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Montgomery County’s Therapy Dog
October 7, 2020
Montgomery County has a new tool to help give crime victims some support. That tool’s name is Zurg. Zurg is the new therapy dog for the Montgomery County district attorney’s office. Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey introduced Zurg as the newest member of the team Monday. Coming from Canine Companions for Independence, Zurg will […]
Las Vegas Therapy Dogs
October 7, 2020
Therapy dog visits have slowly started to pick up again throughout the valley. As you can imagine, pressing “pause” on a pet visit has been very difficult for all involved. Kirsten Joyce caught up with volunteers with Michael’s Angel Paws. At this time volunteers and their dogs have not been able to resume their normal […]
Therapy K-9 Millie
October 7, 2020
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian recently introduced Millie – the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) first therapy dog. Millie joins fellow MSO working dogs who are tasked with searching for contraband, explosives and missing people. Unlike her K-9 colleagues, Millie – a one year old English Lab – is trained to help provide comfort. Throughout her initial […]
Robotic Dogs
October 2, 2020
ll of us who live with dogs know the many ways they benefit us. Chief among them are companionship, love, affection, and a sense of calm and happiness. Numerous research projects have studied these real, measurable effects and have unequivocally proven dogs’ positive impact on both our health and well-being. Recently, some in the world […]
Therapy Dog Bringing Comfort
October 1, 2020
Lt. Col. Steve Peters was completely at ease during a Tuesday interview. Granted, it didn’t involve tough questions on a controversial topic. But even if it had, it would have been pretty hard to be stressed out with a 35-pound puppy squirming in your lap and playfully nipping at your sleeves. Peters, the wing chaplain […]
Ember The Therapy Dog
October 1, 2020
There’s a new staff member walking the halls at Whitmer High School. Her name is Ember and she is a purebred black lab from the Assistance Canine Training Services in New Hampshire. Her assignment: to calm anxieties and spread cheer at the Toledo school. “She was raised in a school so she is extremely familiar […]
Therapy Dogs Helping Staff
September 30, 2020
Dogs in the classroom are more than welcome in Alta-Aurelia schools, especially now in the age of COVID. Just a short time into the school year, students and staff already consider the four therapy dogs in school as family members and know them by name – Milo and Liberty in Aurelia, and Skye and Goldie […]
Molly The Therapy Dog
September 30, 2020
At Kempsey East Public School there’s a four-legged friend helping to support students throughout their school day. Molly the therapy dog can be found walking the school grounds during play and class time with her owner, principal Penny Chow. “In our personal best room, Molly enjoys relaxing, chewing her toys, listening to a story and […]
Therapy Dog Program
September 30, 2020
The St. Joseph School District received on Tuesday a grant to support a therapy dog program for local students. The local Rotary International district, which is composed of three clubs, presented the grant valued at just under $2,500 to support the Behavior Animals Rescuing Kids (BARK) program focused at Coleman Elementary and Mark Twain School. […]
Pet Therapy
September 30, 2020
For millions around the world, life during this pandemic has become the “emotional strain of the century.” Regardless of how we discern our level of stamina, mental fortitude or faith, the demonstrative toll these past months have truly exposed everyone’s frailty — at least once. Having a pet in your home brings a certain level […]