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Exercising with dogs makes the training funnier, and having a furry companion while you exercise will make it less tiring. A bunch of adoptable dogs from the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter had a great day with the Cross-Country Team from St. Joseph High School. The team thought it would be fun to invite them on their morning workout routine. Before starting a miles-long run, each one of the runners got paired up with a dog, and this big group of students and dogs running together warmed the heart of all the people they met along the way. “I am...

  Video from KarmaTube    Companions for Courage in Orlando, Florida, is a community outreach program that provides therapy dogs for children who have experienced trauma and need to confront that trauma in court. The dogs provide a sense of security, creating a bond with child victims, giving them the courage and confidence to face the court situation. The dogs enable the children to stay calm and tell their stories. The children feel protected with a big dog at their side as they face the reason for their trauma. A dog truly can be their best friend in this challenging...

This is Sugarplum, one of the dogs of the Sodapup family. She was adopted from the Longmont Humane Society in Longmont, CO. ------- When I walk into my bedroom and see this on the bed, I cannot stop from touching her. I go over to pet her and kiss her multiple times in my favorite dog kissing spot, right between the eye and the ear, the spot I suppose is a dog’s temple. I kiss her here many times. And sometimes I put my chin on the bone by that spot too. She’s so cute, all sleepy and doe-eyed, it...

By Trisha Ahmed and Saeed Ahmed, CNN Updated 8:47 PM ET, Fri March 15, 2019 Chaze, Cardie, Marlee and Chipper, as seen from left to right, graduate into the "Beagle Brigade" and wear their uniforms for the first time. (CNN)Meet America's newest, and cutest, federal officers: a band of rescued beagles known as Chipper, Marlee, Chaze and Cardie. Starting next week, these four will begin their careers at two of America's busiest airports, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson and Chicago's O'Hare. They will join the hundreds of beagles already at work at ports of entry in the US and abroad. Their mission: to...

Dogs teach us in all sorts of ways.

Read this article on how Leader Dogs for the Blind's executive training program "teaches managers how to improve teamwork skills, clarify communication, build trust, do strategic planning, use creative problem solving and ultimately become better bosses."