A blog about pets, service animals, working dogs and also how to train them. Also explores issues related to the use of animals in therapy and abuse and neglect of them by humans.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
SOM - DNRE Announces Confirmed Diagnosis of EHD in Deer in Berrien, Cass and Ottawa Counties
SOM - DNRE Announces Confirmed Diagnosis of EHD in Deer in Berrien, Cass and Ottawa Counties: "The Department of Natural Resources and Environment today confirmed a diagnosis of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), an often fatal viral disease found in wild ruminants, in white-tailed deer in Berrien, Cass and Ottawa counties in the last two weeks."
Monday, September 27, 2010
Training the trainers: how to minimize stress when horses are first ridden
"The horse was domesticated many thousands of years ago and has been hugely important in the development of human civilization. It is hard to overstate its role in agriculture, in transport and communications and even in military operations"
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Tennille, 'Smoky' bring new smiles; hospital patients get visits from pop music icon, her dog - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona
"When patients at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott receive a visit from a big, friendly Australian Shepherd therapy dog, they don't often notice that on the other end of the lead is '70s pop music icon Toni Tennille."
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Monday, September 20, 2010
Canine Lifeguards -- ZooToo Pet News
"Never underestimate the power of a strong doggie paddle!
Every summer hoards of beach-goers swarm the Italian coasts, and each year, the Italian Coast Guard estimates they rescue 3,000 people."
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Every summer hoards of beach-goers swarm the Italian coasts, and each year, the Italian Coast Guard estimates they rescue 3,000 people."
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Court Ruling Upholds Police Entry for Crying Dog | Animals | Change.org
"there's little question that animals aren't the type of property that people have the 'right' to destroy. By allowing animals in distress as an exception to the Fourth Amendment, animals are acknowledged as living, feeling beings who deserve protection."
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