run over, abandoned and finally adopted: this is the story of Ariel, currently Kiara… a story of hope! It happened this year, on November 2nd. A young, tiny dog was run over next to a primary school in the council of S. Mateus. Due perhaps to the shock of the impact, she disappeared from sight … Continue reading Kiara, a happy ending!
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Mantrailing – Part 2 – Real Life Experience
“Molecular dogs” to find missing people In the previous article we talked about molecular dogs and mantrailing as an activity conducted by the pair dog/handler, who are adequately trained to give answers to the families of the missing person. In fact, mantrailing is not always “finding”, it often provides fundamental “information” or “answers”. But what … Continue reading Mantrailing – Part 2 – Real Life Experience
Mantrailing
“Molecular dogs” to find missing people Dog trainer Silvia Barbieri tell us more about mantrailing. Almost everyone has heard of rescue dogs.When a person gets lost or there is a catastrophe, rescue dogs are among the first support to intervene together with the Fire Brigade, Police and Civil Defence. Mantrailing dogs have a distinct task: … Continue reading Mantrailing
AAI – Animal Assisted Interventions
Commonly called “pet therapy” was born in 1792 when William Tuke encouraged his patients with mental disorders to take care of animals because he realized the many benefits they brought. From there, more and more in-depth studies on the human-animal relationship began. What are the AAIs? Why dogs? What benefits do they bring? Multidisciplinary team … Continue reading AAI – Animal Assisted Interventions
Success stories: Madi & Karen
During my internship at CW Azores, I volunteered at the local dog shelter with Dania Tesei on Sundays. Here I came across three little puppies, dying for attention! I immediately connected strongly with one of them. While the other two got adopted, I couldn´t leave her behind. So I adopted the last puppy and named her Madi after … Continue reading Success stories: Madi & Karen
Success stories: Zika and Amelie
During our vacation on Pico/Azores we, my daughter Amelie and I, had the opportunity to visit the local dog shelter. We were warmly welcomed by all the dogs and each and every one of them wanted attention and to be petted. My daughter remained sitting in front of a dog kennel where there were two … Continue reading Success stories: Zika and Amelie