Category: therapy dog

Orange County Fire Authority Adds New K9 to Its Ranks

IRVINE, Calif.—The curious 3-year-old golden Labrador—wearing a K-9 service vest—lovingly nudged journalists with his nose as local and county officials and Orange County Fire Authority staff announced April 10 the newest four-legged member of their team. “Pax” will now assist the fire authority in responding to trauma incidents with his handler Firefighter Wade Munson. “The…


VIDEO: Service Dog Who Can ‘Read People’ Lifts Up Owner Hospitalized With Serious Heart Condition

To look at him, you wouldn’t expect Brian Benson to be the keeper of a service dog. He works out seven days a week in his home gym, doesn’t drink, and is almost obsessive about clean eating. He’s health-conscious and successful. Benson was, nevertheless, recently hospitalized with a serious heart condition, yet his service dog, Magnus,…


Therapy Dog Helps Prevent a Distressed Woman From Taking Her Own Life on a Motorway Bridge

A young woman who was contemplating taking her life found the incentive she needed to retreat from the edge of a motorway bridge when she met a therapy dog. The dog has now been hailed as “amazing” for his role in helping save her life. The distressed woman was spotted standing on a footbridge over…


Man Finds Pit Bull Stabbed 7 Times Hiding Under His Truck, Gives Her New Forever Home

A Virginia man gained a new best friend when he discovered a badly wounded pit bull pup, which had been attacked and was hiding under his truck. Brad Chambers, a former police officer, found the puppy bleeding profusely after it had allegedly been stabbed 7 times on May 18 by its former owner. Chambers said…