Trump presidency was the first in more than 100 years not to feature a "first dog". Neither President Trump nor his wife Melania owned any pets.
Two dogs -- two-year-old cocker spaniel Casper and one-year-old Jaya, a 'chippiparai', which is an indigenous breed from Tamil Nadu -- have been trained to detect COVID-19 by sniffing samples of sweat and urine, senior Army officials said.
The trial brings together leading disease control experts from the universities with Medical Detection Dogs, who have already successfully trained dogs to detect the odour of many different diseases in humans, such as cancer, malaria and Parkinson's disease.
Mike H. Stewart breeds $12,000 dogs that can hunt and play.
According to media reports, the US has about 2,800 military dogs, the largest canine force in the world.
The four-year-old Labrador and her handler Bashir Ahmed War laid down their lives to prevent an infiltration bid by terrorists in north Kashmir.
The two sniffer dogs of the National Security Guards (NSG) went about their task with diligence for about 15 hours during the encounter in the Nariman House along with their masters -- the commandos-- and are no strangers to life threatening situations.
Army has now 85 such specialised units, with each unit comprising 24 dogs. Of these as many as 35 are deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, 15 in North-East and some in Western and Southern Army Commands.
The dog had served in the squad for eight years and had been admitted to animal hospital at Parel for treatment last month.
During terror attacks in Mumbai, Caesar saved several lives when he sniffed out two hand grenades left by the terrorists at the busy CST railway station.
Canine lover and dog trainer Pooja Sathe Gawande answers your queries.
Mumbai-based animal communicator Akshaya Kawle shares some exciting stories and learnings from her professional journey.
Mekhail delivered the most deliberate heart-tugging line of the day: "If a son asks his mother for money is wrong, then tell me." At the back Indrani gave one of her most beaming smiles that was meant to convey the exact opposite. This was no mother happy that her son had said he turned to her when he needed money because she was his mother.
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
A special sniffer dog squad of Indo-Tibetan Border Patrol has been brought in to the national capital to sanitise the locations which are on the itinerary of US President Barack Obama for his visit later this month to take part in the Republic Day celebrations.
Mumbai-based animal communicator Akshaya Kawle shares some exciting stories and learnings from her professional journey.
Lal Quila' is being spearheaded by the elite dog squad of ITBP with 20 dogs, followed by those from the army and delhi police.
Some start-ups, small businesses allowing pets at workplace
Jagmeet Singh, a 38-year-old Sikh, elected the leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, becoming the first non-white politician to head a major party in the country.
This year's Republic Day parade will witness a few changes.
Justice S Muralidhar on Thursday apprised judges and lawyers of the Delhi high court about the sequence of communication on his transfer to Punjab and Haryana high court, saying that he was informed about it on February 17 and had no problem with it.
'The joke has gone on for far too long already. How about a happy ending?' asks Sukanya Verma.
Don't bet everything you have, Lemon Tree's Patu Keswani tells Pavan Lall.
Trained sniffer dogs such as the one used in Osama raid, German Shepherd and Labradors will be deployed.
Baadshaho's sluggish screenplay and humourless rhythm are spectacularly low on swagger and daredevilry, feels Sukanya Verma.
Race 3 doesn't merely demand you to leave your brains behind but guarantees you won't find them anywhere even after the ordeal is over, feels Sukanya Verma.
You cannot manage the risk in your portfolio if you have no idea how to recognise it.
Not only army personnel but Indian Army's canine 'soldiers' perform their duties in counter-insurgency operations.
A special squad of American 'canine officers' have reached Delhi in order to sanitise and conduct anti-sabotage checks at some of the prime venues which will be visited by US President Barack Obama during his forthcoming visit to India.
Former Delhi Law minister Somnath Bharti broke down during questioning by investigators, who on Wednesday took him to his Dwarka residence where he came face to face with his wife in connection with the dowry harassment and attempt to murder case.
In the upcoming Super Nani, 59-year-old Rekha transforms into a glamorous grand mom.
'The Indian and Israeli rabbis were singing a small departure song for brave little Moshe, who had spent many, likely, heartbreaking but bittersweet hours at this home of his babyhood, looking at the drawings his mother had made for him, that were still up in his room.'
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
Superheroes, Holi, apples and other happenings from Sukanya Verma's super filmi week!
The four leg canine 'soldiers' play a crucial role in saving lives of troops and civilians, reports Mayank Singh.
The step forward in marketing could be a move to bypass the media and towards owning it directly, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Bengaluru has seven eye-catching trucks.
Dhoom 3 is a children's film made for children who've never seen a film, writes Raja Sen.
Single mother Gauri Sawant hopes to change the way people view transgenders in India.
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