Pearl the homeless dog turn search and rescue dog was rescued from the Plumas County Animal Shelter and trained by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation. She was then donated to the Los Angeles County Fire Department and her handler Captain Ron Horetski in July 2008. Since her adoption by … [Read more...]
Red Cross Award Goes to Homeless Dog
March 10, 2011 by
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Sometimes Police Dogs Just want to Have Fun
March 4, 2011 by
During a game between Ituiutaba and Uberlandia in Brazil last week, a field invader who was there to help keep things civil between the rival teams decided he had enough of his job and wanted to play with the soccer players instead. As an Uberlandia player was about to kick the ball, a police dog … [Read more...]
Service Dog That Tells on its Person
February 24, 2011 by
We all know that Service Dogs can play a vital role in the lives of the people they live with. They are trained to do everything from turning on the light to helping do the laundry to helping in case of a seizure. What they aren't necessarily trained to do is tell on the person they are with. But … [Read more...]
Service Dog: Ex Military Dog Getting New Hips
February 11, 2011 by
One discharged Marine who served 2 tours of duty in Iraq sniffing out bombs needs help. This seven year old hero who now lived is a forever home with a loving family has arthritis of the hip and needs treatment in order to alk without pain. He will be given stem cell therapy to try and regenerate … [Read more...]
Service Dogs: Donation Allows for 3 New Canine Units
February 8, 2011 by
The Tampa Florida Police Department received some very special gifts from the community two 12-week-old bloodhounds, Ellie Mae and Riley, will help officers in tracking. Camden, a 17-month-old Belgian Malinois, is a patrol dog and will help detect explosives, police said. They join a Canine unit … [Read more...]
Service Dog: Puppy Raisers Needed in Oklahoma
February 6, 2011 by
Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma is looking for a few good dog lovers who also want to help other people.A beautiful, buttery-yellow litter of Labrador puppies was born this month, the third for the Tulsa-based nonprofit agency's breeding program.Executive director Susan Hartman said the group … [Read more...]
Service Dog Taken Away Due to Owners Lifestyle
February 3, 2011 by
Dr. Gael Yonnet pictured with his service dog, Elon, in December of 2009, was paralyzed in a snowboarding accident in 2006 while he was a University of Utah medical student. In 2009, he received a service dog from Canine Companions for Independence. But the organization took the dog away from … [Read more...]
Therapy Dog: Ruger the Reading Tutor
February 2, 2011 by
Ruger knows what it’s like being discriminated against. Descending from a pedigree that dates back to ancient Rome, his kind is often perceived as threatening, even menacing. But for students in a fifth-grade class at Raymond Ellis Elementary School in Round Lake Beach, Illinois the 110 pounds of … [Read more...]
Service Dog: Diabetes Detection Dog In Training
February 1, 2011 by
PASCOE has been sent to jail and he's only 12 months old.But far from being naughty, this Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is in training to save lives. Inmates at Junee Prison in the state's south are teaching Pascoe how to pick up changes in people's body odour or their breath so he can be a diabetic … [Read more...]
