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Dog Tested Positive For Coronavirus

May 5, 2020

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the risk for animals spreading COVID-19 to people are low but the agency now says it appears that it can be spread from people to animals in some situations. The CDC said that was the case for a family in North Carolina, whose pug tested positive […]

Search And Rescue Dog Stuck

May 5, 2020

A Queenstown-based avalanche search and rescue dog is stranded in the United States. Brad Saville, a 38-year-old ski patroller, is “devastated” his 18-month-old curly-coated retriever is stuck in Colorado where the pair had been undertaking avalanche dog training as part of a ski patrol exchange programme. The pair had been in Colorado since December and […]

K-9 Team Searches For Toddler

May 5, 2020

On April 27, 2020, a 3-year-old girl went missing from her home and wandered into the snowy woods. A fervent search commenced, and a scent-tracing K-9 police dog became the hero of the hour. Constable Dan Berube and his police service dog, Jynx, were called to Musquodoboit Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada, to help search for […]

Canine Joins Valpo Police Ranks

May 5, 2020

A new police dog will report for duty early this week. Marko, an 18-month-old German shepherd partnered with Lt. Sean Kostelnik, is the Valparaiso Police Department’s sixth canine and the only one certified in explosive detection as well as full patrol capabilities. Marko and Kostelnik could help other jurisdictions as well if their expertise is […]

Kennewick Pet Groomer Reopens

May 5, 2020

Wagz2Riches Premier Dog Grooming reopened Monday, May 4 despite Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Health order. In a Facebook post over the weekend, the business said their employees have not received their first unemployment checks yet, and that “this debacle has gone on far too long.” “Our shop had ‘social distancing’ considerations built into […]

Future RCMP Service Dogs

May 5, 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, […]

Amputated Wonder Dog is Able To Walk On Two Right Legs

May 4, 2020

Sometimes, nature can truly be incredible. A 3-year-old dog that had its legs amputated has beaten the odds and is able to walk on two right legs, British news agency SWNS reports. Deuce, a Kentucky brown dog, was discovered in a ditch with broken and infected legs that had to be removed. He was later […]

Adorable Guide Dogs Host Zoom Call

May 4, 2020

If you’ve been working from home during the COVID-19 quarantine, it’s likely that you’ve had more than enough Zoom calls. Every time your company schedules another Zoom meeting, it might be difficult to look forward to it. However, Guide Dogs Australia recently hosted a Zoom meeting that any dog lover would be thrilled to attend. That’s […]

5 Best Pet Care Centers in Fort Worth

May 4, 2020

Below is a list of the top and leading Pet Care Centers in Fort Worth. To help you find the best Pet Care Centers located near you in Fort Worth, we put together our own list based on this rating points list. Fort Worth’s Best Pet Care Centers: The top rated Pet Care Centers in […]

Malaysia’s 1st Guide Dog Passes Away After Serving Owner For 6 Years

May 4, 2020

LaShawn was fighting leptospirosis in a veterinary clinic for five days, but sadly lost the battle on Sunday, reported Sin Chew Daily. The eight-year-old guide dog took his last breath at the clinic alone last night as his owner, Stevens Chan Kum Fai, could not be with him due to the Movement Control Order (MCO). […]

Animal Care Services Encourages San Antonio Residents To Have An Emergency Pet Plan

May 4, 2020

San Antonio Animal Care Officer Adrianna Preciado washes the animal compartments of her vehicle in a plastic container last month. After the compartments dry, she sprays them with sanitizer. Animal Care Services encourages pet owners to have an emergency plan in place for pets if they contract the coronavirus. Animal Care Services officers are responding […]

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit Trains at Goodwill Manasota

May 4, 2020

While the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the temporary closure of Goodwill Manasota’s stores and offices, its Corporate Campus was instrumental in a recent law enforcement exercise. The facility played host to a group of officers and service dogs from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit to train the dogs to sniff out “drugs” […]

Strip District’s Colony Cafe, Pittsburgh’s First Cat Cafe, To Close Amid COVID-19 Shutdown

May 4, 2020

The latest small business to announce it will be closing soon due to economic strains brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic not only affects a number of human employees, but a fair amount of felines as well. Colony Cafe, Pittsburgh’s first cat cafe, will be closing for good later this month after three years in […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offers $1K For Information In Wisconsin Dog, Coyote Poisonings

May 4, 2020

WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to investigate several dog poisonings in northern Wisconsin. Four domestic dogs have died since April 1 while walking on U.S. Forest Service land in the Town of Alvin in Forest County. Now, the DNR and Fish and […]

Best Dog Food Delivery Services: Pet Plate, Ollie and more

May 4, 2020

With most of us on lockdown and doing our best to #socialdistance, #flattenthecurve and not #loseourminds, limiting trips to the store is one of the best moves you can make. But we still gotta eat — and so do dogs — so if you’re a dog owner, you may want to consider one of these […]

Strata Can’t Force Family To Give Up Disabled Teenager’s Support Dog, Tribunal Rules

May 4, 2020

VANCOUVER — A strata bylaw banning residents from having dogs can’t be used against a B.C. teenager who uses her pet to manage her disabilities, the province’s Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. In a decision that was posted online this week, tribunal member Devyn Cousineau found the strata’s bylaw to be discriminatory because losing the dog […]

The Results Are In: Officer ‘Sully’ to Report For Duty Later This Year

May 4, 2020

CLAREMONT — A new dog is joining the Claremont Police Department, but residents hoping to name the canine in homage to the 1986 movie Top Gun came up short. The Claremont Police Department announced Friday afternoon that the chosen name for the department’s new police dog will be Sully, short for Officer Sullivan. Sully, a six-month-old […]

Unlikely Hero Comes On Four Paws

May 4, 2020

MOREHEAD CITY — A partially paralyzed, blind dog may not fit the traditional definition of a hero, but in Ann Carpenter’s eyes, Bella is that and more. That’s why Ms. Carpenter has entered her 11-year-old Boston terrier/pug mix, a certified therapy dog, in the 2020 American Humane Hero Dog Awards. Bella is competing against 360 other […]

A Day In The Life of Luis: A Way To Gain Distraction

May 4, 2020

Watching New York governor holding his news conference, he mentioned people are suffering from depression. People are resorting to “hitting the bottle,” rising in numbers, as far as numbers of what people are doing under these times of quarantine. There are many ways one can distract themselves from the realization that the Corona will be […]

Who Let The Dogs Out?

May 4, 2020

Thursday’s warm weather encouraged folks to emerge from isolation to enjoy walking their cooped up canine companions at Pierce City’s South Park. From left, Al, the service dog owned by Cathy Lewis, center, took his ladies out for a comfortable two-mile stroll in the afternoon. The two were joined by Julie Bishoff, right, a friend […]