Meet the new face of the College of Veterinary Medicine: Lani McIlroy. Lani is a seven year old Labrador Retriever with a gentle, quiet personality, whose photo (taken by VTH Associate Director Ron Mandsager) is now featured on the college Facebook page banner. But what makes her a rock star is her ‘job’ with the […]
Archive for November 14th, 2013
Labrador Retriever Hunts People For Fun
Thursday, November 14th, 2013Specially Trained Dogs Help Oregon State Police
Thursday, November 14th, 2013The nine dogs in the Oregon State Police Drug Detection Canine program have tracked down their fair share of illegal drugs. The dogs’ keen sense of smell makes them top-notch search engines for vehicles, storage facilities, luggage and other drug hiding places. “Our drug detection canines have proven to be important partners for our department and […]
Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks
Thursday, November 14th, 2013No matter how much we love our pets, sometimes we forget that they get older faster than us. We may recognize that they don’t chase the ball much anymore, and they sleep a lot, but do we really think about what we can do to make their senior lives better? The Bark.com has ideas for […]