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After dog training class was over, the Alden children stood in the parking lot of Dog Gone Good. Lets talk to Ms. Wilson, said Jessie. We havent had a chance to ask her about the missing dogs. Good idea, said Henry. The children looked for Candy Wils
At the sound of howling, Violet sat up in bed. Lad! she cried when she recognized his special howl. She slipped from her bed and went to the window. Outside it was raining softly and too foggy to see very well. For a second, Violet thought she saw a
He opens the refrigerator. He looks inside the refrigerator. He is hungry. He wants something to eat. He sees a package. It is a package of hot dogs. Six hot dogs are in the package. He takes two hot dogs out of the package. He closes the refrigerato
Dogs Against Rabies in East Africa Rabies is a global health issue, claiming fifty to sixty thousand lives every year. Most of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The rabies virus is usually transmitted to humans through the bite
Daughters, Sons and Dogs Get a Day at the Office This past Thursday, we saw a lot of fresh new faces at our Voice of America Headquarters Building. It was Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, not just here but at job sites nationwide. This annua
Gene Therapy Halts Vision Loss in Dogs Researchers have stopped vision decline in dogs with an inherited disease that causes blindness. The gene therapy technique they used may someday stop vision loss in humans. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye d
Remember that hit song from the 80s that featured the chorus: And I would walk five hundred miles / and I would walk five hundred more / Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles / to fall down at your door? What sounds romantic in pop song fanta
He was driving home. He couldnt wait to get home. He was hungry. He hadnt eaten in eight hours. Eight hours ago he had eaten two hot dogs. The hot dogs were delicious. He had put lots of mustard, onions, and relish on the hot dogs. They were so delic
THIS IS AMERICA - Second Chances for Prisoners, Horses and the Unemployed; Dogs Help Children Learn to Read CAROLYN PRESUTTI: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Carloyn Presutti. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week on our sh
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - 'The Map of Life'; Ancient Dogs; Golden Gate at 75 CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein. Today, we tell about a project called The Ma
In the Asian zodiac, this is the year of the tiger but conservationists say wild tiger populations are quickly disappearing. In Cambodia, there is hope that a pair of special dogs from the United States can help save the tiger. Daniel Schearf | Mondu
Eric Seelenfreund and his dog Murphy are part of the avalanche rescue team working for the 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Mountain Not all of the teams in Vancouver are here to compete. Some are here to save lives should the unthinkable happen. The
A major threat to NATO forces in Afghanistan comes from IEDs or improvised explosive devices. One way British forces are combating the threat is with dogs trained to detect explosives. It's a program cloaked in secrecy with officials refusing to give
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Wes Anderson's new animated puppet movie is called Isle Of Dogs. I'm saying that carefully because if you say Isle Of Dogs quickly, it comes out sounding a lot like I love dogs. And of course I only feel OK about dogs, but Wes An
AILSA CHANG, HOST: So I usually cover Congress. And one of the coolest secrets about my job is the furry, four-legged friend I get to bring to work every day. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Hi, Mickey. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Hey, Mickey. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Mick
Veterans Struggling After Sexual Assault Increasingly Turn To Service Dogs SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Dealing with the effects of sexual assault is a lifelong process that can be filled with, like, psychiatry appointments and medication. As NPR's Adelina Lan
He was driving home. He couldn't wait to get home. He was hungry. He hadn't eaten in eight hours. Eight hours ago he had eaten two hot dogs. The hot dogs were delicious. He had put lots of mustard, onions, and relish on the hot dogs. They were so del
By Kurt Achin Mount Kumgang, North Korea 18 February 2008 You may remember the ping-pong diplomacy between the United States and China back in the 1970s. Now, some South Korean athletes say they have introduced dog sled diplomacy to North Korea, as p
Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Robin Basselin. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Carol Witcher has a dog nam
Pre-Listening Vocabulary ill-fated: doomed; unlucky evacuate: to leave due to danger capacity: the ability to safely hold a certain amount of people undetected: not noticed kennel: a confined place where animals are held disembark: to get off a ship