Dogs bring joy, hope to women inmates - Star-Banner
On their way to being adopted to new homes, the dogs receive basic obedience training and socialization skills from the inmates. It's a 24/7 job, meaning the dogs even sleep in the same room as the inmates. There are two bunks and one dog crate per room

DNR police dog has a nose for the job - Duluth News Tribune
He and Staples, 38, have just completed 10 weeks of police-dog training in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Schody, 60 pounds of focused canine, darted into the cover at Chambers Grove Park on the St. Louis River in Duluth. He weaved left and right, seeking scent.

Oklahoma veterinarians specialize in treating furry family members - Daily Oklahoman
And like infants and young children, dogs and cats can't verbalize their feelings or symptoms or an additional three to five years of training over and above their undergraduate training and four-years in vet school. Oklahoma City 's Mollyann Holland

School Trains The Blind On Life With A Guide Dog - NPR News
Training supervisor Adam Waskow helps them get started and shows one client — what students are called here — how to slip on the harness. The dogs and humans are just getting to know each other. It's a pretty intimate relationship: They sleep in the

Dead Dogs Tied to Tracks, Hit by Train - msnbc.com
A witness says he saw a group of teen boys tie two dogs to railroad tracks in Haltom City moments before a train ran over the animals Tuesday morning. According to Cpl. Joe Heckfield with the Haltom City Police Department, the witness asked a resident to

Animal massage requires study and practice - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
My books "The Healing Touch for Cats" and "The Healing Touch for Dogs" (Newmarket Press) are available at amazon.com or can be ordered directly from the publisher. There is also an excellent animal-massage training center for those wishing to receive