Remy, an 11-week-old golden retriever, will undergo training over the next academic year to become the school's second therapy dog.

Jake the pit bull is working with his owner Dr. Risë VanFleet to become a certified animal-assisted play therapy dog after the psychologist adopted the dog from Best Friends Animal Society Kelli ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. LUCIE COUNTY − A trio of four-legged friends – Kona, Birdie and Pierce – are coming to work at the St. Lucie County Fire ...

If you have evaluated your pup’s temperament for suitability as a therapy dog (TD), your next steps are to refine his affiliative, biddable, and gentle characteristics through training before you can ...

Service dog programs inside a local prison are leaving their mark on inmates and staff alike. In just eight years, dozens of ...

Poodles are known for their remarkable intelligence and adaptability, which makes them excellent candidates for emotional support roles. Their ability to detect changes in their owner’s mood or ...

The USO’s reigning Canine Volunteer of the Year is a loving therapy dog of a breed that sometimes surprises people: Rottweiler. Leader, an 8-year-old Rottie, has a special love for children, and ...

YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- On a warm Saturday, about a dozen people gathered in a church gymnasium for a casual afternoon of putting costumes on their dogs. It wasn't a Paris Hilton convention, but ...

Sheriff Jackie Rogers has cared for the pup since he was just eight weeks old.