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(DOG)SPIRED
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Dogspired is a volunteer-supported organization that includes a team of authors and editors. It is a thriving site that targets dog-related subjects for a dog-loving audience.
Our content includes dog-related stories, experiences with the canine community, information about dog welfare, current dog news, tips for dog lovers, and much more.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 661 )
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Dog Learning is 24/7
How much time do you spend each day training your dog? If you answered “30 minutes,” “An hour,” or even “Three 10-minute sessions,” you’re wrong. Read more
Posted on 06 March 2014 HOME, PETS -
Dog Helps Woman Cope with Deafness
CEDAR POINT — Christine Goodier, a 66-year-old travel writer who is totally deaf in one ear and nearly deaf in the other, has learned to navigate life without... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2014 HOME, PETS -
Dog to Help Kids with Same Condition
RICHMOND, Va. – Frank is a small puppy with a big head, bigger spirit and 172 Facebook fans and counting. It took four months for the Chihuahua-dachshund mix... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2014 HOME, PETS -
Dogs Learn to Sit, Stay, Get Brains Scanned
You think your dog can sit and stay? You might want to check out the pooches in Budapest, Hungary, that managed to be still for eight-minute stretches in a brai... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 HOME, PETS -
The Sidekick Series
is a short web-documentary series that features adopted pets and their humans. Its mission is to raise awareness for animal adoption and encourage all... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2014 HOME, PETS -
Search Dog Makes Unexpected Rescue on a Cold Night
A search dog in training made what her handler described as an unexpected rescue this week, possibly averting an exposure-related injury near an Anchorage trail. Read more
Posted on 20 February 2014 HOME, PETS -
Adopted Dog Shows the Meaning of Love to All Around Him
Love takes many forms, and humans are fortunate in being able to express in poetry and song the depths of their affections. In the past 10 weeks I have come to... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2014 HOME, PETS -
Dog Helps Teen Cancer Patient Achieve Surfing Dream
Caleb Acost has gone through more in his 15 years than most adults do in a lifetime. “I’ve gotten used to drinking my pills, drinking like 15 pills at night,”... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2014 HOME, PETS -
Dogs Trained to Detect Ovarian Cancer
Doctors usually rely on sight, sound and touch when diagnosing certain diseases. Yet they rarely use the sense of smell, even though many diseases do have... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2014 HOME, PETS -
Silver Paw Pet Tags: Classy and Indestructible
Do you value innovative and well-designed quality products, handmade in the USA, with outstanding customer service, and the promise of indestructibility for you... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2014 HOME, PETS -
Dog Brings Hope
To look at 16-year-old Meredith Butenhoff, one would think that she’s the picture of health. The pretty blonde high school student from Greenville has a ready... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2014 HOME, PETS -
A Story of Redemption
Susy Tucker marks the time her autistic son, Zach, began hugging her again — after a lapse of four years — by the arrival of Clyde, a chocolate Labrador... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 HOME, PETS, SOCIETY -
Animals Know What We Need
– Positive Mirroring: Teaser from My Animal My Self: A Breakthrough Way to Understand How You and Your Animal Reflect Each Other by Marta Williams Because they... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2014 HOME, PETS -
Big Dog Helps Teach Middle-schoolers Good Behavior
It’s not often one gets to take his four-legged friend to school — especially not one as big or as hairy as Tango the Leonberger. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2014 HOME, PETS -
Trainee Guide Dog Saves Choking Woman’s Life
A heroic trainee guide dog saved a woman’s life by knocking a chocolate out of her throat while she was choking. Nell, just 17 months old, rescued Lesley... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2014 HOME, PETS -
Protective Dachshund Adopts Paralyzed Cat
In this dog-eat-dog world, we should all be so lucky as to have a friend like Idgie — a friend who refuses to leave our side, even if we’re lame and lying in th... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2014 HOME, PETS -
Three-legged Dog Comforts Human Amputees
Two months after having one of her legs amputated, a local dog is now a source of comfort for human amputees at a Westport prosthetics and orthotics office. Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 HOME, PETS -
Dog Saves Man’s Life During Ski Accident
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -His back was broken but not his spirit on a back-country ski outing in Colorado, Leonard Somers and his Siberian husky decided to take... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 HOME, PETS -
Bite This Book
by Lony Ruhmann Reviewed by Carol M. Upton “My bones hurt me, But in my head I can see myself running, And I am free.” ~ I Am Free (by Juve) Lony Ruhmann is... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 HOME, PETS -
Therapy Dogs’ Job: ‘Bring Love and Smiles’
At 150 pounds, Ike doesn’t realize he’s really not a lap dog. The 4 1/2-year-old Rottweiler climbed on the lap of 17-year-old Jordan Newton during Jordan’s... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 HOME, PETS