Working Dogs in the News
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7.8KMeet Dog-Vinci, The Masterpiece Painting Labrador!
Complete with a specially designed paint brush and a red beret, Dagger, better know to his adoring fans as Dog-Vinci, is taking...
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4.1K1‘Audience Dogs’ Ease College Students’ Anxiety Over Public Speaking
It’s one of the most dreaded courses in any students’ college career – public speaking. Luckily for students at the Kogod School...
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4.3K1Tiny Military Working Dog Patrols World’s Largest Naval Base
Size doesn’t matter to one tiny Military Working Dog who’s tasked with patrolling the world’s largest naval base in search of narcotics!...
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6.0K2Bomb Sniffing Dog-in-Training Shot Dead by Aucklund Police
Animal lovers around the world are outraged as news of the death of a 10-month old puppy at the hands of New...
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3.4KLending a Helping Paw: Sled Dog Team Pulls Car Stuck in Snow
Musher Neil Eklund and his son, Lauro, along with their 9 sled dogs were returning from giving a dogsled tour on Alaska’s Chena...
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Mitch Seavey Becomes Oldest, Fastest Iditarod Champion in History
Veteran Iditarod musher Mitch Seavey of Seward, Alaska, was first across the finish line in Nome, Alaska on Tuesday, claiming his third Iditarod...
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18.5K10Blind Woman, Service Dog Kicked Off American Airlines Flight
Sue Martin of Franklin, Maine is blind and depends on her service dog, Quan to navigate through life. While traveling to San Diego...
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4.8K1A Soldier’s Touching Last Moments with His K9 Battle Buddy
U.S. Air Force soldier Kyle Smith and his “battle buddy,” military working dog, Bodza, first met in 2012 in Kyrgyzstan where they were...
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5.3K1Uber Driver Refuses to Pick Up Blind Woman with Service Dog
Amy Dixon is a world-class paratriathlete, currently training hard for the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. Since losing her eyesight in her 20’s, Dixon...
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5.1K3DNA Proves Innocence of Service Dog on Death Row
Jeb, a Belgian Malinois service dog for an elderly Michigan man, was accused of killing another dog and sentenced to die, until...
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Canine Blood Donors Help Save the Life of K9 Officer
Two furry, four-legged heroes are credited with saving the life of Boise Police K9 Jardo after he was shot during an officer-involved shooting...
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WATCH: Training Guide Dogs to Navigate the Internet for Their Blind or Partially Sighted Handlers
Since the early 1900’s, guide dogs have assisted the blind and partially sighted in navigating the world around them with confidence, agility, and...
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Disabled Veteran Kicked Out of Florida Restaurant Because of Service Dog
A disabled Army veteran, her husband, and her service dog were asked to leave a Florida restaurant when they couldn’t show “papers”...
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Arkansas Police Dog Dies in Hot Patrol Car
Madison County Sherifff’s Deputy Jonathon Cornelison is on paid administrative leave while an investigation into the death of his K9 partner is underway. K9...
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Sheriff’s Deputy Fired After K9 Partner is Left in Hot Car for Days
Oklahoma Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Peck was terminated from the department when an investigation into his K9 partner, Bak’s death revealed the dog had...
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Illinois Police Dog Dies in Hot Patrol Car
Staff and officers at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Hillsboro, Illinois are grieving the loss of one of their canine officers after the dog...
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California Police K-9 Dies in Hot Patrol Car
A Porterville, California police dog died after he was left unattended in a patrol car for 90 minutes while his handler worked inside...
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K-9 Officers Sniffing for Explosives at RNC Help Rescue Abandoned Dog
On Monday, four human officers along with their K-9 partners headed to Cleveland to perform explosives-detection duties along the city’s Rapid Transit...
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(Another) K9 Officer Dies in Hot Patrol Car
Another police K9 was found dead of apparent heat exhaustion, in the back of a parked patrol car in Gainesville, Florida. Alachua...
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Another Police K9 Dies After Being Locked in Hot Car
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections initiated a fact-finding investigation when a drug-detection K-9 with the department died after being left in a hot...
