Adopting a pet can have lasting effects on your child—it can teach your kid how to love, experience a real bond, and learn how to nurture life that extends beyond their own. Teaching your child to be ...

When choosing a dog, lifestyle matters just as much as appearance or popularity. Some breeds are naturally better suited to ...

Reading is important for all ages, but reading aloud can be a struggle for an individual when it comes to doing it in a group setting.

On three acres in Waxhaw, Charlie Petrizzo, 47, raises companion dogs for children with chronic conditions, serious injuries and special needs including autism and Down syndrome. Petrizzo and his wife ...

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The hour-long sessions focus on dog expressions and body language.

A lot of recent research has confirmed that there are stress-reducing benefits when people have positive encounters with dogs. It is this effect that accounts for the increasingly widespread use of ...

Imagine Max, a well-trained border collie, manages to ignore a squirrel in the park when his owner tells him to sit. His ...

Pairing Juvenile Justice Center youths with Humane Society of Midland County dogs, PAWSitive Helpers Program recently resumed teaching the kids new skills and teaching rescue dogs better manners.