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Lil Bub And Beyond
May 7, 2020
Three weeks after Lil Bub died, her owner, Mike Bridavsky, sat disheveled in his recording studio listening to his audio archive of the cat’s meows, purrs, “chirpy purrs,” snorts, and snores. “No other cat makes sounds like that,” he said with unabashed pride. “There’s like, syllables and stuff.” Bridavsky started building his collection of […]
Watch Service Dogs Get Trained
May 7, 2020
Everyone could use a pick-me-up right about now, and something that makes even the darkest of souls smile? PUPPIES. Canine Companions is a non-profit that trains puppies to eventually become service dogs for people with disabilities. They’re now featuring a YouTube channel that shows their baby dogs snuggling, eating, playing, sleeping, and […]
Live Puppy Cam From Canine Companions For Independence
May 6, 2020
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – A California based organization that provides service dogs, free of charge, to people with disabilities found a way to ease our minds for a few moments. Keep those high stress and anxiety levels at bay by watching a few minutes of the Canine Companions for Independence Live Puppy Cam!
A Definitive List of The Nation’s Most Popular Dog Breeds in 2019
May 4, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — America’s dogs are having their day as the coronavirus pandemic keeps many people at home more with their pets and spurs so much adoption and fostering that some shelters’ kennels have emptied. But while much is changing for people and pooches around the country, here’s something holding as steady as […]
Puppies Being Their Adorable Selves
May 4, 2020
Lockdown is tough. It now feels quite a lot like Groundhog Day as all of the days blur into one. But, of course, staying at home means we are doing our bit to slow the spread of coronavirus. And if you’re Netflixed out and looking for some light relief, we may have found […]
Dogs in Corsica in COVID-19 Emergency Service Detection Trials
May 4, 2020
Dogs in Corsica are being trained by the emergency services to try to detect people who may be infected with coronavirus. Firefighters in Ajaccio are doing this by using sweat samples from COVID-19 patients who’ve agreed to be part of the trial. Corporal Mar Anto Costa, a firefighter based in Ajaccio, said: “Dogs are […]
Delaware Nonprofit, Rescue Dogs Find Home With Veterans In Need
May 4, 2020
Life hasn’t been easy for Mark Harris since he retired from the Ohio National Guard in 2018. Though he is proud of his service to his country, problems with his back and post-traumatic stress disorder have plagued the 46-year-old as a result of a year-long deployment to Afghanistan in 2013. An animal, he thought, […]
St. Jude Music Therapists Organize Backyard Jams For Kids
May 4, 2020
Amy Love had to leave the Memphis hospital where she brings music to severely ill children — she and other support staff couldn’t take the risk of spreading COVID-19 to these frail patients. But she was determined: The music must not stop. So her house became a recording studio, and Love, fellow music therapist Celeste […]
Local Businesses Prepare For Reopening Monday
May 4, 2020
The new order stated that some non-essential businesses could reopen while adhering to social distancing requirements announced Thursday. The Columbia/Boone County reopening plan rules differ among businesses. Matt Jenne, co-owner of Addison’s and Sophia’s restaurants said his employees are working hard to figure out exactly what this new order means for the restaurants, as the […]
Veteran Hospitalized, Service Dog Gets Care From County
May 4, 2020
The Department of Animal Services in Riverside County picked up a service dog for temporary county care on Thursday after her owner was diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalized. The dog’s owner was admitted to a hospital in Ontario, but later transferred to Loma Linda University Medical Center. The service dog couldn’t join its […]
