Local Services

5 Local Dog Experts You Can Trust

Where Media’s dogs learn their best behavior Article by Stephanie Hwang Providence Animal Center Certified trainers offer group and private sessions using positive reinforcement for reactivity, recall, manners, and leash skills. Class sizes are small for individualized attention. Behavior consults are available. info@providenceac.org | providenceac.org The Dog House of Delco With locations in Broomall and Media, The Dog House of Delco offers boarding, daycare, grooming, and training...

Wellness

Forever Love or a Bit

You have a Place at The Providence Animal Center Article by Karin Davidson | Photography by Ed Ryder Krystina, could you explain what your position is?  It's technically two parts. My first part is Associate Director of Medical Operations - I oversee basically the operations of how everything runs with medical between the intake department, the surgery department, our sick ward, which we call our isolation department, and just making sure medical flow, is running the way it should be...

Entertainment

Our Best Puppy Friends

Always ready with a wagging tail and waiting on a belly rub Article and Photography by Ed Ryder I have had 4 dogs during my lifetime. At age 7, I got my first dog “Duke.” A senior aged woman was moving to a place where she could not have a pet. And he became mine. It was a dream come true. Tragedy struck when he accidentally escaped from our fenced yard. My mom neglected to put him on his chain, and my dad had forgotten to close the rear gate after mowing the lawn. I found him, but I was too...

Education

Our Youngest Students

Children Bring Joy... Just Talk to One Article by Stephanie Hwang & Karin Davidson | Photography by Provided by Rose Tree Media School District When Dr. Joseph Meloche began exploring new career opportunities in late 2022, he wasn’t necessarily planning to leave his position as superintendent in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. “I was in the second year of a five-year contract, and I was thinking, what are the next 10 years of my life going to look like?” he recalls. It was a suggestion from someone...