Olive was picked up by animal control infested with fleas, ticks while being hungry and dirty. Brandon McMillan however, took her out of the shelter’s cage as he saw something. He trained Olive to be a unique therapy dog for the Therapy Dog category of the Hero Dog Award by the American Humane Association.

Olive provides comfort to testifying children in court that are frightened and traumatized by abuse. As part of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), she has comforted more than three hundred abused and neglected children. With the children’s anxiety eased up and their nerves calmed in court, this dog has become a hero and changed these kids’ lives. Each contestant of the Hero Dog Award has its sponsor. Olive’s sponsor is the World Pet Association.

Source: Alabama Public Radio

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There are different types of assistance dogs with each training that caters to every individual’s special needs. For service dogs, they can help by stopping their owners from entering seizure-inducing environments and have rights to enter public spaces.

Therapy dogs don’t have the same rights to enter public places but they are trained to be calm in new places and calm their owners in stressful situations. For example, if the person with autism has entered a public area and is having a panic attack, the therapy dog will get closer to the person for them to hug and calm down.

Emotional support dogs are more kept to help people with less-severe autism symptoms like developing social skills but can also perform the duties therapy dogs do. They aren’t certified by the Americans with Disabilities Act but can be vouched by doctors or licensed therapists for individuals who need emotional support.

Source: AUTISM KEY

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We’ve known canines are trainable to detect anything. From sniffing illegal and dangerous items into signaling incoming seizures, they have proved to be efficient detecting agents. For the service animals at Paradise Dog Training in Fenton, Michigan, a new detection training regiment is in place for COVID-19 detection.

As part of the virus-detection training, the dogs are presented by 10-15 buckets. In each of the buckets is a cotton ball soaked with spit. Some of these cotton balls have the SARS-CoV-2 virus and others don’t.

Lori and Jack Grigg train the dogs daily and claim that two of their dogs have a 75-85% success rate of detecting an infection. “It’s a whole lot quicker way of getting tested and getting quicker results,” said Lori.

Source: CityBeat

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“Usually he goes to sleep and a lot of the times, he wakes up and doesn’t even know what happened,” said Mari Kinsey. She refers to her son Braxton, a 7-year-old who got diagnosed with epilepsy last January.

The episodes come after every two months. Mari and Braxton just want to know when an episode will actually be coming so they can be prepared. Another reason is also to let Braxton have a companion in case no one is immediately around when the episode happens.

Because of this, Mari did some research and found Zen Dog Training. But, a service dog can cost $7-50,000. The owner of the training company, Lola Carter, offered to give them a discount. With $4,600 as the final charge, the Kinsey family is raising money to give Braxton the seizure alert companion that he deserves.

Source: KJRH (Tulsa)

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The pandemic may have disrupted many businesses, but for Grace Piney, it’s an inspiration for innovation. Presenting Lavakan – and automatic pet spa. It’s like a tiny car wash, but for pets. By using a swipe card, your pet can be cleaned and dried without the need for queue lines or sitting and waiting.

Lavakan is all self-service. For $20, you have the basic bathe and drying service. If you’re looking for more pet treatment, they have the ozone therapy and antiparasitic rinse for an additional $5 each.

The self-service pet spa is located at 2955 SW Eighth St., near Little Havana in Miami. The machines also come in various languages. Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Italian instructions are available.

Source: Miami Herald

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In the city of Lucknow, two Indians have both bought and adopted pets to make the indoor staying easier to deal with. Pallavi Mishra, a resident of Aliganj and a homemaker bought her 5-year-old son, Shaurya, a Labrador puppy.

Due to the pandemic still going on, Shaurya had grown restless from watching T.V. indoors and wanted to go outside to play. By buying the pup, Pallavi has made her son happy and occupied. Now, Shaurya and Rambo – the Labrador puppy, are inseparable and playing all the time.

For Saurabh Lamba, a college student, getting Sky was his way of fighting boredom from staying at home. He thought it was the best time to get the Pomeranian.

Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA

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At the Mainkofen Psychiatric Hospital in Bavaria, looking after a small Alpaca herd is used as therapy for convicts with mental-issues. The therapy’s purpose is to help the patients develop social skills for societal reintegration.

One of the patients, Erwin Meier – named changed for confidentiality purposes, has been taking care of the Alpacas since October last year. Part of the Alpaca herd-caring tasks are cleaning their stables, walking them around, brushing their coats, and dressing their wounds.

“I used to get angry quite quickly, I was impulsive, but it’s improved thanks to the animals because if I get angry, they get angry too, and the calmer I am, the calmer they are too,” Said Meier.

Source: DAILY SABAH

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Dr. Mike Moore of Southside Animal Hospital has a personal mission to help war heroes and their service animals. One of the people that Dr. Moore helped was Niroby Wilson. Wilson served the US. In 2004, he suffered from a serious injury that almost led to paralysis. But he also needed additional help since his 12-year-old service dog Kimbo also required surgery.

Dr. Moore introduced Wilson to the Hank’s & Eli’s Fund which he created back in 2012. “If anything, I would tell Doc and them that I love him, because they saved my baby,” said Wilson.

News source: kristv.com

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When the pandemic happened, many government buildings were closed. Forsyth County Animal Shelter, for example. However, the shelter has started to follow a new adoption method where a “matchmaking” will be done between a person and an animal.

Cindy Lacopella, the shelter’s manager, said that this new process reduces the chances of spreading the virus between employees. Also, the adoption is now more personalized since an animal’s personality will be matched with the adopters.

News source: forsythnews.com

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There was a house fire that happened in Longwood Drive Southwest, Concord, NC. The Concord Fire Department was on a medical call when some crew members took notice of a smoke. They responded at 10:00 am.

Upon entering the house, they discovered that there was no one inside, except for several small animals (cats and dogs) which they rescued. The firefighters gave these animals immediate medical attention and were taken by the neighbors to the vet. Fortunately, there were no injuries from the incident.

News source: independenttribune.com

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