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Pat and Jan Stanko raise 180-pound Turkish Boz Shepherds, known for loving kids, lambs, calves and tiny chicks. They’re also fierce defenders of livestock against wolves, and a nonlethal coexistence group hopes to build a team they can deploy to ranchers on short notice. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below.

Colorado is known both for its love of dogs and a long history of legal cannabis. But over the last decade, these appear to have merged into a trend that’s worrying to veterinarians: More dogs are accidentally eating marijuana. We hear more about the problem, and what to do if your dog is affected.

It's often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old boy is putting that to the test for an unlikely audience — man's best friend. Yuvi Agarwal started playing keyboard when he was 4 and several years ago noticed his playing soothed his family's restless dog, Bozo.

The seat of Colorado’s government can sometimes feel like a doggy day care as Gov. Jared Polis and several state lawmakers frequently bring their pups to work.

Colorado has a shortage of veterinarians. And it’s leading to long wait times at animal hospitals for pets and their owners. But on Election Day, voters will be asked to weigh in on a possible solution.

Researchers say dogs could alert wildlife managers of infected animals faster than lab results could confirm and could help surveille an environment for chronic wasting disease.

Remy Coste and Aurelie Delattre are from France but now live in Sweden. Coste and his dogs are here to compete in the upcoming 29th Pedigree Stage Stop sled dog race. It’s one of the hardest races of this type in the world – between the length, elevation and weather conditions.

At Copper Mountain, ski patroller Bek Karjian is using games and exercises to train her three-month-old pup to rescue people trapped in avalanches — a skill humans have not proven very good at.

Coloradans love their dogs. So we had to investigate the mysterious illness affecting dogs here and in more than a dozen other states. Dig in with us today.

Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs. Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases of the illness. It does not respond to antibiotics. Symptoms include coughing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge and lethargy.