By Beverly Van Buskirk
Tails wag with happiness as dogs get their pampering trim from Tricia Pippett, owner of Tail Trends, a new dog grooming business in Le Mars.
Pippett opened her business Dec. 1, sharing space at Town and Country Veterinary Clinic, but has been doing grooming in Le Mars for 10 years.
Pippett was employed as [...]

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Beautiful sighthound!!!

By KJ Lang
Nothing like a little rough-and-tumble to mark a family reunion.
Puppy siblings Ruby, Coby and Buddy wrestled in the hay Thursday at Diggity Dog Daycare after months of separation.
The three, along with two other siblings — all Jack Russell terrier and Australian cattle dog mix pups — were an accidental litter. The Coulee Region [...]

By Judith Pannebaker
Every once in a while not only do the good guys win, but a good dog also wins.
A video on YouTube, which can be accessed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR8XIomSIa0, shows little dachshund Rainbow walking. Normally, that wouldn’t be cause for celebration, but in this little mama’s case, those few steps might be classified as [...]

by: Ken Malloy
It’s a happy ending for a Kerman girl who has been reunited with her missing dog.
12-year-old Gabriella Garcia is blind and her puppy Ray Charles is also blind. After the dog disappeared, the Garcia family got in touch with CBS47 On Your Side, asking for help finding the pooch.
One of the Garcia’s [...]

by Lindsay Barnett
Fifteen homeless Chihuahuas transported from San Francisco to New York City this month seem to have great new lives in store for them in the big city. More than 100 New Yorkers stood in line for a chance to adopt one of the little dogs from New York’s ASPCA shelter last [...]

WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Puppy love for an Archer City boy meant asking for animal-friendly birthday presents that he could donate to a rescue group.
Keelan Coit on Saturday celebrated turning 6 and had a party where the presents included bags of dog and cat food, kitty litter, cleaning supplies, paper towels and cash.
The boy and [...]

by DOUG DELONY
HOUSTON – Residents of a southeast Houston home returned from a night of shopping to find their property on fire. Inside the home were two puppies.
The fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. on Hemlock at Kellogg. Heavy smoke was pouring from a front bedroom, but Houston firefighters were able to knock out the [...]

by Cathy Rosenthal
Every day, animal shelters look for ways to save the lives of the homeless pets in their care, promoting adoptions, and pushing pet owners to spay and neuter their pets.
In 2009 though, some animal shelters, like the Salina Animal Shelter, went above and beyond by saving the lives of dozens more dogs and [...]

by Dave Adams
A good Samaritan found the puppy.
The Deschutes County Sheriffs Office is trying to locate the person or persons who left a small puppy in a garbage bag on the side of the road. Deschutes County Sheriffs Lieutenant Gary Decker says; “A good Samaritan had pulled off to the side of the road [...]

(By Eldad Hagar)

HOUSTON — A puppy is lucky to be alive after his family’s southeast Houston home caught fire late Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
The residents of a home on Hemlock Street near Kellogg Street returned from the grocery store at about 11:30 p.m. and found smoke coming out of their home.
They went inside and grabbed two [...]

By Kate Adams
Just ten days into the New Year and All Heart Pet Rescue has taken in an abandoned puppy.
Kathy Jeanneault, the Powassan owner of All Heart Pet Rescue, says the puppy (a black lab mix) was left in a garage in the home of F. Goulais the Animal Control Officer for the Garden [...]

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A happy doggy in the white fluff stuff:)

Washington State is cracking down on puppy mills. On New Year’s Day, they enacted a law aimed at eliminating them. How? This new law imposes tougher standards on dog breeders.
In a nutshell, Washington is making it illegal for a dog breeder to own more than 50 dogs over the ages of six months.
Full article here

Seventeen firefighters used a long metal ladder to pull a drowning Cocker Spaniel out of a frozen pond in Scotland, reports the Daily Mail.
Having been unfortunate enough to fall into a frozen pond, most of us would settle for a modest rescue involving a couple of old ropes and perhaps a blanket to warm up [...]

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Merry Christmas from all of them to all of us:)

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LOL This dog is smiling:)

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BUT DARLING!

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By SUE MANNING
LOS ANGELES — For several years, Jude Stringfellow and her Lab-chow mix have toured the country with a simple message: Faith walks.
Born without front legs to a junkyard dog around Christmas 2002, Faith the puppy was rejected and abused by her mother. She was rescued by Rueben Stringfellow, now an Army E-4 [...]

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Very nice shot! And a happy doggy!

By Linda Williams
A pair of golden Labrador retriever mutts were cold and wet when Brooktrails firefighters and public works personnel finally rescued them Wednesday night from a culvert near Lake Emily. The lost cat trapped with them apparently returned home once the distraction of the pups was removed; a rough board was left to facilitate [...]

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We woof you a Merry Christmas!

BY ANNIE VAZQUEZ
Adoption:
Spread some howli-day cheer this year by adopting a new BFF. Miami-Dade Animal Services has rows and rows of purebred and mixed breed puppies and adult dogs that would make a long lasting gift for years. The fee for a puppy is $75 and for a dog is $65

Full article here

The often underestimated significance of a pet in the life of a human has been brought forward in a growing body of research that suggests that a household animal can provide a range of relational benefits.
Dr. Froma Walsh poured the research in two articles, entitled “Human-Animal Bonds I,” (focused on the benefits of companion animals) [...]

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Go read about Shylo, the frozen rock gnawing dog:)

Written by David Hertz
A new puppy has been bought by a pub to be trained to help disabled people.
Orchid, a golden retriever puppy who is six months old, has been bought by the Royal Standard in Vanbrugh Park after a fundraising effort that included raffles and quiz nights.
According to News Shopper, the pub even [...]

All 24 of the Yorkie and Maltese dogs who were seized from a Lehigh Acres puppy mill have been adopted from Lee County Domestic Animal Services.
People started lining up for hours before the shelter opened at 11:30 a.m., said animal services spokeswoman Ria Brown, and within 40 minutes they had all found homes.
11:11 a.m. update
Most [...]

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The Siberian Husky is a medium-size, dense-coat working dog breed that originated in Initially from eastern Siberia. The breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family. It is recognizable by its thickly-furred double coat, sickle tail, erect triangular ears and distinctive markings.
Huskies are an active, energetic and resilient breed whose ancestors came from the [...]

by Rosemary Plybon
Clemmons, NC — Bark For Life is an American Cancer Society fundraising event that honors the care giving qualities of our canine “Best Friends.” Dog lovers, along with their canine companions, are joining the American Cancer Society on November 14, 2009 at Tanglewood Park, Shelter 4, in teams and as [...]

By Lori Monsewicz
The dog shot in the head a week ago during a home invasion-style robbery attempt gave birth to seven puppies Tuesday morning.
Their owner, Tabitha Billings, said all of the newborns were born healthy. The puppies began arriving at 12:36 a.m. Tuesday.
Tabitha Billings had been playing with her 3-year-old son, Alexander, after dinner Sept. [...]

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Difficile d’être plus mignon que ça!

Madame Lucie Dumais, Breeder of Coton de Tuléar: www.puppystar.net

By SARA KENNEDY
PALMETTO — Craig Cerreta was enjoying a glass of wine Sunday and at the same time contributing to the Racing Dog Rescue Project, one of his favorite charities.
The fundraiser at the Riverhouse Reef & Grill raised about $1,200 for the nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and finding adoptive homes for retired racing [...]

By Erica Meltzer, Camera Staff Writer
Boulder police have arrested three people suspected in the theft of a two-month-old dachshund from the Humane Society of Boulder Valley two weeks ago.
The three suspects were arrested at 17th Street and Arapahoe Avenue — near Boulder High School — around 9:10 p.m. Friday. They were identified as: Serina Emily [...]

by Becky Sowers
If you’ve decided you would like a family pet and have begun to search for the perfect addition, be aware of puppy mills in the state of Oklahoma (Oklahoma ranks second in the nation). Until the Pet Quality Assurance Act (PQA, House Bill 1332) is taken up again in the Oklahoma Legislature, [...]

That news warms my heart in a way that is hard to describe: thank you Sir, for your kindness!
by JOHN LUCIEW
An anonymous benefactor wants to see Miles Thomas reunited with his collie, Baron, and is willing to pay for it.
In a letter filed today in federal court, attorney William T. Tully said he has a [...]

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Stunning Husky!

Bonnie Baker and Ronnie Meaux
Fredericksburg
After reading the article titled “Culpeper prison inmates helping train dogs” [Aug. 10], we felt compelled to praise the efforts of the Orange County Humane Society for implementing this new program.
Shelter and rescue dogs have always been our family’s first choice when adopting a new pet, and we have been blessed [...]

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Ah! Poor little doggy who had to play all day long:)

BBC News
Blind Clyde relies on Bonnie to be his eyes
A dog rescue centre in Norfolk is trying to find a new home for a blind sheepdog and its “guide dog”.
The two border collies, called Bonnie and Clyde, were found roaming on a country road. It was not immediately clear why one followed the other.
Cherie Cootes, [...]

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Roses are red
Violets are blue
You are a cutie
And we love you!

Discovery
updated 8:34 p.m. ET, Mon., July 13, 2009
Dogs possess a 2-year-old child’s capacity to understand human pointing gestures, with dogs requiring next to zero learning time to figure out the visual communication, according to two recent studies.
Full story here

Times Record News
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Hundreds of dogs in various states of care, from healthy to emaciated to dead, were found and seized from Maggic Pets/Heddins Kennel outside of Bowie Tuesday.
Montague County Sheriff Paul Cunningham produced a warrant at 9:45 a.m. for the search and seizure of animals at the Heddins Ranch. Many believe [...]