Emotional Support Dog News
Dogs Help During The Pandemic
January 5, 2021
Caregiving is an admirable job, and during COVID-19 it’s been even more important. But caregivers are prone to burnout. Did you know dogs can help? Although nursing home and senior care residents have been hit hard by the illness, caregivers have been dealing with exhaustion on top of an increase in their usual duties. After […]
2020 For Your Furry Friend
January 4, 2021
We’re all so happy to kick 2020 to the curb. With the turning of a calendar page, we have renewed hope that we end the pandemic and will soon be able to gather again safely outside the home with friends and family. While that’s great news for us, our dogs won’t be so thrilled. There’s […]
Virtual Play Date
January 4, 2021
Pam Harris and her certified therapy dog, Molly, loved visiting workplaces, nursing homes and hospitals to interact with people who appreciated the fun and furry social call. The global pandemic changed all that, but the Edmond retiree and her canine found another way to reach out. With a click of her computer mouse, Harris and […]
Halligan’s Drive For ESA’s
January 4, 2021
Members of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department finished their annual Halligan’s Drive to Make a Difference by delivering a big donation to a local animal shelter on Christmas Eve in helping to support animals in two area counties. When visiting the Weston Volunteer Fire Department, guests are always greeted by Halligan, the department’s 5-year-old Dalmatian. […]
Dog Day Care
January 4, 2021
A Pittsfield businesswoman is bringing her passion for pooches to Lee. Despite the economically crippling coronavirus pandemic, the owner of Love Us and Leave Us in Pittsfield is opening a second dog day care facility, along Route 102. The site, in a former child care business that closed in 2013, is across the highway from […]
Animal Protectors Shelter
January 4, 2021
Puppy dog tails wagged, cats meowed and the staff and volunteers of Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley rejoiced on Thursday afternoon for the opening of its new $1.8 million animal shelter along Church Street in New Kensington. The facility is the lower Alle-Kiski Valley’s first major, large-scale animal shelter. In addition to medical and shelter […]
Stray Dogs In Winter
January 4, 2021
Manan Arora (28), a resident of 66 Feet Road, is winning hearts over the internet for his benevolent gesture for stray dogs. While he specialises in interior decoration, he has utilised his skills to make small shelter homes for stray dogs. With the help of his workers, he has made nearly 300 kennels in just […]
Animal Control Facility
December 31, 2020
Ville Platte’s animal control facility is at the end of a badly-damaged gravel road behind the Girls and Boys Place, next to the sewerage treatment plant. A couple of weeks ago, someone dropped off a dog at animal control when no one was there. The dog was found the next day in the treatment pool. […]
Helping Paw
December 31, 2020
A Girl Scout project that calls for making a lasting improvement to the community has generated a young local author and an educational children’s book that she hopes will pass on some of what she has learned. Catherine Bezio, a high school senior who lives in Erving, has been training service dogs since she was […]
Dogs Ease Pandemic Isolation
December 31, 2020
Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn’t made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to visitors. Enter Zeus. “Zeus is a friendly little snowball, very happy,” said Nagle, 79, after the peppy […]
