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TINTON FALLS, NJ – Police in Tinton Falls are asking the person who initially found Madona, a service dog to come forward and return her to her rightful owner. According to police, a good Samaritan found Madonna wearing a pink harness near Ocean Avenue and Ludlow Avenue in Spring Lake. Despite...

By Ryan Fitzmaurice, The Lovell Chronicle A successful banquet has given K9 Elite the resources to raise, train and provide up to 20 service dogs in the next year, a record amount for the growing organization. K9 Elite hosted its first Veterans and First Responders banquet on Nov. 11 at the...

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CHATTANOOGA, Tn — The need to help our nation's veterans is giant and it's growing all the time. We can all help in big and smaller ways. It's possible to save a life with just a phone call to someone who is struggling. There are also amazing programs in and around Chattanooga that are...

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As service dogs become more popular every year, I am noticing so many people rushing to the different SD forums and chat groups wanting to know how to go about getting their own service dog. I do think most are well-intentioned but have not done a lot of research about everything it takes to own...

The nightmares, anxiety and depression kept coming back. Lois Schenk served for more than 20 years in the U.S. Navy, completing five deployments and being stationed around the world. But after retiring from the military in December, the trauma of her service stayed with her. She was diagnosed...

DENVER—The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced today that the United States has resolved a discrimination complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Hermosa Vineyards, a vineyard in Palisade, Colorado, to allow service dogs in its tasting room. The...

by Carlene White If your dog is given a clear option of sleeping on the floor or on the sofa, there's no doubt as to where he would be — on the sofa. Except on a hot day in July, when he is more inclined to sleep on the floor. That's not a random decision. The floor will be cooler, so he will...

NEW MILFORD — Even after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 18 years ago, Bill Streaman ran marathons and triathlons, on top of the walks and laps he did in downtown New Milford. "They called him the poster child because he didn't show symptoms for so long," said Olivia Streaman, his...

By JAN LARSON McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News Some fur has been flying recently at the Wood County Senior Center in Bowling Green. Discrepancies in the exact definition of a "service dog" has led to some discourse between a senior who uses a dog to alert her to health problems and others who...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A 66-year-old woman is devasted after her service dog was stolen from her Long Beach home on Saturday. The woman suffers from mobility health issues and depended on her four-legged companion to help her. The dognappers were caught on a surveillance camera snagging...

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A few weeks ago I got into a conversation about having service dogs that were themselves disabled. I have never put much thought into the problems of having a service dog that had problems themselves, but it seems there is a pretty large group of handlers out there that are largely against this...