Mom Watches As Her Autistic Son Makes His First Friend
Kainoa Niehaus is a five-year-old boy with autism who struggles with social interactions on a daily basis. He won’t even let his mother, Shanna, hug or dress him. But he…
Kainoa Niehaus is a five-year-old boy with autism who struggles with social interactions on a daily basis. He won’t even let his mother, Shanna, hug or dress him. But he…
The Battle Ground-based nonprofit Northwest Battle Buddies started seven years ago, training dogs to get partnered with veterans. This month it hit a huge milestone: pairing its 100th veteran with a service…
With a pep in his step, Valor padded across the stage to receive his diploma. But Valor is no ordinary graduate. The 2-year-old Labrador-golden retriever mix is an assistance dog…
Stacie King, a dog trainer, suffers from epilepsy and is also constantly in pain due to a disorder called reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. Since King is a dog trainer, she…
In South Carolina, a disabled blind man and his service dog were kicked out of a church service, simply because he had a guide dog with him. 29-year-old Taylor Burch…
On June 24th in New Jersey, a 14-month-old German Shepherd puppy went missing from Wantage. She is a very special Seeing Eye puppy named Ondrea and a whopping $5,000 reward…
15-Year-Old Hannah Westmoreland, of Quinlan Texas, got by each day with help from her four-year-old Golden Retriever service dog, Journey. Westmoreland has diabetes, and Journey was trained to detect when…
David Cornelius, a Vietnam War veteran, had several service-connected disabilities, which made him dependent on his loyal assistance dog, Juliana. He was in for a rude shock when he was…
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, state and local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that serve the public generally must allow service animals to accompany people with disabilities in all areas…
Erin Bischoff is a high school senior who attends Hasbrouck Heights High School in New Jersey. She was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, and uses…
Finding him would make the man happy again. Recently, one Las Vegas woman has made local headlines due to her ongoing mission – she aims to reunite a former army…
91-year-old WWII Navy veteran George, and 77-year-old retired nurse, Peggy Lawson were outside when their alarm went off. By the time they reached home, their house had been ransacked, but…
It has been a very hard couple of weeks for Morris Collins, a 72-year-old veteran suffering from esophageal cancer. He has been fighting for his life over the past two…
15-Year-Old Hannah Westmoreland, of Quinlan Texas, got by each day with help from her four-year-old Golden Retriever service dog, Journey. Westmoreland has diabetes, and Journey was trained to detect when…
When you think about it, there are no other animals that bond better with people than dogs. These noble creatures have proved their love and loyalty to humans throughout the…
It was four years ago that Baron Kratu von Bearbum (“Kratu” for short) was saved from an abusive situation as a puppy by the UK-based rescue group called Wood Green.…
Christmas is a busy time of year, especially in hectic shopping malls. When one Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania mom went out shopping recently with her daughter, she decided to give a service…
The relationships between dogs and Presidents of the United States have always captivated and warmed the hearts of Americans. Now President George H.W. Bush’s service dog is melting the hearts…
Banner the 3-year-old Husky acts as a service dog for her mom Whitney Braley. With Banner’s help, Whitney is able to cope with her PTSD episodes, anxiety attacks, medication retrieval,…
Audrey Stone from Brewster, New York, is legally blind. She had adopted a one and a half-year-old service dog – a loyal Golden Retriever named Figo. So loyal in fact,…