Dog Care News Archive

10-Feb-2008

 

Dog training in women's prison helps inmates and the clients who get companion (Chicago Tribune)
DWIGHT, Ill. ?As several hundred women dressed in dark canvas uniforms marched across the prison grounds under the watchful eyes of heavyset guards, inmate Jennifer Lawson stood outside her unlocked cell and smiled as she quietly trained a black poodle to turn on a light and open a heavy steel door.

Top dogs live on, and on, in progeny (International Herald Tribune)
Mick, the most influential Kerry blue terrier alive, is the producer of 61 champions and a former best in show winner at the Westminster dog show. This year's Westminster extravaganza begins Monday in New York.

Otto, guide dog in training (Independent Tribune)
ALBEMARLE- Otto, a 5-month-old Australian shepherd, is not your typical family pet: Otto is in an intensive training program to become a guide dog. Since October, Otto has been living with his "puppy-raisers," Gene and Sue McIntyre, who will train him until he is 16-months-old. After that, he'll return to Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc., in Palmetto, Fla., to complete about six more months of ...

Animal clinic looking for help to save dog (Desert Dispatch Online)
BARSTOW ? Bubbles, a small golden pug-mix of dog, stumbles across the lobby of the ABC Animal Clinic. She stands alert by the front door, then tries to run across the floor but can?t.

Company Thrives Offering Hotel Services (and Day Care) for Pets (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
PetSmart has been growing by selling day care and hotel accommodations for pets, proving that being treated like a dog may not be a bad thing if pampering is part of the deal.

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