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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.

Water World was taken over by dogs on Saturday for Bow Wow Beach Day, an annual tradition at Denver-area water park marking the end of the summer season.

Companies that sell dogs trained to sniff out life-threatening changes in blood sugar for people with diabetes have faced lawsuits or complaints from some of their customers.

Our canine buddies can do more than play fetch. Turns out dogs' incredible sense of smell is a secret weapon in medicine.