Dog Days of Summer

The "Dog Days" of summer are from July 3 to August 11 each year. They're usually the hottest and most unbearable days of the season.

Have a read to find out the best benefits of having a dog... Lower Blood Pressure, Less Anxiety, Stress and Loneliness for starters.

Hazel May is a teeny tiny mini golden doodle and is one of this author’s dogs.She joined our pack in 2015 and worked as a Pet Partners therapy dog from 2016 to 2018. As her handler, Hazel and I visited the memory care unit at an assisted living facilities and the cardiomyopathy unit at Tufts Medical Center. After I had a stroke, Hazel retired and became my personal therapy dog - She has also seen me through two bouts of cancer treatments. You can follow her adventures on Facebook.

You’ve probably heard about them. Maybe you’ve read news stories about them, or you’ve seen them before. But, what’s the deal? Therapy Dogs provide comfort and support in a variety of settings - schools, hospitals, nursing homes, libraries, funeral homes, even airports and at the olympics.

A study found that canines can detect the smell of stress in humans, which could translate to positive developments in training service dogs.

London Based Charlotte Liebling noticed that many beautiful stuffed toys could bring joy to new owners with a little love and TLC and founded Loved Before Toy Adoption Agency, saving thousands of unwanted plushies. Search by Animal or Brand for yours

The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer-suburb of London. The tournament has since become world-renowned.

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Beatriz Williams takes us back to fictional Winthrop Island with another multigenerational story.

Variety Magazine called it one of the ten best movies of 2024. A documentary that traces the origins of January 6th back to the Moral Majority of the 1980s. The film reveals how Christian Nationalist Leaders have taken over the Republican party and spread fear and anger for decades to distort political issues into Biblical battles between good and evil and demolish democracy. The film ends with a warning about Project 2025. Now Streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.

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