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Archive for November 3rd, 2006

Companion Dog for Abby

Posted in Golden Assistance Dogs, Socialization Dog on November 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Companion Dog for Abby
By Becky French, Team Facilitator & Mom
If my daughter, Abby French, could read or write, she would want to share the following story about her Skilled Companion Dog Royce. Because Abby was born with the brain malformation, Partial Agenesis of the Corpus Collosum so speaking, learning, playing outside and making friends are [...]

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A Lucky Golden Dutchess

Posted in Golden Rescue, Golden Working Dogs, Goldens-in-Training on November 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Rescued dog will take a bite out of crime
SAN BERNARDINO: A formerly neglected canine will be trained to assist with arson cases.
By Cadonna Peyton, The Press-Enterprise

Earlier this month, Dutchess was found by a Humane Society officer, starving, sniffing around a backyard for food. Soon, the Labrador-golden retriever mix will be sniffing for accelerants as she [...]

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The Awareness of Self

Posted in Animal Welfare, Contemplation on November 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Who’s That Pretty Pachyderm? Mirror Test Reflects Well on Elephants
By Rick Weiss, Washington Post Staff Writer
Elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror and use their reflections to explore hidden parts of themselves, a measure of subjective self-awareness that until now has been shown definitively only in humans and apes, researchers reported yesterday.
The findings [...]

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