By Lori Stabile for masslive.com PALMER, Massachusetts – Fourth-graders at Old Mill Pond Elementary School have raised more than $1,800 for Canine Assistants, a Georgia-based organization that places service dogs with disabled children and adults. As part of that fundraiser, the school hosted its sixth annual walkathon for Canine Assistants on Friday, with a real-life [...]
GOLDEN GATE, Fla. – A Golden Gate mom is fighting the Collier School District so her autistic son can bring his service dog to school. Six-year-old JC Bowen’s service dog can be something of a lifeline, according to his mom. Not only does the dog carry his medication, but he has an important roll in [...]
By Ed Ernstes for wsbt.com ELKHART — From sniffing out crime on the streets to finding drugs and explosives, K-9 units have played a big role with police around the country. But now as a part of a new, but growing trend, they are being placed in hospitals to provide security and peace of mind. [...]
By Kim Bolan for Vancouver Sun CANADA — Devastated friends of slain Delta teen Laura Szendrei had one special supporter this week — Canada’s first police trauma canine. Caber, a two-year-old yellow Lab, was brought to Szendrei’s school — Burnsview secondary — Monday and Tuesday to help students deal with their grief after Szendrei’s fatal [...]
By Gail Wesson for The Press-Enterprise After about 14 months of use, Kathryn Deming’s white walking cane is put away — where she hopes it will stay — now that she and Dane have been matched to navigate around her sight-impaired world. “I have something much better than the cane and he’s wonderful” she said. [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Rodika Tollefson, Scott Turner for kitsapsun.com GIG HARBOR — Liam Kelly is like the typical teenager in many respects. He plays football at Gig Harbor High School. He likes to hang out with his friends. But wherever Liam goes, he usually has [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Karen Gardner for Frederick News Post Francis Scott Key Mall security guards and staff got a lesson on service dogs Sunday evening from representatives of Fidos for Freedom. The Laurel-based organization has dogs all over Maryland, including Frederick. Sunday’s program was to [...]
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Gerald E. Sheldon for The Washington Post As a dog lover and a former dog exhibitor and breeder, I was drawn to the Sept. 2 Metro article “In study, cabs bypass fares with guide dogs,†about the difficulty that blind people with [...]
