Assistance dogs can make life easier for seniors in need Published: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 Dear Savvy Senior: Can assistance dogs help seniors with physical limitations? My mother, who’s 60, has progressive multiple sclerosis and I’m wondering if an assistance dog could help make her life a little easier. -- Dog Loving Linda Dear Linda: For people with disabilities and certain medical conditions,... Read More

Dogs help conservationists sniff out other species Updated: Tue, Feb 1, 2011 CJ is a conservation detector dog, trained by PackLeader dog training in Gig Harbor, Wash. He has traveled the world helping researchers working on various species, including maned wolves in Brazil, bobcats and bats in New Mexico, and spider monkeys in Nicaragua. In CJ's most recent adventure, he was trained to find... Read More

Obedience classes offered Updated: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 MOORE -- Basic dog obedience classes will be offered Thursdays beginning April 6 at Fairmoore Park, NW 5 and Telephone Road. The free class will be from 6 to 7 p.m. in the KidsPlay pavilion. Dogs must be at least 6 months old. Owners should not bring dogs to the first class. For more information, call... Read More

Lake searched after foot found Updated: Thu, Mar 23, 2006 NORMAN - Dogs trained to find cadavers were checking the area on the north side of Lake Thunderbird on Wednesday after a park maintenance worker found a foot -- still clad in a muddy running shoe -- at the lake's edge. "We'll work it as a homicide," Cleveland County sheriff's Capt. Doug Blaine said. Investigators... Read More