Shirk's service dogs are taught a variety of methods to help keep kids with autism safe.
Secret Service dogs make routine runs on White House grounds throughout the day, every day, Ball said.
Shirk says service dogs also give autistic children valuable emotional support.
Mary Cortani Mary Cortani is a former Army dog trainer who started Operation Freedom Paws, a nonprofit that helps war veterans train their own service dogs.
Cortani did extensive research about PTSD and service dogs, and in January 2010 she started working with the young veteran to train the dog for his individual needs.
You gather to have your bags sniffed by secret-service dogs.
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Dave King, from the service, said sniffer dogs and thermal-imaging equipment had been used.
Today, the Department of Defense has some 2, 700 military dogs in service world-wide and about 600 in war zones.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service warned people with dogs or children to be careful near frozen lakes, ponds and rivers.
To their service partners, the dogs may be beloved friends, but to all they are fellow warriors, valued and respected for their lifesaving role.
On the Big Island, where people use dogs for hunting wild pigs, many residents have at least five and some as many 30 dogs, says Debbie Crazatta, founder of the Kohala Animal Relocation and Education Service, which helps find homes for stray dogs.
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Fujistu spotted this gap, and created Wandant -- a sensor-laden neck tag for dogs complete with cloud-based service for tracking your pooch's wellbeing.
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Hundreds of people gathered at a memorial service for a teenage girl from Greater Manchester who was attacked by dogs.
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Ten dogs died after being left locked inside two vans at a motorway service station on a sweltering day.
Sky's On Demand service also includes access to box sets such as Mad Men, An Idiot Abroad and Mad Dogs available at no extra charge to Sky customers.
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