After Unthinkable Neglect This Injured, Sick Dog Was Saved By A Good Samaritan

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Military Dog Saves Soldier On The Battlefield – Soldier Pays Him Back In Kindest Way

Parkland Therapy Dogs Appear In Yearbook

They take their rightful place in the school’s memories

School yearbooks help us remember the events and activities of the year as well as all of the members of the community—teachers, staff, fellow students and others. The “others” in this year’s edition of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School yearbook include 14 therapy dogs. These trained dogs first showed up the day the students returned to school following a mass shooting in February 2018, and have brought comfort and happiness to this school rocked by tragedy.

The yearbook staff got the idea to devote a page of their yearbook to these therapy dogs when a dog belonging to the school’s media specialist was photographed on picture day. On the day of make-up pictures, the therapy dogs were each photographed so that their portraits could be included in the annual publication.

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Becoming a Dog Person

You don’t even want a dog. You come from a long line of cat people, and you intend to stay that way. Then out of the woods scrambles shy, scrappy Clover. You shoo him off, but he runs circles around you. For months, you deny he’s been dumped and you search for the home he abandoned. For weeks, you encourage others to take him. Meanwhile, you’ve given him a bath and a name, ordered a case of chicken, and watched him settle onto the mat outside your door every night. After countless walks, his joy becomes your joy. His presence at your side in the garden, his insistence that you stop and give him a belly rub, his fierce loyalty, become the fabric of your life, and there’s no way you’re going back. (How did you live without a dog before?) When at last you admit he’s yours, your inner German housewife insists, There’s no way he’s coming inside. But he squeezes in, and he exudes such coziness and security that the extra sweeping of dirt and fur seems a worthy price.

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Trail Etiquette For You and Your Dog

Hike nicely with your dog on public lands

I’ve had the pleasure of hiking and backpacking with Australian Shepherds in Colorado’s wilderness areas for almost 30 years. During that time, my dogs and I have encountered moose, deer, elk, porcupine, pica, bobcat, coyote and a host of other critters. While those encounters have been interesting, it is by far more challenging to share the woods with Homo sapiens, a curious and unpredictable species.

The U.S. Forest Service considers the public lands they manage to be “Lands of Many Uses.” That is especially true in the area of recreation. On any given summer weekend, hikers and their dogs may encounter a pack of mountain bikers careening down steep switchbacks and around blind corners. Equestrians plod along trails with steep drop-offs on either side, their mounts often ready to bolt or jump at unexpected noises or sudden appearances by our canine pals. Trail runners are “in the zone” and often don’t realize someone is sharing their route.

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Five Family and Pet-Friendly Memorial Day Activities

On Memorial Day we honor those we have lost their lives serving in the armed forces. Also, it provides an opportunity to spend time with our loved ones. Family is everything and we all want to be together to honor those who gave their lives. Of course, our pets are family and we want to […]

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