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Reports on the benefits of animal-assisted therapy dogs for people involved in search and rescue operations for the victims of the September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.

Focuses on the efforts of search and rescue dogs and their owners to help locate survivors and bodies of victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States. INSET: Our Pets Are All We Have Left.

Focuses on the therapeutic training program with dogs for mentally ill people in Chicago, Illinois. Founders of the Chenny Troupe petting program; Description on the petting program at Somerset Place; Criteria to become a Cheney Troupe dog.

Profiles M. Christine Zink, a veterinarian, author and teacher at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Books written by Zink; Educational background; Categories of canine fitness exercise.

Relates insights shared by Dorothy Welsh, the legendary dog show judge from the U.S. Experiences shared by Welsh; Attitude toward her chosen profession; Criticisms on the trend in dog shows across the state; Career highlights.

Profiles Carmen Battaglia, president and chief executive officer of the AKC Companion Animal Recovery in the U.S. Vocal proponent of genetic research; Educational background; Career highlights.

Focuses on the passion of two old U.S. Navy personnel Jean Heath and Bill Cosby for breeding and raising hybrid dogs. Role of miniature schnauzer owned by Heath in entertaining patients in the U.S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia; Views of Heath about Cosby; Success earned by Heath in getting good breeds of dogs by means of dog-breeding.

Reports on the private collection of dog art from the 18th and 19th century displayed at the William Secord Gallery in New York City.

Profiles Irene Bivin, one of the most respected dog show judges in the U.S. Bivin's way of choosing a winner in a dog show; Career background of Bivin; Details of her family.

Presents information on the topics discussed in a conference of veterinarians and physicians in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2002 regarding the benefits of pets on human health. Examples of doctors who prescribed pets to their patients; Effect of a dog on patients with Alzheimer's disease; Benefit of animal-assisted therapy for reducing anxiety.

Focuses on the benefits of animal-assisted therapy programs in the United States.

Lists safety tips when traveling with pets. Inquiry into airline regulations; Permission of small animals in carriers to ride in main cabin; Sedation of animals; Care of animals with heart or respiratory problems; Pet accommodations in hotels.