If you notice a sweet, young chocolate lab prancing through the halls of Akron Children’s Hospital, there’s a good chance you just met Chase. Handled by Officer Ramona Caley, Chase is an officer in training with Akron Children’s Hospital’s Department of Public Safety. She’s working to be both a bomb sniffing dog and a therapy […]
Plucky Alayna Mendenhall is on a mission
Loop by loop, 10-year-old Alayna Mendenhall weaved her way to a goal of having a service dog by her side. Born with spina bifida, the 5th grader from Massillon weaves colorful potholders, which she sells for $3 each on Etsy.com. The potholder sales plus a GoFundMe page raised the $8,000 she needs for a specially […]
Rizzo loves being a therapy dog
Rizzo has been a member of Akron Children’s Doggie Brigade for 7 years. She has competed and titled in obedience and rally. But her favorite AKC title is TD – Therapy Dog.
