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How guide dog Benny kept me on the right track
from (dog)spired
on Saturday May 25th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
A blindfolded Graham Clifford is amazed at how carefully and safely Benny leads him as he spends the day at a training center.
With his big brown eyes, Benny is undoubtedly the most attractive guide Ive ever met.
We exchange glances before his tongue extends . . . and his tail wags.
Ive come to the Irish Guide Dogs National training center in Cork to experience for myself what its like to walk with the aid of one of these amazing animals.
On the drive down to Cork the questions pop into my head....
Rescue dog reunions
from (dog)spired
on Friday May 24th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Yesterday, Carol Kuruvilla of the New York Daily News presented quite an inspirational story about Captain Morgan, a rescued one-eyed Dachshund that was reunited with his former foster mother Eva Armstrong. Armstrong had been instrumental in saving the little special needs fellow from the throes of death. Eva is just one of many rescuers working with Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue.
The great thing is, dogs are much more intuitive than humans often give them credit for. They realize who their...
Marine, dog reunited in surprise ceremony
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on Thursday May 23rd, 2013 at 11:06 AM
When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that hed look her up when he returned home.
I promised her if we made it out of alive, Id do whatever it took to find her, Gundlach said.
On Friday, he made good on that vow with help from some sentimental state officials in Iowa who know how to pull off a surprise.
Since leaving active duty to take classes at the University of Wisconsin this summer, Gundlach, of Madison,...
The adventures of Frankie
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on Wednesday May 22nd, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Frankie, celebrating his birthday
Frankie was nearly 15 years old when he died, a Boykin spaniel, the state dog of South Carolina.
Frankies story begins near Charleston, South Carolina, where he was born. He was a cute, personable puppy. His original name was Woodrow; I renamed him because I got him on the day Frank Sinatra died. He had been returned to the breeder after 10 days because he was frightened when a shotgun was fired. [Boykin's are hunting dogs.] Frankie came home on a plane; our...
‘Glee’s’ Lynch and dog go to bat for shelter mutts
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on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Jane Lynch doesnt mind being upstaged by her latest co-star, Olivia after all she has no bad side, she is always ready to pose and she sits perfectly still when you put her in your lap.
Im much more temperamental, Lynch said.
Lynchs dog Olivia is her co-host for Shelter Me: Lets Go Home, the second installment in the PBS series Shelter Me. The Glee star also has a canine companion on Broadway, where shes filling in as Miss Hannigan in Annie.
Lynch got Olivia, part Lhasa Apso and part other...
Dog nurses kitten as both await owner
from (dog)spired
on Monday May 20th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
A dog found lost and hurt in South Carolina was discovered to be caring for some precious cargo a tiny, nursing kitten.
When Anderson Animal Control Officer Michelle Smith climbed down a steep embankment to rescue a yelping dog, she saw a black-and-white Shih Tzu- mix curled in a tangle of bushes and briars.
But when she blinked and looked again, she spotted a tiny kitten nestled next to the dog, suckling milk from her.
I didnt know what to think, she said. I was shocked and surprised and then...
Service dog arrives at college graduation in cap and gown, becomes celebrity
from (dog)spired
on Sunday May 19th, 2013 at 11:20 AM
A young woman and her service dog caused quite a stir over the weekend when they both showed up to her college graduation ceremony dressed in matching caps and gowns.
On Sunday, this photograph which shows the graduate at the side of the stage in a wheelchair accompanied by her pooch went viral after it was posted online by Redditor tcjones54.
The girl and the dog received the loudest applause hands down. Very adorable, tcjones54 wrote.
According to posts on Reddit, the photo was taken at the...
Dog and human genomes evolved together
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on Saturday May 18th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
The bond between dogs and humans is ancient and enduring. Dogs snuggle up to us at night, gambol by our side during daily walks, and flop adoringly at our feet when we crash on our couches. But new research shows that the connection runs deeper than you might think. It is embedded in our genes.
Researchers from the University of Chicago and several international institutions found that several groups of genes in humans and dogsincluding those related to diet and digestion, neurological...
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