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Dogster. Shelter dog finds second calling as R.E.A.D. dog - Dallas Dogs. Do you believe in second chances?

Shelter dog finds second calling as R.E.A.D. dog - Dallas Dogs

At one year old, Junior, a homeless golden retriever got his. He went from a homeless shelter dog to a second career helping children read. Junior’s path to a life of service and the journey of other therapy dogs like him is proof of the power of second chances and the untapped possibilities of shelter dogs. Life was not always full of purpose for the golden retriever.

Just a few years ago, Junior was alone, unwanted, and abandoned, left by his owner at a shelter. The young dog’s journey began four years ago when Dallas Fort Worth Metro Golden Retriever Rescue ,www.rescuegoldens.org, rescued Junior from a shelter. Now, on most Saturdays, Junior reads with children at Dallas area libraries. Why do the kids enjoy reading to a canine companion? Dogs are great listeners .Dogs don’t judge, criticize or laugh, no matter the skill of the reader.With a canine mentor, children can relax and have fun reading. What Happens When You Give A Dog An iPhone? I CAN’T Stop Smiling. LOL! It seems like everyone has a mobile phone these days, and text messages are becoming the more popular choice over voice calls.

What Happens When You Give A Dog An iPhone? I CAN’T Stop Smiling. LOL!

That’s great news for dogs. You see, barking aside, dogs can’t speak. But typing out text messages? Maybe! In any case, here are some hilarious text conversations between a dog and a human. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 27. 28. 29. Source: textfromdog I don’t know about you, but I’m going to train my dog to type. Share this with your friends and family by clicking the button below. Do You Love Your Dog Too Much To Realize He’s An Idiot? New methods to combat growth of Internet child porn in Rhode Island. SCITUATE — From a bank of computers at state police headquarters, detectives tap into a network of child pornography traffickers.

New methods to combat growth of Internet child porn in Rhode Island

On a recent Wednesday, illicit files are being traded in Coventry, Westerly and Woonsocket. Four years ago, the traffic was centralized in Providence, Woonsocket and West Warwick, the police say. Now, they watch as predators pop up all over the state. “It’s everywhere,” says Kevin P. Harris, a Coventry detective assigned to the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. In the past few years, the number of networks used by people dealing in child pornography has more than doubled. “They know the ins and outs of these networks,” state police Cpl. The World Wide Web has opened a vast frontier for offenders to easily trade and collect virtual libraries of child pornography. Often offenders work to build collections that can be traded, authorities say. The offenders. Surfer arrested in dog-walker beatdown a long-reviled menace. The “blond bruiser” suspected of punching out a Manhattan dogwalker is a jobless drifter who spends most of his time on a surfboard.

Surfer arrested in dog-walker beatdown a long-reviled menace

Corey Pohan, 32, who was picked up Wednesday night in New Jersey and is awaiting extradition to New York, is the picture of fitness in his Facebook boasts. “Six pack sicker then its ever bin,” Pohan says of his physique in a recent, misspelled post, above photos of surfing trips to Mexico, Baja and Indonesia. Many of the photos show him with his stunning brunette girlfriend, who lives in southern California. Pohan — who closer to home works at an unlicensed Central Park bike rental company — was ordered held without bail by a Hudson County Superior Court judge on Thursday morning.

He is expected to be charged in New York with socking Hell’s Kitchen dogwalker Paul Martone, 49, who remains in an intensive care unit with brain swelling, a contusion and a fractured skull. Modal Trigger A mugshot released by New Jersey state police.Photo: New Jersey State Police.