
Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the implementation of a new initiative aimed at helping victims of crime in Charles County: the Comfort K9 Program. This program, which has been in the planning phase for several months, will be aimed at providing emotional support to victims of crime, particularly children. The Comfort K9, […]
Helping Local Veterans
June 15, 2020
Wolfhounds Legacy Corporation is a non-profit that has been working with rescue dogs to train them as service animals for veterans and first responders. They are on a mission to save the lives of both the dogs and people, one dog biscuit at a time. Of course, there’s more to it than a few treats. […]
Hero Dog Awards
June 15, 2020
Celebrated dog trainer Sara Carson and her sidekick Hero are excited to be on the brink of another prestigious honour. The former North Bay resident and finalist on America’s Got Talent says she’s hoping a seven-year dream may soon come true. The 25-year-old now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and fellow dog-trainer John Devine. […]
Guide Dog Group
June 15, 2020
With Chariho schools closed and social-distancing requirements still in place, 14-year-old Gabrielle Macaruso found a constructive way to occupy her spare time: a small, yellow puppy named Citron. Citron (the French word for lemon) is a yellow Labrador retriever who, if she makes it through the tests and training, will eventually become a guide dog […]
Service Dog University
June 15, 2020
Bonnie Bergin recalls taking family trips as a child from her home in Willits to the Bay Area and stopping at the Green Mill Inn restaurant in Penngrove for dinner. Now decades later, she is poised to open a new campus for her service dog training institution on the 10-acre property that she and her […]
Service Dog’s Impact
June 10, 2020
Hawk Ricketts and Tanner had been pals since Hawk was 9. Hawk was just a boy and trapped in his own world then, and Tanner was a newly trained service dog who opened the rest of the world to his very own boy who has a sensory processing disorder. The community paid for Tanner through […]