Showing 14 posts from June 2009
Heather Jones has had epileptic seizures since she was 1 year old. Her Rottweiler service dog, Della, alerts Heather and others when she is going to have a seizure.
Della allows Heather to go to school and function normally. But officials in Heather’s school district have barred Della from campus.
Heather missed her 8th-grade graduation and the [...]
We know that dogs’ olfactory abilities are amazing, so much better than humans’. Dogs’ keen sense of smell even has health care applications.
And we know that dogs sometimes demonstrate extraordinarily nurturing traits with people and other animals.
Jewel is a special dog. Her person, Oakland, CA resident Charlotte Cook, shares Jewel’s story.
Everyone in Japan knows the story of Hachiko. The Akita who spent years waiting for his master is so beloved that a statue in his honor sits at the train station where he kept his vigil.
Now Hachiko’s story has been transferred to an American context in a new film with Richard Gere.
I’m not sure how [...]
James Symington, a former police officer, has so many memories. He and his partner, Trakr, spent 15 years together as a search-and-rescue team.
Trakr helped recover more than $1 million in stolen goods. He was also the dog who found the last survivor of the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center.
Trakr died in April at [...]
A New Mexico shelter has canceled plans to euthanize 50 dogs to make room for 12 pit bulls that are being held as evidence in a dog abuse case.
The pit bulls are no longer being transferred to the county shelter. Instead, donations will allow them to be cared for elsewhere.
