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Tweet Another poignant farewell to a beloved family pet.
Therapy Dogs Help Students Adjust to School
Tweet Going back to school, or going to school for the first time, can be frightening for young students. An elementary school in Forth Worth, Texas used three trained therapy dogs, along with trained staff, to help kids make the … Continue reading
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Lacey’s Fund Honors One Dog, Helps Others
Tweet Lacey was a yellow lab who gave 13 years of love to her family. Now Kirk and Loretta Walters have decided to honor her by starting a fund to support police dogs’ medical care after they retire. Most K-9 … Continue reading
Korea Using Cloned Drug-Sniffing Dogs
Tweet Airports in Korea are using the services of drug-sniffing dogs cloned from a Canadian dog, reports the Los Angeles Times. Seven puppies were cloned from the Labrador, a successful sniffer. One was injured during training, but the other six … Continue reading
Oops! Dog Finds Stash in Park
Tweet Jack’s not a trained narcotics dog; he’s just an 11-year-old black lab. But when he took off on a ramble through a Seattle park recently, he made an unexpected discovery: a large stash of dried marijuana. So of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Health and Safety, jack-stash-seattle, Labrador, Living with Dogs
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Raising Dogs for the Visually Impaired
Tweet The Chicago Tribune takes us through the life of a volunteer family raising Vesper, a yellow lab and potential “leader dog,” in Moline.
Gazing into Dogs’ Eyes
Tweet In the medical sense, that is. A Virginia vet recently did her annual free check of all the working and therapy dogs in the area. You know, of course, that dogs have three eyelids. What else did she see? … Continue reading
Dog Lovers Help Injured Lab
Tweet Heather and Jonathan Brinker are certified animal lovers. They share their home with three rescued dogs and work regularly with an animal rescue group. So when they saw a dog be hit by a car, there was no question … Continue reading
