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Lil Bub And Beyond
May 7, 2020
Three weeks after Lil Bub died, her owner, Mike Bridavsky, sat disheveled in his recording studio listening to his audio archive of the cat’s meows, purrs, “chirpy purrs,” snorts, and snores. “No other cat makes sounds like that,” he said with unabashed pride. “There’s like, syllables and stuff.” Bridavsky started building his collection of […]
Dog Training Needed
May 7, 2020
Spending time with pets can be a bright spot amid COVID-19 restrictions, and that may be keeping a local dog trainer busier than ever. Paula Shupe, certified master canine trainer in Chilhowie, Virginia, said she gets two or three emails each day from people who report they have adopted dogs and puppies. “Apparently, more people […]
Retired Police Dog Gets New Wheels
May 7, 2020
Vinnie served his community as part of Dorset Police from September 2013 alongside his handler, PC Brendan Trent, playing a vital role in keeping peace and order on the streets of Dorset. Often just the sight of Vinnie, a German shepherd dog weighing an imposing 40 kilos, was enough to defuse potentially violent situations before […]
Service Animals At Work
May 7, 2020
Keeping a six feet distance from others and stopping at a marked spot on the floor in lines for grocery store checkouts are behaviors that most of us are getting used to. But, they’re new tricks that you can’t teach seeing-eye dogs. “There’s no way we can teach that,” Joan Markey with The Seeing Eye […]
Chappie Checks In
May 7, 2020
Once a regular fixture in the newsroom and studio, our service puppy in training “Chappie” hasn’t been to work since mid March. Channel 3’s Kathryn Daniel is raising Chappie for Canine Companions and he has been homebound during the COVID-19 crisis. She shares how she’s keeping him on track with his training, much of which […]
Watch Service Dogs Get Trained
May 7, 2020
Everyone could use a pick-me-up right about now, and something that makes even the darkest of souls smile? PUPPIES. Canine Companions is a non-profit that trains puppies to eventually become service dogs for people with disabilities. They’re now featuring a YouTube channel that shows their baby dogs snuggling, eating, playing, sleeping, and […]
Retirement Community Gets Furry Visitors to Liven Up COVID-19 Quarantine
May 7, 2020
Residents at The Middletown Home retirement community recently received some very special visitors. Local animal rescue and service organizations brought animals to the facility and made one-on-one visits to each resident’s window. The smiles and joy these visits brought went a long way in helping liven up the extended quarantine these high-risk residents are enduring. […]
Pick Up After Your Pet
May 6, 2020
When I walk down the street, why are there piles of dog feces on the sidewalk? Are there laws that owners of dogs pick up their pet’s feces? Is it not toxic to humans? The way it makes me feel, is angry! At the owners, it is not the dog’s fault. Most of the time […]
Meet Nanuq, Future RCMP Service Dog
May 6, 2020
One of the RCMP’s future police dogs will bear the name Nanuq, which means polar bear in Inuktitut. The name, suggested by Hunter Lowe of Rankin Inlet, was one of 13 winning entries proposed by children between the ages of four and 14 from across Canada. All entries had to begin with the letter N, […]
Dog Training Needed More Than Ever During Pandemic
May 6, 2020
CHILHOWIE, Va. — Spending time with pets can be a bright spot amid COVID-19 restrictions, and that may be keeping a local dog trainer busier than ever. Paula Shupe, certified master canine trainer in Chilhowie, Virginia, said she gets two or three emails each day from people who report they have adopted dogs and puppies. […]
Assistance Dog Learns To Do Washing And Gardening For Horwich Woman
May 6, 2020
MEET Sailor, a lively, charismatic pup who can do the washing, drying, and gardening. It might sound like a dream come true to have such a useful dog around the house, but his help is a lifeline for one Horwich woman. Sailor lives with Caroline Hall, 41, who has struggled with mobility issues since suffering a […]
Trained Service Dog Lends An Ear To Newport Resident With Severe Hearing Loss
May 6, 2020
When Newport Beach resident Lisa Westerhout goes out in public, there’s only one thing that sets her apart from the denizens around her — a 3-year-old Golden/Labrador Retriever mix named Arrow, who sports a blue vest emblazoned with a gold logo. Canine Companions for Independence, it reads. It’s not a fashion statement so much as an […]
Hero Dog Award
May 5, 2020
A local mobility service animal and his military family hope their community will help them beat out several other canines to win a coveted national award. S.D. Gunner, who has assisted Army veteran and Richmond Hill resident Sgt. Hamilton Kinard since June 2013, is up for an American Humane Hero Dog Award. The award is […]
Service Dog Helps Veteran
May 5, 2020
You’ve probably heard the saying ‘A dog is man’s best friend’, but for Marc Abels his dog Ace is a medical necessity. “Marc has trained Ace to not only be a diabetic alert, he is also a heart attack alert and a PTSD alert,” Marc’s wife Barb Abels said. Ace has only been a member […]
Service Dog Gets Care
May 5, 2020
The Department of Animal Services in Riverside County picked up a service dog for temporary county care on Thursday after her owner was diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalized. The dog’s owner was admitted to a hospital in Ontario, but later transferred to Loma Linda University Medical Center. The service dog couldn’t join its owner in […]
Stay-At-Home Orders Affect Service Dogs Training
May 5, 2020
Eric Caron, a retired guidance counselor who has been blind since birth, recently moved to a new home. He soon noticed that his guide dog, a yellow Labrador retriever named Ryan, was having trouble leading him across a busy intersection that Caron must cross regularly. Caron knew what that meant: It was time to retire […]
Police Service Canine
May 5, 2020
Kinston Police Department: It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of one of our former police service canines, Jessi. Jessi served alongside with handler, Sgt. Brandon Wells, from 2010 until her retirement in 2017. Jessi was a Belgium Malinois and was certified through the North Carolina Police Dog Association. Since her retirement, […]
K-9 Puppy Sleeps Through Ceremony
May 5, 2020
It’s not unusual for a police department to have a K-9 “comfort” dog. They’re used to help victims of crime deal with anxiety, stress and PTSD, and they often visit schools, hospitals, nursing homes and other places in the community in order to boost morale. But one K-9 has gone viral for an especially adorable […]
2020 Dog Of The Year
May 5, 2020
Lilly Beatty is K9 for Camo’s 2020 hero dog of the year. Lilly is a four-year-old black lab who has had a fantastic impact on her owner Devin. Devin Beatty is a veteran who served from 2009-2013. He did two years of active duty and four years in the reserves. He’s currently a travel nurse […]
Dog Walking Company
May 5, 2020
The dog walking company offers some very helpful information for dog owners that can’t seem to get their dog to stop biting the leash whenever they try to walk them. They guide the approach from their extensive experience helping provide dog owners with personalized, full-service dog walking and pet sitting services. With over 15 years […]
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