Dog Care News Archive

09-Dec-2007

 

Surfing can stink ? and hurt your nipples (Orange County Register)
Take good care of that wetsuit and it'll take good care of you. Last night I was sitting on my deck with my pals Blue dog Metcalf and the Iguana. It was a typical night of watching the planets and telling tales and laughing so much that my stomach hurt.

What makes us Happy? (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Washington - Is it time to offer day care for ailing older parents to give their care-giving children a break? Time for much bigger incentives for carpooling? Time to extend maternity and paternity leave substantially?

Lela the Wonder Dog: Yellow lab is a survivor (Belleville News-Democrat)
A yellow Labrador retriever named Lela proved to be a survivor last summer, when she was run over by a car and beaten with a board in Granite City.

Bitten UA frosh seeks dog records (Arizona Daily Star)
University of Arizona freshman Michael Armon has done what any person searching for a dog would do.

Dog Trainer Warns Of Holiday Hazards For Our Four-Legged Friends, USA (Medical News Today)
Professional trainer, Jaime Van Wye, "Top Dog" of the Zoom Room, has trained dogs in search and rescue, bomb and drug detection, criminal apprehension and tracking, as well as how NOT to bite the mailman. An expert in her field, she cautions families to take extra care to protect their pets during the holidays. [click link for full article]

Dog's tragic life inspires creation of charity (The Patriot-News)
Merrick, a yellow Labrador retriever abandoned without food or water in an East Pennsboro Twp. apartment, didn't know much of human kindness, but his story has inspired a fund to help other homeless animals.

Hair-care appliance may have sparked $350K fire (Burlington Post)
An electric hair care device is the suspected cause of a $350,000 house fire that has left a Burlington family homeless. One firefighter was injured after slipping on ice while responding to Thursday's basement blaze, which occurred just after 6 p.m. at 4110 Bonavista Cr.

Take care of your grass so unkempt lawns don?t invade (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Dear Neil: I have a neighbor who does not take very good care of the lawn. Weeds like thistles, dallisgrass, dandelions and a weed that is called dog fennel (Anthemis cotula). I?m sure it spread its seeds to other yards, mine included, before it was removed.

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