Archive for the ‘Working Dogs’ Category
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Canine Partners, a nonprofit organization in Great Britain, trains dogs to assist people with disabilities. On June 2, 2009, they will be opening their new National Training Center in Heyshott, West Sussex, with the help of Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
"These marvellous new facilities are a welcome and much ...
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
May is National Guide Dog Awareness Month. Pop singer, choreographer and American Idol judge Paula Abdul has teamed up with Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods, independent pet stores and PETCO to celebrate these highly trained companion dogs, and to raise money and awareness for guide dog organizations throughout ...
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
A medal awarded to a dog named Rip in July of 1945 for “locating many air raid victims during the (London) Blitz of 1940," sold at auction in London on Friday, April 24, 2009, fetching a record price of more than £24,250 ($35,594). In the United Kingdom, the Dickin Medal ...
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Santos A. Cardona, 34, a U.S. government security contractor in Afghanistan, and his partner, a German Shepherd named Zomie, were killed on Saturday, February 28, 2009, when their military convoy hit a roadside bomb. Mr. Cardona and his dog worked in Afghanistan, searching for improvised explosive devices and weapons stockpiles.
In ...
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Monday, February 16th, 2009
U.S. Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger was a hero when he safely landed Flight 1549 in the Hudson River after a flock of birds had disabled the plane's engines on January 15, 2009. His skill, bravery and quick action saved the lives of 155 people.
It turns out that Captain ...
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Friday, February 13th, 2009
A Kiwi friend sent me this video of an Australian beer commercial:
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
A British crime-fighting canine named Max died of nasal cancer on Sunday, January 25, 2009. Max was nine years old.
The Springer Spaniel had spent seven years detecting cocaine and other drugs for the Avon and Somerset Police in Great Britain. He was euthanized at the Tiverton police station in ...
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Does a 65-year-old Manhattan woman's claim to having post-traumatic stress disorder from memories of alleged childhood sexual abuse give her the right to ride public transportation in New York with a 120-pound livestock guardian dog? "Livestock guard dogs in the subways is a wonderful sight to behold. The seas of ...
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Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Britt, an 11-year old German Shepherd that served with the United States Army as a bomb-sniffing dog in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, was euthanized on September 11, 2008, due to a severe neurological illness. His ashes will be interred on December 3, 2008, at Fort Huachuca in Arizona, under ...
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
Sacramento, California Firefighters lost a hero with the passing Wednesday night, November 12, 2008, of Ana, a golden retriever. Ana, who turned 13 on the 4th of July, was the first nationally certified Fire Department Disaster Search canine and the first dog certified by the Search Dog Foundation. She did ...
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