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Man’s best friend. It’s hard to imagine truer words when looking at the winners of the first American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards presented by Cesar Canine Cuisine.  But as they say, there’s a lot more where that came from, which makes it doubly exciting that nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Hero [...]


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The price of food was on a steady incline in 2011. But now comes news that prices are stabilizing. A report in Natural Foods Merchandiser notes that “ that prices for food at checkout have leveled and declined slightly in recent months.” That doesn’t mean, by the way, that prices are going down or that items [...]


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WATCH: American Hero Dog Awards preview The American Hero Dog Awards was a heart-warming affair when it was held recently in Beverly Hills. And now the whole country will have a chance to see and appreciate these eight wonderful dogs for what they do every day to help others. Watch the video preview and then [...]


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On a night when ALL the contestants were winners, a guide dog who led her blind handler out of Tower One of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was posthumously named American Hero Dog of 2011 at the first American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. Roselle, a guide dog from [...]


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As far as we’re concerned, all the canine entrants in American Humane Association’s Hero Dog Awards are winners. But on Saturday night’s award ceremony in Los Angeles, they’ll be announcing the winners in online balloting that generated more than 400,000 votes (yes, we love our Hero Dogs!). Can’t make it on Saturday? Make plans to [...]


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Can there be anyone better than Rin Tin Tin to save the day at the New York Stock Exchange? Seriously, the National Spokesdog for American Humane Association joined its President and CEO Robin R. Ganzert to ring The Closing Bell on Wednesay (Sept. 7) in honor of the hero dogs at Ground Zero.  More than [...]


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VIDEO: Ricochet, the surfing dog, helps the disabled surf The Hero Dog Awards have already been a big hit, generating hundreds of thousands of votes so far. But all those votes don’t seem to compare to the WONDERFUL things these service dogs do every day. For example, watch this great video about Ricochet, one of the Hero [...]


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This marks the 30th post since we launched the Humane Touch Blog. That’s not all that many, when compared to the millions of blogs out there already. But it’s a significant milestone to us, so we’re taking the time to point out some of the most significant news so far. Certified star: It was an [...]


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Wow! More than 300,000 votes were cast coast-to-coast in the Hero Dog Awards to select America’s finalists for best service dogs in eight categories. Not only does that mean some great dogs are being honored, it also helped reach sponsor CESAR Canine Cuisine’s donation goal of $200,000 to American Humane Association. Now it’s time to [...]


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Dogs everywhere do amazing things every day. Need proof? Check out the nominations for the Hero Dog Awards. This great American Humane Association project has a dazzling array of wonderful dogs of who have done great things. Go to the website and vote in eight categories, then watch American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards presented [...]