Archive for August 20th, 2008

Dogs get special treatment, training at Brother of the Wolf (Courier-Post)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Training canine companions may be a vocation for some, but it’s an art form for Dawn Watson.

Reality Bites: Is “Greatest American Dog” good or bad for dogs? (San Francisco Chronicle)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

I wasn’t sure what “Greatest American Dog” was going to be about, but it had dogs in it, which sets it head and shoulders above most of what’s on television. And while I started watching out of curiosity, I got caught up in it fairly quickly. I liked the…

Sniffing out trouble St. Charles K-9 Lars prepared to retire to a regular dog’s life (The Beacon News)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

On Sept. 9, a respected member of the St. Charles Police Department retires. Lars, the department’s K-9 dog, is 10 years old (70 in human years). His muzzle is getting white, and he has a teeny bit of trouble with stairs now, said his handler, Sgt. Tom Shaw. “He still has the head, but not […]

Namibia: Farm Workers Increasingly Included in Training (AllAfrica.com)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

More than 180 farm workers have in the past two years attended tailor-made training courses.

Atlantic Beach police propose adding drug-sniffing dog (Beaches Leader)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Comments ( No comments posted. ) A police dog could be the newest addition to the Atlantic Beach Police Department. The department requested a “drug-sniffing dog” to use for police searches in the upcoming fiscal year budget, according to Capt. Mike Classey.