Two Labrador puppies took their first steps towards becoming future service dogs Thursday when they boarded a flight from Sonoma County to Southern California on a plane piloted by Jordan Vineyards & Winery owner John Jordan. The flight was in honor of National Puppy Day which is marked annually on March 23. Jordan, a longtime… Keep Reading
Service animals are an indispensable resource for people with disabilities. And countless hours are spent by teams of professionals training these animals – most commonly dogs – to understand dozens of commands, ranging from opening doors to pulling manual wheelchairs and identifying potential hazards – all in service of their owner. But who trains the… Keep Reading
Federal regulators overseeing West Coast fisheries have effectively called off California’s entire 2023 ocean salmon fishing season, in an effort to protect fish populations that have dwindled during the ongoing drought. In California, most fisheries had been set to open their season April 1. Instead, the National Marine Fisheries Service on Friday canceled all ocean… Keep Reading
A trip to the zoo has always been a treasured outing for families, and today’s zoos offer a chance to not only observe and meet animals in naturalistic habitats but to learn about conservation and how we’re working to protect them in the wild as well. In the San Francisco Bay Area, we have a… Keep Reading
Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa hospital patient Albert Carusillo seemed relaxed as he petted the 58-pound Golden Retriever sprawled across his lap. But bringing a sense of calm is exactly what the dog, named Magic, is trained to do for the patients and staff he visits at the hospital. “I get along with all animals,” said… Keep Reading
A Santa Rosa pest control specialist recently encountered a career first: 700 pounds of acorns hidden in the walls of an area home. The culprit? A woodpecker that’s nuts for nuts. The owners of the home contacted Nick’s Extreme Pest Control when they saw worms coming out of the wall. The creatures looked like maggots,… Keep Reading
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) — Sherman the Border Collie is doing remarkably well after a scary incident in which a Sonoma County mountain lion dragged the dog by its neck. “It was a crazy night,” Bennett Valley resident Rebecca Kracker told KRON4. At dusk on November 28, Kracker heard her usually mild-mannered dog growling inside… Keep Reading
In a deep muddy creek near Silicon Valley’s busiest freeway, a large furry head pokes up. And then quickly submerges. The brief sighting, along with a growing collection of video footage, confirms something remarkable: After being hunted to extinction in the 1800s, the North American beaver is returning to the creeks of the San Francisco… Keep Reading
Pig problems persist in the East Bay suburbs, where the porkers are destroying property and risk contaminating the drinking water. Oh sure, we all had a good laugh at the 30-50 feral hogs meme of August 2019, a funny footnote to the online discourse following the El Paso Walmart shooting that had just taken place. But the pig… Keep Reading
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) — Leading the service dog industry, Canine Companions expertly trains puppies to become skilled assistants for adults, children, and veterans with disabilities. The furry helpers are paired up with clients for unique support that’s free of charge. Canine Companions begins training service dogs as puppies. For each puppy’s first year of… Keep Reading
