Miami-Dade Police Department just launched a new program with an Emotional Support Dog named Sparky. The program is to provide comfort and stress relief to nursing home residents through pet therapy. Sparky was introduced to…
Brian Brown, former chief deputy coroner, has developed a new program called Canine Assistance Program to help people suffering with PTSD train their own service dogs. Brown had been suffering from debilitating PTSD since 2015…
Emotional-support animals, or ESAs, are on the rise with people that are suffering from owned by mental health disorders and deemed necessary by medical professionals. ESA's typically have not had special training and are more…
Scientists and researchers from Northeastern University, in conjunction with colleagues from the University of Colorado recently conducted a study for the purpose of finding out whether humans would empathize more with fellow humans or with…
Bardstown Elementary School in Kentucky has a new canine teaching assistant in its classroom for children with moderate to severe disabilities and autism. He's a three-year-old Australian shepherd/poodle mix named Merle, and he's getting rave…
A Texas Veteran that has been struggling with PTSD got a wonderful surprise from his family, a new service dog! Rudy Pena, of Amarillo, couldn’t believe his eyes as he read a letter his kids…
by Scott Smith-Jul 16, 2018 www.consumersadvocate.org mailto:scott@consumersadvocate.org Soldier, take me from this shelter’s cage. Give me back my life. In return, I’ll cover your back. I’ll be your canine warrior, your sixth sense. I’ll stand…
Having a pet in the home can give you and your family a great boost of health and overall well-being. Many times, you’ll probably see your pet as part of your family—one you may want…
A USA service dog unexpectedly gave birth to eight puppies in the middle of the Tampa International Airport, just before her owners boarded their flight. Eleanor 'Ellie' Rigby, a two-year-old yellow Labrador who serves as…
More than 500 dogs have a home, thanks to the prison inmates in the Pups N Pals program at Tomoka Correctional Institute in Florida. The prisoners train shelter dogs for two months, which gives them…
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