Eighty-one-year-old Harry Smith—who uses an electric wheelchair—was walking his beloved 9-year-old beagle mix, Sarah Jane, near a lake in Port St. Lucie, Florida when the pleasant jaunt took a turn for the worse. Smith says that the left wheel of the chair “grabbed and spun me” and he wound up rolling down a grass embankment into the water. Smith can’t …
Dr. Jane
February 13, 2022
Suicide Prevention is Everyone’s Business. This is the most important message we can relay to Veterans, friends, family members, loved ones, VA staff and all of those in the community. There are many programs in the Minneapolis VA that partner with communities to provide information and educate the public on how they can recognize the signs of a suicidal crisis. …
An incredible story from Croatia shows how far dogs go to care for their human companions and how well they can cater to our needs. Grga Brkić climbed the highest peak in the Velebit Mountains, around 1,800 meters above the Croatian Adriatic coast, when he fell almost 150 meters down a snow-covered slope. The fall caused Brkić to severely break …
We all know dogs are too good for us. A German Shepherd named “Tinsley” proved this again on January 3rd when she played a vital role in saving her owner’s life. A police officer responded to a report of a dog roaming on a freeway on the New Hampshire-Vermont border, but when the officer found the dog in question it …
Dr. Jane
December 25, 2021
The 5-year-old mutt saved the lives of all six Haegemans by warning them of a house fire. Devin and Hannah Haegeman and their four children – Emily, 9; Maddox, 4; Daniel, 2, and Marcella, 4 months – were woken up at 5 a.m. on December 22nd. In less than 10 minutes, the fire struck one end of the trailer. Devin …
Dr. Jane
December 25, 2021
The 5-year-old mutt saved the lives of all six Haegemans by warning them of a house fire. Devin and Hannah Haegeman and their four children – Emily, 9; Maddox, 4; Daniel, 2, and Marcella, 4 months – were woken up at 5 a.m. on December 22nd. In less than 10 minutes, the fire struck one end of the trailer. Devin …
Dr. Jane
December 15, 2021
Kelly Andrew shared a picture of her baby who spent the night in a hospital A Twitter user shared the heartwarming story of how her dog saved her little girl’s life. The woman, known on Twitter as Kelly Andrew, said that her dog kept breaking into the nursery and trying again and again to wake her baby up. The family …
A Portishead Army cadet was commended for using his first aid skills to help an elderly woman who sustained a head injury. 16-year-old Cpl Lauren Rae and her boyfriend George Richards, a cadet with St. John Ambulance, ran to the aid of the women barefoot after a friend informed them of the victim. Upon arrival, Lauren found that an ambulance …
A pet dog just days away from being euthanized was rescued amid new calls to change the “ineffective” law on dangerous dogs. Toby, a pit bull terrier, was relocated just three days before he was euthanized after Allie Green of Horsham found a new owner for him. The 11 year old pooch is now leading “his best life” with a …
One woman at risk was furry enough to receive a paw visit from Digby, a therapy dog, on Tuesday. Digby helped save a woman from suicide when she considered jumping off a bridge over the M5 motorway near Exeter, England, according to crime scene first responders. The 3 year old Labradoodle usually helps firefighters manage trauma during therapy sessions. Digby …
