An Oregon 12-year-old named Lily Prasek just became the state’s youngest therapy dog handler. She’s been training her golden retriever Sunny for over a year, but couldn’t be a “junior therapy dog handler” until she turned 12. She and Sunny recently passed all the tests to get certified, so now it’s official………….Another study found having…… read more »
Cheryl is our featured dog this week. She’s a spayed 7.5 month old terrier mix who is thriving in foster, and the shelter is thrilled to let you know what her foster mom has to say about having her in the home: “Where do I start with little miss Cheryl? She is SUCH a cuddle…… read more »
New electronic face tattoos might be able to track your mental workload and tell you if you need a break . . . smart dental floss can now detect cortisol and track how stressed you are . . . and researchers in Japan created a video game that improves your eyesight………………….A woman in Chicago named…… read more »
A kid found a message in a bottle that two other kids in Hawaii tossed in the ocean seven years ago. 11-year-old Josie Law of Michigan was vacationing with her family when she spotted it in the water near Bradenton, FL. The note was from a 13-year-old and 8-year-old, dated August 17th, 2018. And if…… read more »
An Alaska Airlines crew helped out a couple flying to their wedding. The flight attendants went up the aisle and asked people to write down their best advice for them as they head into married life. Things like, “Be quick to forgive, and to say I’m sorry.” ……………….. A 13-year-old CA girl beat up a grown…… read more »
A nearly 5-foot-long boa constrictor had to be brought down from a limb in Texas recently. It was a pet boa . . . unable to fend for itself in the wild. The animal control officer who rescued it also fostered it. He said, “She needed a good home, and I felt like me and…… read more »
NJ cops rescued a two-year-old who climbed onto a luggage belt at the Newark Airport last week while the mom was distracted talking to a JetBlue agent at the check-in counter. The kid went down a chute at the end of the belt, but two cops were walking by and jumped into action. One of them…… read more »
Schools out!!! (Except for the fish.) The spawning is done and now it’s dinner time. In the freshwater fishing world, everything is biting. The crappie are hiding under docks, weed beds and trash piles to stay cool and are feasting on minnows, jigs, and beetle spins. The Bream, which include bluegill, pumpkin seeds, red ears,…… read more »
Say hello to Jax! He’s a 10-12 month old spaniel mix who is 58 lbs of love. He’s neutered, up to date on vaccines and heartworm negative. Jax is dog friendly and laid back, and although he hasn’t met any kids, the shelter feels that he’ll be fine with them. He’s also potty trained, good…… read more »
A Delta flight from Detroit to L.A. made an emergency landing on Monday to save a dog that had a medical emergency. The travel site “View from the Wing” said it’s the first time they’ve ever heard of an airline doing it for a pet. A vet on board treated the dog, and the plane…… read more »