Therapy dog in training gets prosthetic paw
Lily is a puppy in training to help people going through rehab. She will soon have an experience that will make her a perfect fit for the job.
Lily is a puppy in training to help people going through rehab. She will soon have an experience that will make her a perfect fit for the job.
Mark Buehrle and his pit bull Slater are making news once again. Buehrle has run into issues with breed specific bans, but he has most recently been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. The entire province of Ontario prohibits pit bulls, leaving Buehrle and his family with a difficult decision.
When a homeless man in Washington State needed medical help he had no one to turn to for help but his dog. He attached a desperate note for help to his dog Buddy’s harness and hoped for the best.
For 15 year a Lab-Shepherd mix named Kola never strayed from his home. Then last Thursday night he was gone.
For two weeks a dog eluded animal control and rescue workers who were unable to capture the stray and bring her in from the cold. This past weekend a 9-year-old boy made friends with the dog, who he named Kelly, and was able to win her trust and bring her out of the cold.
A man in Florida was walking his dog Wednesday morning when he was struck by a car. The dog immediately came to his owner’s aid and attempted to drag the man to safety.
It was seven months ago that Fourth of July fireworks frightened a German Shepherd mix name Dora and caused her to flee her family’s backyard. Now after all that time she is finally reunited with her family
Alisa Johnson is an active-duty officer in the Marine Corps and in Naval Flight training at NAS Corpus Christi. Along with her husband, also in the military, she founded Dogs on Deployment, a non-profit that helps find temporary homes for the dogs of deployed troops. Now she has been nominated for Military Spouse of the Year for her work.
Police in San Francisco are looking for 35-year-old Laurice Barrett. He is suspected of mugging a woman and throwing her dog into oncoming traffic. A reward of nearly $5,000 has been raised for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Barrett.