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• Therapy Dogs Ease Stress for Students

  

  Santa Ana, Calif. — Purses, backpacks and textbooks are piled up on the floor, benches and any available surface, completely forgotten. Instead, students fill... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Bringing Your Dog to Work is One Way to Lower Stress Levels

  

  The South Australian family-owned business says opening its doors to staff’s dogs has helped their owners deal with the stress of working in the disability... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Guide Dog Puppies Start Lessons

  

  Guide Dogs for the Blind delivered six puppies to Lemoore High FFA students Friday afternoon for a summer of training. Puppy truck driver Lee Shenk made the tri... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Little Dog Does a Big Job in Oregon

  

  He can’t see, and he’s not very big — but as dogs go, Xander the pug is having a big impact on his community in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• A Beloved Dog’s Legacy

  

  Last January my beloved dog, Misty, died. The decision to put her down was the most difficult of my life. Misty was an amazing dog and my constant companion. Sh... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog Microbes May Be Good for You

  

  A new US study from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado shows that households with canines are home to more types of bacteria than... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 HOME, PETS

• Deaf Dog Learning Sign Language Commands

  

  You can’t tell by looking at Rudi that she’s different from any other dog. The energetic young “pit bull”-mix loves to play and loves the attention of her owner... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Rescued Dog Turns Hero, Gains National Recognition

  

  Watch Floyd Tibbetts and his dog, Rocky, on an outing in the forest near their Susanville home, and they could be any man and his dog enjoying the day in the... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog Sniffs out Grammar

  

  Chaser isn’t just a 9-year-old border collie with her breed’s boundless energy, intense focus and love of herding virtually anything. She’s a grammar hound. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• ‘There’s a Dog in the Hospital!’

  

  As the therapist walked down the hall at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Monday morning, his nails clicked against the tile and his blonde tail wagged back and forth. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog Leads Good Samaritan to Guardian Who Was Injured in Car Crash

  

  On Friday, dog rescuer, Debbie David, was traveling on Interstate 29, through Missouri, on her way back from a rescue transport. David came upon a large, black... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• How Guide Dog Benny Kept Me on the Right Track

  

  A blindfolded Graham Clifford is amazed at how carefully and safely Benny leads him as he spends the day at a training center. With his big brown eyes, Benny... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Rescue Dog Reunions

  

  Yesterday, Carol Kuruvilla of the New York Daily News presented quite an inspirational story about Captain Morgan, a rescued one-eyed Dachshund that was reunite... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Marine, Dog Reunited in Surprise Ceremony

  

  When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he’d look her up when he... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• The Adventures of Frankie

  

  Frankie, celebrating his birthday Frankie was nearly 15 years old when he died, a Boykin spaniel, the state dog of South Carolina. Frankie’s story begins near... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• ‘Glee’s’ Lynch and Dog Go to Bat for Shelter Mutts

  

  Jane Lynch doesn’t mind being upstaged by her latest co-star, Olivia — after all she “has no bad side, she is always ready to pose and she sits perfectly still... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog Nurses Kitten as Both Await Owner

  

  A dog found lost and hurt in South Carolina was discovered to be caring for some precious cargo — a tiny, nursing kitten. When Anderson Animal Control Officer... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Service Dog Arrives at College Graduation in Cap and Gown, Becomes Celebrity

  

  A young woman and her service dog caused quite a stir over the weekend when they both showed up to her college graduation ceremony dressed in matching caps and... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dog and Human Genomes Evolved Together

  

  The bond between dogs and humans is ancient and enduring. Dogs snuggle up to us at night, gambol by our side during daily walks, and flop adoringly at our feet... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 HOME, PETS

• Dogs Give Comfort and Controversy in Court

  

  The twins were 7, shy and scared. Talking was tough and describing what happened nearly impossible. So the prosecutor preparing them to testify against the... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 HOME, PETS