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Bella And Her Service Dog
October 7, 2020
Gisele James has seen the difference. The superintendent of Par Excellence Academy watched a service dog in the Newark community school help change the life of one of her students, and positively affect other kids in the building. Now, that student, in turn, wants to make service dogs available to other students with social and […]
MTSU’s Police Dog
October 7, 2020
For MTSU Police K9 handler and patrol specialist Zachery Brooker, the loyalty he receives from his K9 Bobby “can’t be compared.” This month marks the anniversary of the dog’s first year of service for the campus police department. Bobby and Brooker have been “very fortunate to have a really good first year” and the other […]
BluePath Service Dogs
October 7, 2020
Even from a distance, participants at BluePath Service Dogs’ annual Walkathon showed their support by walking with their furry friends during its virtual fundraiser. Participants during the fourth annual fundraiser were asked to walk with their dogs on their own and post pictures to the organization’s social media pages afterwards. The organization, which started in […]
Service Dog Changing Lives
October 7, 2020
Middle school can be tough for anyone, but it was particularly challenging for Tabitha Bell. Muscular dystrophy had weakened her muscles to the point that it was challenging to walk at school without the help of friends. Sometimes they’d leave her standing next to a post and run off without her. “When I tried to […]
Molly And Her Service Dog
October 2, 2020
Two and a half-year-old Molly Chow is surrounded by a loving family of her mom Susan, dad David, and four siblings. The couple moved to Medicine Hat from Vancouver in 2006 and made the decision to become foster parents. They’ve been fostering for the last 14 years and their family has grown in a big […]
Service Dog In Training
October 2, 2020
Stimpy crawls under a table outside of Eastway Hall, pawing gently at an orange peel a few feet away on the grass. The peel is out of reach. Mission failed. Lindsey Czopek, Stimpy’s owner, laughs. For the past 11 months, Stimpy, a one-year-old chocolate lab, and Czopek have been almost inseparable. The pair are a […]
Service Dog Denied
October 2, 2020
Three disabled veterans with ADA trained service dogs say they were kicked out of the same bar and restaurant in Port Orange twice. The owner has since apologized but as WESH 2’s Claire Metz reports, the veterans are angry and more than disappointed. “I tried to show them his certificate– that he was actually a […]
MTSU’s Police Dog
October 2, 2020
For MTSU Police K9 handler and patrol specialist Zachery Brooker, the loyalty he receives from his K9 Bobby “can’t be compared.” This month marks the anniversary of the dog’s first year of service for the campus police department. Bobby and Brooker have been “very fortunate to have a really good first year” and the other […]
Autism Service Dogs
October 1, 2020
Over the last year-and-a-half Kim Rosenbaum has witnessed firsthand the positive impacts that her family’s four-year-old Yellow Lab-Golden Retriever mix Autumn has had on her household. But Autumn isn’t really a pet. She was trained and adopted by Rosenbaum from BluePath Service Dogs for her 15-year-old daughter Lindsay, the oldest of her four children. Lindsay […]
K9 Salute Team
October 1, 2020
The (MWDM) in South Lyon gives the canines that once served our country, troops, police and firefighters, along with therapy and service dogs, a proper sendoff. The memorial cemetery, first established in 1932 as a pet cemetery, was rediscovered and renamed in 2010 as the MWDM, and it has hosted services to honor the dogs […]
Veteran With PTSD
October 1, 2020
Service members who have survived combat and war zones often face challenges adapting back to everyday life. Many military veterans suffer from paralyzing effects from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One special group in Charlottesville is helping to change lives one canine at a time. SDV starts training puppies and then places the dogs with those […]
K9s For Warriors
October 1, 2020
K9s for Warriors was founded in 2011 to provide service dogs to disabled American veterans. The dogs who are paired with veterans are meant to help them overcome PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, and/or military sexual trauma. Since 2011, K9s for Warriors has rescued over 1,000 dogs and has had over 630 graduates of their 3-week […]
Service Dogs Support
October 1, 2020
People like John Dugas know how life-changing service dogs can be. Dugas, a St. Albert resident and the chairman of Courageous Companions, uses his own service dog, Bailey, to help him with mobility assistance and symptoms of PTSD. Dugas is also a 30-year veteran who served as a combat engineer. Eventually, Dugas’ work life weighed […]
Guide Dog Puppies
October 1, 2020
Two adorable Labrador puppies have been named Bonnie and Henry in a tribute to BC’s provincial health officer. BC & Alberta Guide Dogs said staff chose the names because Dr. Bonnie Henry embodies qualities they think the dogs should have. “Dr. Henry has been a wonderful presence of calm and guidance through the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Chaise Gets A Service Dog
September 30, 2020
An “outpouring of love from our community” has resulted in a Shelocta family’s success in quickly raising $18,000 for a trained autism support dog for their son. The story of the Clouser family — parents Ashley and Justin and sons Chaise, 6, and Conner, who turns 2 in October — was featured in the Sept. […]
Seizure Alert Dog
September 25, 2020
One girl’s journey to get a service dog ends on a happy note. Addi Lewis, 7, lives with epilepsy. As we reported in November 2019, the Tri-Cities community rallied behind her with fundraising efforts. It costs $20,000 to get a medical alert dog. Generous community donations of roughly $10,000, a $2,500 grant and a $15,000 […]
Four-Legged Friends On Campus
September 25, 2020
A yellow English Labrador is among the newest members of the Loras College campus community this fall. Toksi, a service dog in training, goes to class with sophomore Ciera Hansen to help her classmates adjust to seeing service animals at the school. That will come in handy as students start to take on an active […]
PTSD Service Dogs
September 24, 2020
esearch has shown that support dogs can speed up recovery from PTSD. Yet the cost of purchasing a service animal can be out of reach for many veterans. KMOX News discovered one local group that provides support dogs at no charge. Nicole Lanahan sits on a chair and pretends to sob. “Recon,” a German Shepherd […]
Paws Of War
September 24, 2020
War is hell. And puppies are swell. Take one-year-old Harley, who became best friend to a team of U.S. servicemen during their recent stint inside a Middle East combat zone. When Amjad Kerrish and his fellow Air National Guard fighters were shipping out, they were too enamored of Harley to leave the dog behind. But […]
Service Dogs
September 24, 2020
September is National Service Dog Month and this week a veteran from Central Texas began training with his own new helper. Rhea Hambright and Beatrice are spending the week training at Service Dogs Incorporated in Dripping Springs. Hambright is a Marine and was injured during the Vietnam War. He and his new service dog are […]