Robert K. Anderson, a retired professor from the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and co-inventor Ruth Foster, a longtime obedience instructor, struck the sweet spot for dog lovers everywhere when they perfected and patented the Gentle Leader.

About 100 dogs and cats visit the University of Minnesota’s Small Animal Hospital every day, where they receive state-of-the-art veterinary medical care.

Developed at the University of Minnesota, the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRSS) vaccine is a modified live virus that, when used with other herd-management strategies to control PRRS, prevents spread of the disease.