Dog Care News Archive

21-Oct-2006

 

Plenty of tails wagging at dog park (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Since it opened in June, 1,700 permits have been purchased for the Thornberry Off-Leash dog Park.

Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month still going at city animal shelter (Southwest Iowa News)
Adopt-A-Shelter-dog Month is at the end of its third week and we still have lots of wonderful dogs available for adoption at the Council Bluffs Animal Shelter, 2821 S. 15 St.

Every wolf-dog has his day - now he needs papers, too (Tucson Citizen)
Owners of canine-wild animal hybrids will have to start registering them with Pima County starting today.

Nine months in jail for dog beaters: Brundige defends his actions, saying animal lunged at him (King County Journal)
Two transients who pleaded guilty to beating a dog with a baseball bat and leaving it with lasting brain damage each were sentenced to nine months in jail Friday.

Court to rule in dog's death (Pioneer Press)
Star the Alaskan malamute spent her last days in her Cottage Grove home so starved that she gnawed on anything ? wood, plants, leaves, plastic ? to stop the hunger.

Chamber honors health-care workers (Pontiac Daily Leader)
Kaye Lynch and Will Mateer did what they could in helping the health care field. For their efforts, the two were honored by the Chamber of Commerce at a banquet earlier this week.

Dog caught in custody battle, court date set (The Payson Roundup)
Back in July, a stray puppy was picked up in Ox Bow Estates and delivered to the Payson Humane Society animal shelter. Because the puppy was so young -- it was estimated she was only 5 weeks old -- she had to be given into someone's care until she was old enough for adoption.

New play area awaited with bated dog-breath (The Columbus Dispatch)
It?s 3 fenced acres of green for your dog, and it opens this weekend. The Big Walnut dog park will be Columbus? first enclosed off-leash area. The opening ceremony (a leash-cutting, honest) is at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Keep your dog warm during the cold days of winter (The Payson Roundup)
Last week's column had a great photo of a dog dressed in a terrific chef costume for dog Day in the Park. The photo was taken by Ted Stanton, not me, as was stated. Ted helped in so many ways at the first few events. I appreciated him making his photos available.

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