Dog Care News Archive

31-Dec-2007

 

31 Dec, 2007, 0624 hrs IST,Ambika Naithani, TNN (The Economic Times)
MUMBAI: Sitting in a stud farm in Talegaon, 30km from Pune, Junaid Merchant of Canine Can Care?a non-profit organisation engaged in training dogs and other dog related services?says that man was a better communicator a few thousand years ago than what he is today.

A helping hand. What is pastoral care? (Evansville Courier & Press)
Around and around they went, 2-year-old Kyleigh Owenby leading the way as Marilyn Stephenson followed, pulling a red wagon carrying both a baby doll and a stuffed dog in lap after lap of the same-day surgery preoperative area at St. Mary's Medical Center.

Dog that attacked toddler in San Jose bit a man a year ago (San Jose Mercury News)
The pit bull mix that savaged the face of a 20-month-old girl and attacked her grandmother Sunday night had been involved in another attack more than a year before, authorities revealed Monday - prompting animal control officers at the time to warn that the dog could be considered dangerous.

BizBits: Dog Wash (The Fayetteville Observer)
PORTLAND, Maine ? Maureen Lafferty is anti-fur. Anti-fur in her tub. Anti-fur on her towels. And anti-fur in the drain. That?s why she and the one big ball of fur she does love, Jackson, a yellow Labrador retriever, are patrons of the Portland Dog Wash.

Boy `chained up like a dog' (The Courier Mail)
A MAN who allegedly held his 12-year-old son captive in dog chains and gave him a "flog" has been banned from seeing the boy.

Attn Dog Owners: Kids & Dogs Dangerous Summer Mix (Scoop.co.nz)
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is today urging dog owners to take extra care during the festive season, especially when dogs are around children and young people.

Reward offered for show dog lost in Chester Twp. (Daily Record)
The owner of a prize-winning show dog is looking for the lost pooch, which ran from the Roxbury man's care after she was briefly let off her leash in Chester Township to get a drink.

Vick case breeds push for tougher dog laws (CNN.com)
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- Animal advocates around the nation hope that public outrage over dogfighting and puppy mill scandals in Virginia will force state and federal lawmakers to pass tougher animal abuse laws.

Minn. Nursing Home Uses Therapeutic Pit Bulls (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)
While the very words pit bull evoke images for some people of dog fighting and brutal attacks on humans, the residents at Croixdale, an independent assisted-living and memory care facility in Bayport, visit with Ruby every other week and certainly seem to relish the cuddles and kisses from the 56-pound pooch.

More News (Daily Bulletin)
I may not have children but I have my brother's dog to take care of. And really by default, Co.co is mine. This will be Co.co's first official Christmas with the family, which I am very excited about.

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