Dog Care News Archive

16-Aug-2006

 

Should I tip the kennel employees who care for my dog when I'm gone for a week? (Boston Globe)
Q: Should I tip the kennel employees who care for my dog when I'm gone for a week? I know I pay for the space -- but what about the person who plays with him, takes him on potty breaks, and gives him his medicine? T.W., Madrid, Iowa A: Usually, there's no obligation to tip the people who provide care ...

Redlands woman graduates with Guide Dog (Redlands Daily Facts)
Donna Brown of Redlands graduated recently with a yellow Labrador retriever guide dog named Eureka at her side. The duo completed three weeks of intensive training at Guide dogs for the Blind, Inc. in San Rafael.

A dog-gone good plan (Deseret Morning News)
The Chinese government's "solution" to a recent rabies outbreak was to slaughter more than 54,000 dogs. Some dog owners were forced to march their dogs to a town square, where they were hanged from a tree.

Clive child care center reopens after SUV crash (The Des Moines Register)
Parents in the western suburbs are breathing a collective sigh of relief after a Clive child care center fully reopened two weeks after it suffered...

/ Odd News (China Daily)
Last weekend, a pet dog successfully helped her owner avoid domestic violence as a way to return the care it received. The woman's husband began beating her when she rebuked him for gambling.

Dog helps save toddler from roof (MSNBC)
A toddler who climbed out a second-story window onto the porch roof of his family's row house was followed by his dog, whose barks alerted neighbors who rescued the child.

SF Boy Home After Foster Care Molestation Alleged (CBS 5 Bay Area)
A mother won the fight to regain custody of her 7-year-old son who was allegedly molested in foster care after child welfare workers removed him from home because his family's pit bulls were deemed vicious.

Dog put down after attack by pit bulls in Edgewater park (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
EDGEWATER -- A leashed dog being walked by its owner at Menard-May Park had to be euthanized after it was attacked by two American Staffordshire terriers, also known as pit bulls.

Paper's series: Recovery from a dog attack (USA Today)
The Chicago Tribune's Open Wounds series concludes today, chronicling a boy's recovery after a brutal pit bull attack. Four months had passed since the rain-soaked November afternoon outside of Cary when a neighbor's three pit bulls attacked Nick Foley. The...

Pittsfield residents reject dog ban (Capital News 9)
If Parks Commission Chairman Charles Garivaltis were to get his way, your dog wouldn't be able to set a paw in Pittsfield's parks. That's because he says owners are letting their dogs use public parks like they're public restrooms.

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