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Rochelle Lesser

@schoolpsyc

School Psychologist Founder of the Land of PureGold Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit funding cancer treatment for working dogs & comparative oncology research. Loves Golden Retrievers, newest above (Benjamin Button). #dogs #caninecancer #goldenretriever

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The Microbes in Your Dog's Gut May Predict Their Cancer Prognosis No pet lover wants to hear this, but around 6 million dogs are diagnosed with cancer in the US every year.
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Researchers train dogs to detect deadly canine cancer
Researchers train dogs to detect deadly canine cancer YouTube video by CBS19
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Police Department Adopts Stray Senior Dog. Now, He Lives at the Station A police department in Michigan adopted a senior stray dog. Now, the pooch β€” who they’ve named Lil Craig β€” lives at the station. Officers from the Milford Police Department first responded to a call a...
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Service Dog Alerts That Diabetic Child Needs Help β€” Then Does Something Unexpected Wells Lewis lives with Type 1 diabetes. His service dog, Ducky, can detect drops and spikes in Wells’ blood sugar levels, and he recently proved that he will go above and beyond for the boy he loves.
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Meet the adorable service dogs behind the athletes of the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games Some of the canine heroes have been described as the "canine equivalent of Lara Croft, Margot Robbie and any woman who loves showing their cheeky side."
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The Surprising Link Between Pet Attachment and Mental Health Owners relying on pets as substitutes for human connection may struggle.
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Canine Hemangiosarcoma Clinical Trial | CSU Vet School This canine clinical trial for dogs with Hemangiosarcoma assess the safety and effectiveness of a specially designed vaccine.
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Dog Training Methods Reflect Owners' Stance on Animal Ethics Research shows that people with an animal rights mindset preferred positive force-free training, while anthropocentrists preferred physical correction protocols.
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For Your Pet to Thrive, Listen to What They're Asking of You Jeff Feinman's love letter to animals views wellness through their perspective and combines scientific rigor with spiritual sensitivity so they can have happy and balanced lives.
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Why Do Dogs Need a Tail? While a dog’s tail originally evolved to aid in balance and movement, it is also a vital channel of communication, signaling their emotional state.
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Dog’s unusual behaviour leads to life-saving cancer diagnosis - Discover SWNS A woman credits her dog with saving her life after his unusual behavior led to a breast cancer diagnosis.
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Dogs with cancer could leave lasting legacy A University of Queensland project could be a glimmer of hope for dogs suffering from inoperable or incurable cancers. The project will test the effectiveness of immunomodulatory drug Enzistat in trea...
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Early study connects dogs’ cancer survival with which microorganisms live in their gut Canine cancer patients receiving a new form of immunotherapy lived longer or shorter depending on the composition of their microbiome, the community of organisms living in their gut.
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Dog Training Methods are Linked to Wider Beliefs about Animals New research investigates the ethics orientations to animals that are associated with higher or lower use of positive reinforcement in dog training.

New post! Dog training methods are linked to wider beliefs about animals, and there's some interesting data on where people get their info on dog training too. www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2026/02/dog-...

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The Effect of Intravenous Carboplatin on Pain Control in Dogs To determine the effect on lameness, activity and sleep quality in dogs with long bone osteosarcomaafter a dose of intravenous carboplatin
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Prescription Dog
Prescription Dog YouTube video by The Pet Effect
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Woman Adopts Heartbroken Husky After ICE Deports His Family | The Dodo
Woman Adopts Heartbroken Husky After ICE Deports His Family | The Dodo YouTube video by The Dodo
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It's Time to Celebrate Animal Sentience and Stop Squabbling Science and common sense show diverse animals are feeling beings who care about what happens to themselves and others, and skeptics need to stop ignoring well-established facts.
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Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent | Penn Today Penn Vet’s Cynthia M. Otto and Clara Wilson and colleagues show that trained dogs can identify the odor of hemangiosarcoma, a devastating canine cancer, offering the hope of a better screening tool an...
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Four life-saving interactions, one dog, and a gift to advance cancer research A Beirne Carter Foundation gift will support groundbreaking histotripsy research, a noninvasive ultrasound technology being developed in dogs first to help both animals and people fight cancer more ef...
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FDA approves drug to treat dogs with lymphoma cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval of Laverdia, a drug to treat dogs with lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymph nodes and lymphatic system.
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Leukemia survivor finds companionship of rescue dog during treatment Alaska resident Mark Janes joined a clinical trial for chronic lymphocytic leukemia at MD Anderson. Here he shares why he’s thankful for the clinical trial and the unexpected friend he made during tre...
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Golden Retriever Survives 30 Minutes in Frigid Water After Falling Through Ice of Frozen Pond A golden retriever named Mia survived a dangerous fall through an icy pond in Michigan. The dog struggled to keep her head above water for about 30 minutes after falling into the pond.
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The Fire That Reveals: Message from Rabbi Spratt about Mississippi Synagogue Fire Yesterday morning, as synagogues around the world were preparing to read one of the most enigmatic scenes in the Torah, a bush aflame yet unconsumed, a synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi was set on fir...
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Breakthrough in Canine Hemangiosarcoma Research: A Genetic Link to Immune System Disruption Researchers at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the UF Health Cancer Center have uncovered a critical connection between a specific gene mutation and immune system signalin...
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WATCH: Hero Officer Crawls Onto Thin Ice to Save Drowning Dog. A dog fell through a frozen New Jersey lake, but a quick-thinking officer raced across the ice to save her, turning a terrifying moment into hope.
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