Ed Sattler's dog, Zelda, grabs the mail as the postal carrier pushes it through the mail slot on the front door of his house Turner Street NW in Grand Rapids. Zelda is a trained service dog and one of her responsibilities is to received Sattler's mail as he is confined to a motorized chair and his … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
America’s Vet Dogs Team Up with Maryland Correction Institution
July 2, 2012 by
A new program at Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown will begin this week through which inmates at the facility will train service dogs for wounded and military veterans. The program, America’s Vet Dogs, teamed up with Maryland’s prison agency. The inmates will help train the dogs for 14 … [Read more...]
Loving Your Pet Giveaway Hop Grand Prize
July 1, 2012 by
If you love your pet this Giveaway hop is for you! Two Little Cavaliers your go to place for International Dog News, Pet Product Reviews, Pet Centric Giveaways, Cooking for Dogs, and the creator and co-host of the Saturday Pet Bloggers Blog Hop where pet bloggers and pet lovers come together to … [Read more...]
Sheep Does Agility
June 30, 2012 by
Check out this sheep doing Agility that was trained using the clicker and some treats! … [Read more...]
Adopt Me, Maybe? / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
June 30, 2012 by
Welcome to the new and improved Pet Bloggers Blog Hop! This is is a weekly event to help you connect with other . Whether you are a seasoned blogger, one who loves reading pet blogs, or if you’re just thinking about starting your own blog – there is definitely something here for you. Acquaint … [Read more...]
Blind Dog Finds New Home at Minor League Baseball Stadium
June 28, 2012 by
Stevie Wonder, a 6-month-old German shepherd mix, was adopted by the Albuquerque Isotopes pitcher John Ely, who met the pup when the team volunteered at Watermelon Mountain Ranch, an animal shelter in Rio Rancho, N.M. The players were instantly taken with the dog and decided to give him a home at … [Read more...]
Dogs Get Vaccinated for Lyme Disease Why Can’t People
June 27, 2012 by
In 1975 Dr Allen Steere was sent to the Connecticut town of Lyme to look into a mysterious cluster of kids who had gotten arthritis - what he found was tick born Lyme Disease. After the discovery, isolated the spiral-shaped bacterium that causes Lyme disease, and then they looked for ways to make … [Read more...]
Mailmen at the German Postal Service Taking Classes in Dog Defense
June 27, 2012 by
Mailmen at Deutsche Post are taking classes in dog defense so that they can learn how to behave when entering a dog's territory. Mailmen in rural areas particularly benefit from the program because dogs often roam freely in people's front yards in rural areas unlike in the city where dogs are inside … [Read more...]
Search Dog Back in Action After Leg Amputation
June 26, 2012 by
The six-year-old Search dog was trapped last month after going missing on a walk at Penmaenmawr in Conwy, UK when she took off after a rabbit. Jojo the Spaniel was found stuck to a fence 14 days after going missing. One of the other dogs from the International Training Centre where Jojo lives found … [Read more...]
Students Train Dogs To Learn Responsibility
June 26, 2012 by
30 students from Harper High School in Chicago a school known for gang violence will be learning about Human Behavior and responsibility this summer through a program that has students train dogs. The program which is run by a pastor out of Liberation Christian Center and using dogs from Woodlawn … [Read more...]
