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Why dog is man's best friend.

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Dogs are smarter than Canadians :biggrin2:

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Service dog helps anxiety sufferer get degree at York

TORONTO - You’ve likely heard of service dogs for the blind, but what about providing them to those who are clinically anxious?
Devon MacPherson graduated from York University Tuesday with Barkley, her beloved poodle, at her side. The dog even wore a matching gown.
Barkley was there to help MacPherson cope with her generalized anxiety disorder.

The Canadian Mental Health Association defines the disorder as “excessive worry around a number of everyday problems.” It often manifests itself as “intense anxiety over a minor concern.”

A whopping 25% of Canadians will suffer from some form of anxiety disorder in their lifetime, according to Anxiety Disorders Canada.
MacPherson says she began to feel something amiss after dropping out of Nipissing University a few years ago.

After a few panic attacks, she saw a doctor who diagnosed her anxiety. It was around this time, more than three years ago, that she met Barkley.
She largely credits her canine and sympathetic family and friends for helping her turn around.

“I’m a completely different person and I look at the world differently. It’s a night and day difference,” MacPherson said.
She enrolled in York’s individualized studies program, which she describes as “build your own degree.”

MacPherson’s program incorporated elements of children’s studies, women’s studies, environmental science and animal studies.
“It’s structured but it has quite a bit of flexibility,” said MacPherson, who wrote an undergraduate thesis on service dogs and mental health.

She returns to York this fall to continue her research for a master’s degree in critical disability studies.

https://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/16/service-dog-helpsanxiety-sufferer-get-degree-at-york











 
Virgin dog adopts, nurses kittens

Virgin dog adopts, nurses kittens

  • A Texas dog became the 'mother' of some abandoned kittens
  • The dog's family says they were surprised she could produce milk
Wait, how is that possible? Apparently dogs can produce milk without being pregnant. And yes, interspecies animals can breastfeed. According to VCA Animal Hospitals, a dog may experience a false pregnancy.

It may produce milk and exhibit the symptoms of pregnancy without having mated.


The McCorkle family was cleaning their yard in Brownwood, Texas, this week when they discovered some abandoned kittens. Their dog Cocoa's motherly instincts kicked in and she began nursing and caring for the little kitties.

"We just found out today that she's been producing milk and she has started feeding them and caring for them," owner Mia Mccorkle tells CNN affiliate KTAB.



Some fun videos.

 
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