Dogs of war bring soldiers peace of mind
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- Dogs of war bring soldiers peace of mind
- Flying Dog relocating craft brewery to Md.
- Justices deciding on loud-dog law
- A shriek a shrink and a dog named Shrek
Dogs of war bring soldiers peace of mind
USA Today – Dec 12, 2007
Peters Special for USA TDAYStressed troops in Iraq will get a first-of-its-kind holiday gift later this month: two long-eared highly sensitive black Labrador retrievers that military officials hope will help soldiers navigate the ragged emotions of life in a war zone. The specially selected and trained therapy dogs Boe (pronounced Bo) and Budge will be attached to combat stress units in Tikrit and Mosul where “they’ll be a vital part of the medical team” that helps troops struggling with stress sleep disorders and event-related trauma says Army Staff Sgt. He’s one of two occupational-therapy assistants sent stateside to receive therapy-dog-handling instruction and return Boe and Budge to the 85th Medical Detachment combat-stress control unit. This is the first time the military has placed therapy dogs in a combat zone so it is unknown precisely to what degree troops will connect with and benefit from them.
Flying Dog relocating craft brewery to Md.
Rocky Mountain News – Dec 12, 2007
By Roger Fillion. byline –>Wednesday December 12 2007Colorado’s No. 2 craft brewer plans to stop brewing beer in Denver next month and will relocate all of its beer-making operations to a larger state-of-the-art brewery it recently acquired in Maryland. Flying Dog Brewery will maintain its corporate headquarters in Denver keeping administrative sales and marketing staff here. The company’s beer also will continue to be distributed in Colorado. Flying Dog CE Eric Warner said increased costs for raw materials such as hops malt and glass prompted the relocation of all of the company’s brewing operations to Frederick Md. about 45 miles northwest of Washington D.
Justices deciding on loud-dog law
Columbus Dispatch – Dec 12, 2007
That standard however is in the ear of the beholder. And that’s a problem the lawyer for one dog owner charged under the city ordinance told the hio Supreme Court yesterday.
A shriek a shrink and a dog named Shrek
The Age – Dec 12, 2007
He is saysclinical psychologist Les Posen canine “therapy” to calmanxious patients at his North Caulfield clinic. But dogs will bedogs: now Shrek is causing Posen much anxiety himself afterwaywardly nipping Charlie the golden retriever in an off-leash parkback in August. Although prosecutor Karen Corry said Charliesuffered no bruising or bleeding Posen has just forked out morethan $1800 in fines and costs after pleading guilty as Shrekcustodian. Posen an occasional expert on radio 3AW and former headpsychologist at Ansett Airlines told beak Peter Reardonthat when he saw his furry therapist tangle with Charlie he orderedShrek to “leave” and he responded.
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