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Therapy Dog Teams
June 25, 2020
Therapy dogs lined up to greet workers at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center on Thursday. A group of therapy dog teams from the Alliance of Therapy Dogs gathered with proper social distancing to show support for the hospital workers as their shifts changed. The support teams lined up with signs of encouragement. “We are still […]
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, […]
Sheriff Adopts Therapy Dog
June 25, 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, […]
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 […]
Hank The Tank
June 25, 2020
Did you see the dog at school? On Friday Feb. 14, Tammy Joe Dickinson, a CVU business teacher, used her dog, Hank, to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation in order to help her Champlain Valley Union Principles of Business class learn marketing skills through experience. Make-A-Wish is a foundation dedicated to raising money to […]
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 […]
Veterans Battling PTSD
June 25, 2020
Amid recovery efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans were stunned last month by the horrific death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, who was killed while in police custody. Sadly, the subsequent protests, riots and looting in cities from Seattle to Miami to New York have increased chaos and divisiveness when our greatest need now is […]
K9s For Warriors
June 25, 2020
K9s For Warriors has received the 2020 Florida Impact Award from Leadership Florida, an organization dedicated to building a better Florida. The Florida Impact Award recognizes a business or nonprofit organization that has created a specific project or body of work that is transforming the future of its region or beyond and has the potential […]
Support Animal Shelters
June 25, 2020
Mars Petcare UK has partnered with Battersea, Blue Cross and The Association of Dogs and Cats Homes to call on the nation to support their local animal shelters and the pets that have yet to find their forever home A nationwide survey conducted by Mars Petcare has revealed that 80% of pet owners believe their […]
Adoptable Pet
June 25, 2020
The “lovable” Betty Boop was named the Smithtown Animal Shelter’s Pet of the Week. She is an 8-year-old medium-sized female pit bull terrier mix. Betty Boop was found wandering around a nearby train station and brought to the Animal Shelter by a Good Samaritan. “This sweet girl is the ideal therapy dog!,” the shelter said […]
