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2017 Sept. 10, 2017  -  “Foundation Pairs Girl, Goldendoodle Together To Help Manage Epilepsy.   Twelve- year-old Rylynn Fendley of Westminster has to manage her epilepsy day and night. For the first years of Rylynn’s life, her mother Veronica was left to do the managing and worrying alone….Now they have an ally in the fight—a goldendoodle named Jessie. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/09/10/goldendoodle- helps-manage-epilepsy/ June 22, 2017  -  “Therapy Goldendoodle brings stress relief to Appleton officers.  Chief Todd Thomas says the main assignment of the latest recruit -- a 3-month-old Goldendoodle named Blue -- is to lift the spirits of his department's employees.” https://fox47.com/news/local/therapy-goldendoodle- brings-stress-relief-to-appleton-officers April 6, 2017  -  Meet Millie, the "canine concierge" at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. A 7-month-old mini goldendoodle, she works alongside her owner, hotel concierge Rusty Dahler. Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/green- sheet/2017/04/06/downtown-milwaukee-hotel-concierge- can-fetch-and-bark/100035616/ March 21, 2017  - “Welwyn man and his labradoodle to tackle 82-mile challenge for charity.  Geoff Rawlings and his 18-month-old labradoodle, Nyla, will attempt to walk Hadrian’s Wall for Welwyn Garden City-based charity Isabel Hospice.”  -  Welwyn Hatfield Times https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/welwyn-man-and-his- labradoodle-to-tackle-82-mile-challenge-for- charity-1- 4941401 March 21, 2017  - “FUNNY: Labradoodle Joins World Cup Cross-Country Leaders In Quebec City” “It happens in cycling races, but I’ve never seen it in skiing. It just makes the story even better because luckily no one crashed or got hurt.” -Alex Harvey Canadian 2nd Place Finisher https://unofficialnetworks.com/2017/03/funny- labradoodle-joins-world-cup-cross-country-leaders-in- quebec-city February 22, 2017  - “Justices side with Mich. girl over service dog dispute - DetroitNews.com  -  The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a 13-year-old Michigan girl with cerebral palsy who spent years battling school officials for the right to bring her service dog — a goldendoodle named Wonder — to class.” https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/ 22/supreme-court-service-dog/98246282/  January 18, 2017  - “FDA Warns of Illnesses and Deaths in Pets Exposed to Prescription topical (human) cancer treatment: Fluorouracil  -  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting pet owners, veterinarians, health care providers and pharmacists that pets are at risk of illness and death when exposed to the topical cancer medication Fluorouracil Cream USP 5% (5-FU.) intended for use in people. Fluorouracil may also be marketed under the brand names Carac, Effudex and Fluoroplex. https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/newsevents/cvmup dates/ucm537434.htm 2016 October 2016  - “A Girl and Her Service Dog Head to the Supreme Court.  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday takes up the case of a girl, her service dog and a school that barred the dog from its premises.” https://www.npr.org/2016/10/31/499876610/a-girl-and- her-service-dog-head-to-the-supreme-court  October 2016  -  Tessa, a stolen Goldendoodle, was luckily returned to her home.  “Browne believes Tessa was targeted in advance, stolen from his kennel and sold on Craigslist for $400.” https://13wham.com/news/top-stories/tessa-the- goldendoodle-back-home-with-family  September 2016  -  “A dog among doctors: Health center’s newest staffer is man’s best friend”  -  Meet Professor Beauregard Tirebiter (a 2-yr old black Goldendoodle), the university’s first-ever facility dog: He’s got office hours and everything. https://news.usc.edu/107315/a-dog-among- doctors-health-centers-newest-staffer-is-mans-best-friend/ June 2016  -  “US swimmers using therapy dogs to relax before races”  -  Larry, a goldendoodle, waits for athletes to arrive while working as a therapy dog at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 29, 2016.  Article by Paul Newberry of The Denver Post. https://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/30/us-swimmers- therapy-dogs-olympics/  June 2016  -  “Dog breeds with increased cancer risks”  -  Golden retrievers – Researchers have found two genes that are related to cancer development in golden retrievers. This finding could lead to diagnostic tests to find at-risk dogs before they develop cancer. https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/blog/category/d og/top-10-dog-breeds-with.html  March 2016  -  “Antler Dog Chews - an update after surge in cases of fractured teeth” https://www.dentalvets.co.uk/index.php/news/27-antler- dog-chews-an-update-aftre-surge-of- fractured-upper- carnassial-teeth/ 2015 (Mentioned on PBS TV in early November, 2015) (old article from Feb 2014) Vietnam veteran Lon Hodge struggled for years with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder until he got a PTSD service dog named Gander. https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2014/02/26/ptsd-service- dog Oct. 9, 2015  -  “The way to Hitch's heart is through his stomach.  Patient Goldendoodle is petrified of garbage bins and hates small talk.  Hitch prefers the company of people to that of his fellow four- leggers.”  Article by Jane Welowscky, Special to the Star. https://www.thestar.com/life/2015/10/09/the-way-to- hitchs-heart-is-through-his-stomach.html  May 26, 2015  -  Meet Lulu the funeral service Goldendoodle.   A former Doodle owner went to a funeral service over the weekend and met a doodle that the funeral director had on staff to comfort mourners.  His kids just fell in love with her.  After the service, the funeral director emailed him a link to his youtube video.  Thank you, Brad, for sharing this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=g7R w3G5X_Y4 May 21, 2015 -   Who made the April / May cover of Dogster Magazine?  It's Goldendoodle Marlow owned by Kristen Cone & Tim Snead.  Marlow is backcross Goldendoodle bred by Debbie of Countryside Doodles.  Kristen & Tim have another Countryside dog, a Goldendoodle name Millie, to keep Marlow company. https://www.dogster.com/page/coming-soon-dogster- magazine 2014 2014 April 2, 2014 -   Designer dogs, hybrids, doodles split the dog world  - by Jim Lasley of NewsObserver.com.    'Some view them as a scourge on the purebred dog world and bred as trendy yuppie dogs. Others pay thousands of dollars to own one and hold them in loving regard as a member of their family. Collectively known as doodles, hybrids or designer dogs, three distinct types exist – goldendoodles, a cross between a golden retriever and a poodle; labradoodles, a cross between a Labrador retriever and a poodle; and Australian labradoodle, a cross between a Lab, poodle, American and English Cocker and an Irish water spaniel.' (Don't forget to read the comments for some feedback to the article) Read more here:    https://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/02/3753128/desi gner-dogs-hybrids-doodles.html  March, 2014 -   iPetition - Save Our Pets   The Car Family is asking the government to pass a law making it mandatory that all pet toys have labels if they contain objects that can be swallowed. And, that these objects contain radiopaque content that makes them visible to x-rays. Without this pets can be die or require extensive and expensive surgery.  See petition here - https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-our-pets  January 28, 2014 -   Dood Alert - They're Everywhere!   View the January 2014 Pet Edge Email Newsletter to see the well groomed Dood : links/petedgeinc.mkt4306.com  January 2014 -   Great idea from the Stephens County Animal Shelter    -    For dogs that climb, installing roller bars is the solution… Better than dropping them in a shelter

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