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Colorado Elementary School Students Train Service Dog For Local Veteran in Need
Elementary school students in Divide, Colo. have taken it upon themselves to help veterans in their local community. Five students from Summit Elementary School realized that there were veterans in their community who could benefit from having a service dog. They then decided to start training the dogs themselves, KKTV reports. "We recognize a large […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/students-train-service-dog-for-veteran/
| February 27, 2017
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Service Dog Performs with Ohio Special Needs Cheer Team
A special needs cheer team from Northeast Ohio has an extra special member joining their routines. The newest team member is Cyclone, a Golden Retriever who is a service dog for one of the cheerleaders. Cyclone helps 7-year-old Harrison Chmura, who is non-verbal, stay focused. Harrison's father, John Chmura says Cyclone has been a big […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/service-dog-performs-with-special-needs-team/
| January 31, 2017
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Indiana Service Dogs Deliver 650 Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes
The people of Indianapolis had an extra special Valentine's Day this year as service dogs from an organization called ICAN delivered nearly 650 gift boxes to local businesses. The ICAN service dogs are trained by inmates from three different prisons in the Indianapolis area. The dogs are trained to help people with a range of […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/service-dogs-valentines-day/
| February 17, 2017
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Kansas Dog Park Renamed to Honor Fallen K-9
Any day is a great day to honor a K-9 officer. Tuesday, June 13th was a particularly celebratory day for residents and officers of Wichita, Kan. On Tuesday, the Wichita City Council unanimously voted to rename the Meridian Dog Park, "K-9 Rooster Park," the Wichita Eagle reports. K-9 Rooster, a member of the Wichita […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/kansas-dog-park-renamed-honor-fallen-k-9/
| June 14, 2017
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Marine Organizes a Hero’s Goodbye for His Bomb Sniffing Dog
One of the hardest things we have to do in life is say goodbye to our dog when it's his time. It's even harder when you have to say goodbye to the dog who was not only your best friend, but your protector, serving alongside you in Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Jeff DeYoung spent nine […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/marine-organizes-heros-goodbye-for-bomb-sniffing-dog/
| July 27, 2017
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Illinois Family Reunited with Their Dog Thanks to His Microchip
Every dog owner's worst nightmare is for their dog to go missing. Things were even worse for the O'Daniel family of Illinois when they lost their dog, Tuscy, after a tornado struck their town. Despite the family's tornado tragedy, they received a "glimmer of hope" from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office. Only hours after Tuscy […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/illinois-family-reunited-with-dog/
| March 29, 2017
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Harley the Therapy Dog Doesn’t Need Sight to Make A Difference
Harley, a Yellow Labrador Retriever, may have lost her sight, but that doesn't stop her from making a difference in the lives of all she meets. Harley and her owner, Rita Harrell, travel to Shriners Hospital for Children every week and visit patients, reports CBS News. Harley is a therapy dog, and a very […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/harley-the-therapy-dog/
| July 26, 2017
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Hero K-9 Protects Partner During Firefight
Dogs are capable of incredible things. Every day they continue to inspire us with their intelligence, dedication, and love. Take K-9 Casper of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO), for example. Casper is on his way home after taking a bullet for his human partner. Casper and PBSO deputies were in pursuit of […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/hero-k-9-protects-partner/
| May 15, 2017
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Black Lab Credited With Saving Next-Door Neighbor’s Life
On January 17th, Marcia Allen of Bettendorf, Iowa collapsed in her backyard. She was suffering from a stroke and unable to get up or yell for help. Luckily for Allen, she had a doggie guardian angel watching out for her. His name is Mack and he's the Black Labrador Retriever who lives next-door to Allen. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/black-lab-saves-neighbor/
| February 7, 2017
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Hero Dog Saves Fawn From Rushing Waters
Storm the dog is being hailed a hero after rescuing a fawn from rushing waters in Port Jefferson, NY. Storm and his owner, Mark Freeley, were on a walk Sunday morning when Storm jumped into the water, WCBS reports. The dog saw the deer being swept away by the rushing water and swam out […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/hero-dog-saves-fawn-from-rushing-waters/
| July 18, 2017