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Canines For Service
June 30, 2020
This Wilmington, North Carolina, nonprofit trains service dogs to help veterans with everything from PTSD to mobility. Based out of North Carolina and veteran-founded almost 25 years ago, Canines for Service’s amazing rescue-turned-service dogs have been taught to help veterans with mobility limitations, PTSD and traumatic brain injuries. The dogs that graduate this program are […]
Canine Assistant
June 30, 2020
Since 2020 has a recurring theme of being a never-ending dumpster fire for everyone, I suppose this bit of news was inevitable. A week ago, my family and I said goodbye to my service dog, Pandy, after a solid decade with her. What started as a series of hip pains turned out to be a […]
Service Dogs During Pandemic
June 29, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, it has been a challenge for service dog trainers to properly acclimate dogs during their advanced training. “It really was a set-back in not being able to get the dogs out and about,” said Peggy Law, Executive Director of Service Dogs of Virginia. She is currently training six of the program’s […]
Service Dog Sobee
June 29, 2020
After two rough deployments overseas, Jason Howe ended his U.S. Navy career in 2007. However, transitioning to civilian life was anything but smooth. He has suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. To this day, he prefers not to talk about what he encountered during his service in the Navy. “I wanted to take the pain […]
Service Dogs Struggle
June 26, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, it has been a challenge for service dog trainers to properly acclimate dogs during their advanced training. “It really was a set-back in not being able to get the dogs out and about,” said Peggy Law, Executive Director of Service Dogs of Virginia. She is currently training six of the program’s […]
Elementary School Service Dog
June 26, 2020
William and Soya celebrated several milestones together this month as they graduated from fifth grade at Parkwood Elementary School. The two have grown up together, gone through school together and have been pretty much inseparable for the past six years but will be taking somewhat different paths once the new school year begins. William Dedmond […]
Autistic Service Dog
June 26, 2020
There is a community effort to help a Fayetteville family with the mounting medical bills for their ailing service dog. Caspian is a six-year-old Goldendoodle trained to detect seizures for their 13-year-old autistic son. Like the perfect storm, Brooke Wright says her son Gavin’s seizures have been increasing, while the health of Caspian has been failing. Gavin […]
Dolly Pawton
June 26, 2020
This service dog isn’t just working a “9 to 5!” Dolly Pawton helps her owner, Amy Sherwood, who has medical issues that include mobility, heart and blood pressure complications, as well as emotional complications brought on from years of domestic abuse. Sherwood taught Dolly how to recognize when she needs assistance or care, and nominated […]
Dog Rules For Military
June 26, 2020
Regional and service-specific policies banning aggressive dog breeds on military bases have been a source of consternation and controversy for years. But a new provision in the Senate version of the next defense policy bill aims to clear up the confusion. An amendment in the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act passed by the Senate […]
Canine Companions
June 26, 2020
A group of four-legged companions, trained to make a Positively Jax difference, perform physical tasks for people with a wide range of disabilities. The pups are trained by handlers at Canine Companions for Independence. Some of the dogs go to children to help them navigate daily life. Others go to wounded veterans or veterans with […]
Police Dog
June 26, 2020
When not busy catching baddies, police dog Buzz recently found time to stand to attention and bark his thanks outside Coventry’s hospital during the Clap for Carers, reducing some of the nurses present to tears. That noble vision sums up the dedication, heroism and compassion of the Warwickshire police dog section. Newly liberated from its […]
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 Information
June 26, 2020
Service dogs are dogs that have been individually trained to perform a specific task for individuals who have disabilities. The disabilities can vary greatly, and so do the tasks that the service dogs perform. Service dogs can aid in navigation for people who are hearing- and visually impaired, assist an individual who is having a […]
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 […]
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