The U.S. Department of Transportation is cracking down on passengers flying with animals. No longer will emotional support animals be considered service animals. A service animal is defined only as “a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a ...

Belgian Malinois, Kuno, has proved beyond all doubt that dogs truly are humanity’s best friends. The retired British Army Working Dog suffered life-changing injuries while supporting the British special forces fighting Al Qaeda and has now been awarded the Dickin Medal – the highest award any animal can receive within ...

The Internet loves a good rescue story and this one, of a dog, is winning many hearts. A post shared on Facebook details an incident in which the dog fell off a cliff in Texas. Thankfully, a rescue operation team was close by and helped the dog be reunited with ...

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) got 17 new warriors for its K9 team as mothers Olga and Olesya gave birth to 17 Malinois pups at the ITBP’s elite National Training Centre for Dogs (NTCD) at Bhanu in Panchkula, Haryana. Both mothers belong to the Malinois breed, which was used by the ...

Blaze and Tiger are the latest trainee members of the National Disaster Response Force’s (NDRF) dog squad which helps personnel carry out search-and-rescue operations. Contrary to the conventional norm, Blaze and Tiger are neither German Shepherds nor Labradors, but “desi” stray breed, which the NDRF’s eighth battalion has inducted as ...

A Kinross guide dog has taken up a new challenge as part of an elite medical detection dog team trained to sniff out Covid-19. Ivan, a two-year-old Labrador-golden retriever cross, joined the team last week and has already began training to detect the coronavirus odour on individuals. Dogs have already ...

Three dogs found to be unsuitable as guide dogs for the blind have become the latest recruits for a trial to see whether dogs can detect coronavirus. The charity Guide Dogs has donated the animals to the Milton Keynes-based Medical Detection Dogs. If successful, the new recruits could be deployed ...

Law enforcement dogs are the canine heroes of police or search and rescue organization. But how does a career-driven pup actually make it into the service? Read on to find out how these brave dogs are learning how to keep us all safe and secure. How Long Have Dogs Been ...

Baskin and Agnes got their full-time jobs at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital through the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation’s Dogs for Joy program. Baskin and Agnes are on duty. The two therapy dogs recently started working full-time at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Both Baskin, ...

A little boy was filmed showing off some stellar bhangra moves to a couple of dogs. While the child’s talent on the dance floor – or the road, in this case – impressed many, it was the reaction of the two canines that got the most laughs. In the video ...