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Yet with a cost averaging $16,000 per dog – not to mention the two years of training required to hone these skills – the demand for these canines’ exceeds their availability.
But what if these duties could be accomplished with an electronic companion that provides the same efficiency at a fraction of the […]
source: Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Andy, trained in patrol operations and narcotics detection, was tracking a suspect Wednesday when he was fatally wounded by an officer from Montgomery Township, Lawrence said. Layfield was shot in the chest but was wearing a ballistic vest.
Lawrence said that Andy, a German shepherd, joined the department in January 2005, quickly becoming a […]
source: Houston Chronicle, United States
“There are two things that are important to me,” Blood said. “First of all, I love clothes and I love embellishing them. And, I love pets. I’ve been making clothes for my sister’s dog for years.”
The two passions merged four years ago when Blood made the switch from fashion designer for people […]
source: Independent, UK
They may be squat, grumpy and fierce but, for 12 centuries, pekinese had always been top dogs in the city they are named after. Now a wider offering of dog breeds means the local mutts are giving way to more exotic types such as chows, poodles and labradors.
There are several legends about how the […]
source: ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN)
Finding the right fit between human and animal is a top priority at shelters across the nation, which are marking October as “Adopt a Shelter-Dog Month.”
Picking a pet is an enormous decision, “right up there with choosing a house or buying a car,” says Gail Buchwald, senior vice president at the […]
source: CBC.ca, Canada
Susan Buote, owner of Invisible Fence Pet Containment in Charlottetown, donated the masks. While designed for dogs, they come in three different sizes and can be used for other animals as well. In all, Buote donated 39 masks, one for each of 38 stations and one more for training.
Last year, a dog that died […]
source: ABC News
The company, which also conducts business in Ohio, rents drug-sniffing canines to parents for $200 an hour. It was started this year by Debra Stone, who says her five trained dogs can detect heroin, cocaine, crystal meth and ecstasy.
The dogs’ noses are so sensitive that they can smell a marijuana seed from […]
source: StarNewsOnline.com, NC
The facility is the 18th in the state since 2004 to offer the program called A New Leash on Life. Officials, who stressed the positive impact of the program on inmates who will learn responsibility and other life lessons while training the dogs, marked the occasion with a kick-off ceremony last month at the […]
source: PRNewswire via COMTEX
Humanitarian, Dr. Gary Michelson is “making an unprecedented investment on behalf of companion animals,”… ($75 Million)
“We’re killing millions of pets annually in the U.S. for the simple lack of a home and sterilization programs are the only viable […]
source: Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA
If a guy with a gun can’t eliminate dogfighting, say its opponents, perhaps someone with a Bible can. Monday, representatives of the Humane Society of the United States announced they enlisted some metro-area ministers to preach against pit-bull dogfighting. They’ll join law enforcement officers in trying to curb the illegal practice.