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Post by Friends of the United States Service Dog Registry.“Rep. McGovern champions bill to fund training of service dogs for veterans”
I was delighted to see that funds are finally being allocated formally for training service dogs for veterans. Considering the shocking and heartwrenching fact that twenty-two US veterans commit suicide every day, it is long overdue. Hopefully it is just the beginning.
Smartest Dog?
A border collie named Chaser has learned the names of 1,022 individual items! For anyone unfamiliar with Chaser, you should check this out! http://fxn.ws/dO6K3qA Corgi & His Bear.. Don’t Leave Home Without It
I grew up with Corgis and most years ‘Santa’ would give small stuffed animals to our dog, Bitsy (RIP). Bitsy never tore her ‘pets’ up. Rather, she carried them around with great care, delicately treating them like her own children. It was...When Dogs Speak
Are dog sounds a more precise language than we have realized?Baboons kidnap and raise feral dogs as pets
Apparently we are not the only primates that keep dogs as pets. Amazingly, baboons regularly kidnap puppies and then raise them as family members. Watch the kidnapping of a pup by a male baboon by clicking here.Unusual Signs of Stress in Dogs
Check out this excellent article by Vancouver trainer Donna Hill. She also has an excellent series of clicker training videos on YouTube for anyone looking for assistance with something in particular.
First-Aid Tip: Crazy Glue!
It is a little known fact that crazy glue was actually invented for heart surgery. Fairly deep cuts can be cleaned thoroughly and then closed using butterfly strips and crazy glue!
Gorgeous Belgian Groenendaels Doing Conservation Work
Groenendaels, jet black Belgian sheepdogs are saving more than humans according to “The Latest In Scientific Field Equipment? Fido’s Nose”, a recent article by NPR. This time they are saving an elusive species of turtles.
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