Retired K-9 gets new assignment

Retired K-9 gets new assignment

Retired K-9 gets new assignment – CBS News Watch CBS News Indy, a German shepherd who served as a K-9 in Trophy Club, Texas, retired earlier this year. He’s about to embark on a new assignment: guarding his former partner’s new baby. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, … Read more

Dog owners get reprieve, but some still anxious over U.S. border rules

Dog owners get reprieve, but some still anxious over U.S. border rules

Some dog owners say the temporary exemption Canada has received from the most onerous new U.S. rules for bringing dogs across the border doesn’t go far enough and the reprieve needs to be made permanent. Earlier this month the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that as of Aug. 1, dogs coming … Read more

Service dogs help ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say

Service dogs help ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say

Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides talk therapy and medications to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and runs a pilot program involving service dogs. The VA can … Read more