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• Dogs in PUPs Program Help Relieve Airport Stress

  
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  Flying can be very stressful. The airport itself is often crowded. There are lineups and then there is the reason you are flying. It isn’t always a vacation. It can be a funeral or to visit a sick relative. There may be stress at home or work to deal with as well. Since 9/11 there has also been the added stress of ...
  6 days ago

• Kid Konnection: Lola Goes to Work

  
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  Lola is a five pound Yorkshire Terrier with a big heart.  She wanted to be a therapy dog but was told she was too small.  She went to school anyway, worked hard and passed the test!  Now Lola goes to nursing homes, libraries, and schools to bring comfort, cheer, and encouragement to those who need it. Lola Goes ...
  1 week ago

• Therapy dogs ease stress for students

  
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  Santa Ana, Calif. — Purses, backpacks and textbooks are piled up on the floor, benches and any available surface, completely forgotten. Instead, students fill their hands and laps with four-legged friends. The Orange County, Calif., chapter of The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs paid a visit to Chapman University ...
  1 week ago

• Chopper the Biker Dog

  
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  So cute! See more Chopper the Biker Dog videos! Until next time, Good day, and good dog!
  1 week ago

• Airport Therapy Dogs to the Rescue

  
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  Man’s best friend and airport therapist  ©jcolman Post 9-11, Mineta San José International Airport revolutionized the traveler experience by introducing therapy dogs. Since 2001, the airport has added nine dogs to their therapy program, and now Miami International and LAX have added dogs. The dogs help ease ...
  2 weeks ago

• Airport Dogs Ease Travel Stress

  
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  Airports are filled with tension. It may not always seem that way, but air travel has that effect on some people, whether they are running late or just don’t feel comfortable being squeezed next to strangers at 30,000 feet. There’s a new breed of airport dog, not sniffing out drugs or bombs, but putting people [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Portland Sea Dogs To Host Bark in the Park

  
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  Baseball buffs can take their barking buddies out to the old ball game and help a good cause in the process as the Portland Sea Dogs take on the Reading Fighting Phils at the seventh annual Bark in the Park, a Planet Dog Foundation fundraiser. Every tail-wagging attendee will receive a free Planet Dog Orbee-Tuff ...
  2 weeks ago

• THERAPY DOGS HELP KIDS IMPROVE READING SKILLS

  
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  A California library system is helping local kids learn to read better – with dogs as tutors! According to the Press Telegram, two Long Beach Public Libraries have been piloting a reading program with the organization, Beach Animals Reading with Kids (B.A.R.K.), which specializes in pairing therapy dogs with ...
  2 weeks ago

• Casey: A Gift from Heaven

  
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  Such a sweet story from Guideposts via the Huffington Post: Casey wasn’t the most popular dog in her owner Carol Baird’s neighborhood of Dalton, Ga. A huge, burly Alaskan malamute, she had a heart of gold but a nose for trouble. She’d slip out the Baird family’s back door and trot down the street without [...]
  2 weeks ago

• COOKING WITH CLORIS--GUEST AUTHOR DORI HILLESTAD BUTLER

  
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  Dori Hillestad Butler is an Edgar-award winningauthor of mysteries for children. Her Buddy Files series introduces Buddy, acrime solving therapy dog. She’s also been hard at work on a new series called HauntedLibrary which launches in 2014 and features a ghost boy named Kaz and a “solid”girl named Claire who ...
  3 weeks ago

• Stem Cell Therapy For Dogs?!

  
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  Stem cell therapies that could one day lead to a cure for diabetes percolate in the hobbled back legs of an 11-year-old yellow Labrador named … Continue reading →
  3 weeks ago

• Therapy dogs at Airports/

  
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  Share this image Flying Is Stressful, So Packs of "Pet Me" Dogs Now Patrol LAX These therapy dogs at Los Angeles International Airport look for love, not drugs. Typically when you see a dog wearing an official-looking vest at an airport, youre on high alert. You dont run up to the dog ...
  3 weeks ago

• Therapy Dogs: A Short History Of Canine Companionship

  
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  Here in the UK we have a reputation as being a nation of animal lovers, and the statistics certainly support the idea that we’re fond of keeping pets. It’s been estimated that nearly half of households own a pet, and that there are over 27 million in the UK – including more than 7 million dogs. How about therapy ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Dog Day afternoon at the Jen Library

  
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  Students enjoying one of the therapy dogs at Jen Library. Photo by Ysabel Cacho An uncommon sight occurred at the Jen Library on Wednesday as students, who are usually over-caffeinated and over-stressed, were seen happily lounging around the lobby, chatting and relaxing. The students’ surprisingly cheerful ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Dog Day afternoon at the Jen Library

  
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  Students enjoying one of the therapy dogs at Jen Library. Photo by Ysabel Cacho An uncommon sight occurred at the Jen Library on Wednesday as students, who are usually over-caffeinated and over-stressed, were seen happily lounging around the lobby, chatting and relaxing. The students’ surprisingly cheerful ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Complete Guide to Service, Therapy and Emotional Support Dogs

  
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  Have you ever thought about getting a service dog to help you or a loved one?  What about a therapy dog for school or an emotional support companion dog for home?  Here’s a guide to the different types of service dogs and a few of the organizations that train both dogs and owners. Service Dogs The Americans ...
  3 weeks ago

• Green News Weekly – Comfort Therapy Dogs, Veganizing Desserts, Montreal Drinking Water, and Insects are the Food of the Future

  
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  Welcome back for a quick look at some green news stories from the past week. This edition features: tornado tragedy in Oklahoma gets help from 4-legged friends; transforming desserts into vegan-friendly options; 1.3 million Montreal residents warned to boil drinking water; and are insects the food of the future? ...
  3 weeks ago

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