He was a major part of Loveland Ski Area, not just as an avalanche dog, but he was there as support animal in so many different ways. He was in the patrol room a lot when people were hurt and he would ...

A sweet dog is back in a familiar place in Philadelphia due to depressing circumstances regarding his adopted family. Zuma — originally named Duke — was plucked from an abusive environment ...

Every year, approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of those, about 3.3 million are dogs ...

Zuma, a core member of Loveland Ski Patrol's (Colorado) team for many years, was a Nikita Husky wolf mix. He was half Akeita, quarter husky, quarter wolf. He joined Loveland's Ski Patrol team at a ...

But behind his multimedia presence was a hard-working dog. To get a sense of what Zuma was like from 9-5, we called up his handler, Tanner Franti. Franti is the Assistant Patrol Director at ...