Dog Care News Archive

09-Oct-2006

 

Dog adoptions scheduled this month (San Antonio Express News)
Clifford the Big Red dog will be the official "spokesdog" for national Adopt-A-dog Month throughout October.

Do You Know What Goes Into Your Dog's Food? (SYS-CON Media)
You care about your pet's health andwell-being, but you may not know the whole story when it comes to whatyou're feeding your cat or dog. Federal guidelines allow for disturbingingredients in dog and cat food. How can you be sure you're doing theright thing for your pet?

A dog's lucky day (The Wichita Eagle)
Sam sat calmly in Sedgwick County Park on Saturday -- one dog in the middle of a big dog party, a Kansas Humane Society fundraiser called Woofstock. In a sea of dogs, some wearing hats and colorful costumes, Sam the golden retriever wore a plain cotton vest that said "I'm adoptable." Just days ago, at age 6, Sam's owner had given him up for adoption, handing him over to the Humane Society. The

Iraq, Foley dog the GOP in a key race (The Christian Science Monitor)
In Philadelphia's suburbs, the contest for the Seventh Congressional District is a dead heat, polls show.

As creature comforts go, these guys have it made (The Olympian)
Because our family includes two dogs and a cat, we are sometimes asked for pet care advice. Right. Like anyone should follow our example. For instance, the other day, someone asked the Lady of the House, "What do you do when your dog gets up on the bed?"

HIGHLIGHTS (Washington Post)
For the kiddies, "Clifford the Big Red Dog" (Channel 26 at 8:30 a.m.) kicks off a week of pet-care-themed episodes when Clifford and his pals take on the responsibility of the class bunny when they bring it home. On a special episode of "The Backyardigans" (Nick Jr. at 10:30 a.m.), Alicia Keys...

Do You Know What Goes Into Your Dog's Food? (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
You care about your pet's health and well-being, but you may not know the whole story when it comes to what you're feeding your cat or dog. Federal guidelines allow for disturbing ingredients in dog and cat food. How can you be sure you're doing the right thing for your pet?

FFA steering McKinney ISD students toward careers in agricultural field (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Rachel Wenzel can attest to the fact that taking care of a farm animal is a lot harder than taking care of your typical dog or cat. ?It's a lot of work,? Wenzel said. ?You have to work it up. You can't just sit there.?

Scooping dog poop turns into million-dollar business (Daily Bulletin)
FAIRFAX, Va. - Doug Barnhart was so repulsed by the notion of picking up dog poop that he hired a service to do it. But he is gradually overcoming his revulsion now that he's planning to open his own scoop shop later this year in Virginia Beach, Va.

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