News on Service Dogs

2008-11-17 Volunteer opportunities Appleton Post-Crescent

NorthEast WI Service Dogs: Foster homes are needed to train dogs to become service dogs or if you think that a service dog could be of help for you. Contact: Jack Nigl, 920-739-3221 or newservice .

St. Vincent De Paul: Needs volunteers to fill two roles at the organization. If you want to be involved with an organization that provides services for families that cant afford clothing, furniture and other household necessities, please help us by volunteering as a receptionist or a liaison for community service volunteers. The receptionist will answer and direct phone calls and make appointments, and the liaison for community service volunteers will work on intake, orientation and track hours for community service volunteers. Call Andrew at 920-739-1679.

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The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley: Volunteers are needed to help out at the Festival Foods Turkey Trot. The Turkey Trot is on (Thanksgiving morning). Two volunteers are needed to do - APC-Good Neighbors Appleton WI News local news headlines stories world news

2008-11-17 Richmond County Daily Journal News Special dog sought for special boy

However, Amy located an organization called 4 Paws For Ability on the Internet that provides service dogs for people with all sorts of ailments. The family truly believes that this could be the answer to some of those problems and give Jack the chance to be more of a kid and not have to be under such tight supervision all the time.

Because of the great need for service dogs, 4 Paws for Ability will only provide the dog if the money for it is raised through a fundraiser.

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2008-11-15 Campers offered Dog Friendly service

The service allows consumers to check whether their canine will be permitted to stay at a range of areas, including campsites and caravan parks.

A customer service team is also on hand to answer any questions members may have regarding the availability of facilities for their pets.

Meanwhile, pubs, beaches, hotels and general days out in which dogs are able to visit and stay are also named.

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2008-11-09 Dog Wardens Concern Over Untrained Staff

All Dog Control Services should have procedures for dealing with difficult or out of control dogs, it will have carried out Risk Assessments and it will have also carried out Coshh assessments.

The high ranking officer will possibly never see a dog and will most certainly not be patrolling the streets of their council area promoting responsible dog ownership. That work falls on the actual Dog Warden, Dog Control Officer or Animal Welfare Officer, the job title is irrelevant but it is assumed and hoped that the officer is competently trained to handle dogs and is knowledgeable of dog legislation and animal welfare issues.

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2008-11-09 WTHR - Indianapolis News Weather -Vets dog turned away at VA Medical Center

A VA spokesperson told Eyewitness News that according to policy, service animals are allowed in the facility, but with the stipulation that the owner is able to care for the animal at all times.

Under Indiana Law, service dogs are allowed in any place the public has access to.

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2008-11-09 Rabies infections in animals nearing record high

Rabies infections in animals nearing record high

Craig Levy, the Department of Health Services program manager for vector-borne diseases, said the rise has a lot to do with people being more diligent about turning over animals for testing and with neighborhoods being built closer to the wild.

Owners can protect dogs and cats by making sure they receive rabies vaccines and boosters. Dogs should be kept on a leash in the wilderness to prevent contact with wild animals.

The Arizona State Health Laboratory has confirmed rabies in 162 animals this year, and those animals exposed 38 people and 119 pets to rabies, the state Department of Health Services reported Friday.

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Rabies infections in animals nearing record high, Arizona is on pace to break its record for animals testing positive for the rabies virus, prompting state officials to urge people to protect themselves and their pets. - Rabies infections in animals nearing record high

2008-11-07 Grouse hunts: great vistas, challenges

Our hunting party was composed of my son Brent, his buddy Alton Owens and myself. We were following my pair of Brittany pointers, along with Altons English pointer. The day had gotten off to a good start. Only 45 minutes into the morning the dogs had struck a scent. Walking down an ancient and overgrown logging roadheaded for a man-made wildlife clearing, the Brittanies got very birdie. Noses raised to test the air, their stubby tails twitched vigorously with excitement. Moving cautiously, the dogs crept off the trail into a thicket of mountain laurel and Christmas ferns that surrounded a trickle of water oozing out of a springhead.

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The vista presented from the grassy strip atop a ridge in the Chattahoochee National Forest was spectacular. Although the adjacent October mountainsides were not yet ablaze, they were already tinged with the reds and golds of changing leaves. But, gasping /

2008-11-06 Warnings posted at Memory Grove after two dogs die - Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake County Animal Services officer Zach Todd said he and another officer searched the area Monday afternoon but did not find poison or other animal carcasses. Officials plan to examine the dogs Wednesday to determine if there was poison in their bodies, Todd and Sakahara said.

The 4-year-old beagle-healer mix and 5-year-old chow mix died after taking a walk on Freedom Trail in the park in Salt Lake City. Their owner, Nancy Sakahara, and animal control staff suspect the small dogs may have eaten poison, though there is no evidence yet.

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Warnings posted at Memory Grove after two dogs die

2008-11-04

WAUCHULA - Operation Round Up, the charitable arm of Peace River Electric Cooperative, recently provided grants amounting to more than usd. 22,000 to Southeastern Guide Dogs and Womens Resource Center. Both organizations, located in Manatee County, provide much needed services to people in need.

Southeastern Guide Dogs trains and provides service dogs to individuals who are blind or have special needs. Operation Round Up granted usd. 20,000 to help defer their student food program. The animal and all related training costs are provided free of charge to the students.

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2008-11-02 Life saving dog awarded medal

Buster is one of three service dogs that HSUS honored with Dog of Valor awards. Three companion dogs were also honored. One dog, a German shepherd named Buffy, was selected from the six finalists as the grand prize winner posthumously, according to Bruce. Buffy took three bullets while defending her Oakland owner from a gunman and was later euthanized because of her injuries.

Six dogs throughout the nation were awarded medals and certificates in the HSUS inaugural award selection. Regional Program Coordinator Paul Bruce of the HSUS Sacramento office, who slipped Busters medal around his neck, said more than 80 dogs from all over the nation were nominated for heroic deeds done in 2007.

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Life saving dog awarded medal