/tags/dogs Dogs en-US Copyright Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:26:30 GMT /news/2024-10-30/duke-puppy-kindergarten-paused-research-funding Duke University's "Puppy Kindergarten" conducts studies on puppies that could lead them to be potential service dogs. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:26:30 GMT /news/2024-10-30/duke-puppy-kindergarten-paused-research-funding Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-04-08/orange-county-animal-shelter-program-foster-dogs A non-profit is partnering with the shelter to launch the field trip program for large canines. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:21:25 GMT /news/2024-04-08/orange-county-animal-shelter-program-foster-dogs Sharryse Piggott /news/2023-11-01/dog-flu-outbreak-wake-county-animal-center-extended-closure Officials with Wake County Animal Center are now seeking help from rescue centers to help prevent the spread of canine influenza. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:53:13 GMT /news/2023-11-01/dog-flu-outbreak-wake-county-animal-center-extended-closure Sharryse Piggott /military/2022-10-31/service-members-military-working-dogs-battle-ptsd-balto A military working dog named Balto developed canine PTSD. Experts and the dog’s owner share their experiences on how to handle what’s still considered a new diagnosis. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:48:20 GMT /military/2022-10-31/service-members-military-working-dogs-battle-ptsd-balto Sharryse Piggott /2022-05-16/this-dog-broke-into-a-tennessee-couples-house-and-snuggled-her-way-into-their-bed Julie and Jimmy Johnson woke up to quite the surprise after a night of thunderstorms earlier this month. While they have three dogs of their own, the dog sandwiched between them was a total stranger. Mon, 16 May 2022 09:00:46 GMT /2022-05-16/this-dog-broke-into-a-tennessee-couples-house-and-snuggled-her-way-into-their-bed Wynne Davis /2022-04-01/these-second-graders-helped-shelter-pups-find-their-fur-ever-homes A second-grade class wrote persuasive letters on behalf of shelter dogs, urging folks to adopt the animals. So far, the young writers have been successful. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:39:32 GMT /2022-04-01/these-second-graders-helped-shelter-pups-find-their-fur-ever-homes Rina Torchinsky /military/2021-11-03/for-the-first-time-the-va-is-helping-some-veterans-with-ptsd-get-service-dogs Congress has mandated a pilot program that will pay to train service dogs and place them in veterans' homes. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:21:52 GMT /military/2021-11-03/for-the-first-time-the-va-is-helping-some-veterans-with-ptsd-get-service-dogs Chris Haxel /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-31/what-kids-can-learn-from-four-legged-laboratories Humans have associated dogs with death for millennia. Ancient Persians believed a dog’s stare drove the demon Nasu out of a corpse. Some Mayan traditions… Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:59:37 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-31/what-kids-can-learn-from-four-legged-laboratories Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /science-technology/2019-07-31/what-kids-can-learn-from-four-legged-laboratories Humans have associated dogs with death for millennia. Ancient Persians believed a dog’s stare drove the demon Nasu out of a corpse. Some Mayan traditions… Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:59:37 GMT /science-technology/2019-07-31/what-kids-can-learn-from-four-legged-laboratories Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /health/2017-06-09/cases-of-canine-flu-hit-north-carolina As many as a few dozen dogs in North Carolina have been infected with a new strain of canine influenza. However, it's hard to say exactly how many because… Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:36:02 GMT /health/2017-06-09/cases-of-canine-flu-hit-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer