University implementing a puppy room to help students deal with stress during exams
To help students deal with the stress of exams Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia is opening a Puppy Room today.
To help students deal with the stress of exams Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia is opening a Puppy Room today.
Four years after Nitro’s tragic death by starvation at a Youngstown, OH training facility, the bill that bears his name has yet to become law. One week remains for it to pass in the current session.
Detective Sergeant Rex Barnett had almost given up hope that his family’s dog Ka Pai would be found. Police officers often find unexpected things when executing search warrants, but Barnett couldn’t believe it when last week a search warrant led him to his family’s missing dog.
Last week a Jack Russell terrier named Nubbin broke his leg while in pursuit of a groundhog. Unfortunately his owner, Jessie Brothers, couldn’t afford the complicated surgery required to save Nubbin. That’s when Lexington firefighter Anthony Johnson stepped in to help.
Dog owners in Puget Sound are worried about an outbreak of the deadly canine parvovirus. The cities of Everett and Mukilteo closed municipal off-leash dog parks this week after reports of dogs getting sick.
Sawyer Hamilton’s life has been changed immeasurably by the presence of dogs. Sawyer was diagnosed with autism when he was young and until he got his first service dog it seemed he would never live a normal life.
They had an incredible bond, having been through so much together, and when it came time for Reno to move on his partner and friend Tim Nading was there to see him off.
He may not be old enough to vote, but he’s making a difference. Lou Wegner is the person behind one of the fastest-growing animal rescues in the country. His Kids Against Animal Cruelty uses social networking to encourage adoptions at high-kill animal shelters. In the past two years it has helped 20,000 pets escape euthanasia.