Dog Training

Dog Days of Dundee, for families and their dogs, is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at Randall Oaks Park, 1180 N. Randall Road, West Dundee.

Haverford High School senior Bernadette Krause maneuvers around her classroom with the help of Gusto, an assistant service dog, on the first day of school Tuesday.

BAY AREA (BCN) — A Bay Area search and rescue team including firefighters, a doctor, a structural engineer and dog handlers met with fellow team members and their equipment in Atlanta today to discuss potential assignments following Hurricane Gustav and in anticipation of several other storms building at sea.

Melanie Brown says she doesn’t know what she’d do without Odessa, her big moose of a dog. Brown, who suffers from severe back problems, says the bouvier-chow mix helps her stand up, pulls her along, even anchors her from behind with its leash as she descends flights of stairs.

Like a lot of retired police officers, Bak yowls to return to the beat.