Dogs With Jobs
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259Trained Dogs Can Identify COVID Infection, Study Suggests
Dogs’ exceptional sense of smell may be the key to the faster, non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID) infection. In a study published...
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339Therapy Dog Dies From Mysterious Infection, Another Dog Sick
The Wags Therapy Dog Program at MU Health Care is mourning the death of their beloved therapy dog, Trooper. Working for the...
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Study Finds That Japanese Dog Owners Have Lower Risk Of Disability Compared To Non-Dog Owners
A new study, conducted by Yu Taniguchi of the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Japan, aimed to understand the relationship...
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Benefits of Pet Therapy for Seniors: Plus the Best Breeds for Elderly Owners
Pet therapy is growing substantially in popularity as an effective treatment option in the field of healthcare, and dog therapy is gaining...
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New California Law Will Combat Emotional Support Dog Fraud
A new California law, effective January 1, 2022, will make it harder for individuals and businesses to participate in emotional support dog...
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This Holiday Season, Give a Retired Military K9 the Greatest Gift of All: A Loving Home
Though many of us are aware of the great service dogs provide to the US military, few realize that once these K9s...
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How Dogs Can Help Cancer Patients Both Physically and Emotionally
By now, we’ve all heard about hero service dogs who help patients through the difficulties of cancer treatment. There are physical and...
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Fake Service Dogs Are a Real Problem
While service dogs may come in all breeds, shapes, and sizes, providing assistance to those with disabilities ranging from vision impairment to...
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Miami International Airport First in U.S. to Test COVID-19 Detector Dogs
As part of its ongoing effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Miami International Airport is now getting help from some furry new...
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Canines ‘Out-Sniff’ Technology in Detecting Prostate Cancer in Men
For decades, law enforcement and the military have used dogs to help locate bombs and drugs. It should then be no surprise that a...
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Remembering the Hero Dogs of 9/11
When the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, nearly 10,000 emergency rescue workers joined in the efforts to help. More...
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American Humane Says U.S. Sentenced Contract Working Dogs to Death When They Were Left Behind in Afghanistan
When the last American military planes left the tarmac in Kabul, attention immediately turned to the thousands of lives left behind. Now,...
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Military Working Dog Completes 7,500 Mile Journey to Retire in the Florida Sun
A military working dog traveled 7,500 miles to be reunited with her former handler and begin a life of retirement in the...
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Meet America’s Top Dogs! Seven Remarkable Canines Named Finalists for 2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards®
America has spoken and following more than a million votes cast by animal lovers across the country and a celebrity panel of...
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How Dogs Are Helping Rescue & Recovery Efforts at Surfside Condo Collapse
About two dozen dogs have deployed to south Florida to assist in rescue and recovery efforts at the Surfside condo collapse that...
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Pandemic Gives Us More Reasons to Celebrate ‘Take Your Dog To Work Day’ on Friday, June 25
Friday, June 25, marks Pet Sitters International’s 23rd annual Take Your Dog To Work Day®! Event creator PSI says the pandemic has bolstered...
