Dog Care News Archive

Agency funds to help combat excessive dog population in colonias (El Paso Times)
Packs of roaming canines, including some suspected of being bred for clandestine dogfights, are terrorizing people in far East El Paso colonias.

Mysterious dog flu found in boarded pets (The Journal News)
Norma and Harvey Sheer checked their two pet English springer spaniels into a kennel they had used for years before they left for vacation earlier this month.

States tenant refused chance to rehome dog (Guernsey Press and Star)
A DEVOTED animal lover has been told she cannot give a home to an unwanted dog because she lives on a States estate. Ashley Moon was left red-faced when Animal Aid workers told her she couldn?t care for one of their hounds because she rents a house.

New hospital provides world class pet care (West Bloomfield Eccentric)
It's a place where a penguin can receive eye surgery and a dog's broken leg can be repaired with state of the art surgery - and it's close to home. Michigan Veterinary Specialists will hold grand opening ceremonies Saturday for its new 38,000-square-foot animal hospital on Inkster Road in Southfield.

Day care centers keep tails wagging (The Des Moines Register)
Making friends: Ashlie Smith, Waggin' Tails Doggy Day Care director, gets a kiss from Chase at the dog day care center at Greenbelt Kennels, 8383 University Blvd. in Clive. Groups of five or six dogs exercise and play indoors and in an outdoor yard that has a pool and toys.

WAND TV: DOG FOUND WITH FIGHT WOUNDS (WAND)
DOG FOUND WITH FIGHT WOUNDS EVIDENCE OF ILLEGAL DOG FIGHTING IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. A CENTRAL ILLINOIS DOG, BELIEVED TO BE BRED TO FIGHT, IS NOW UNDER THE CARE OF ANIMAL CONTROL. DECATUR POLICE WERE CALLED THIS AFTERNOON, AFTER A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE AND A NUMBER OF PIT BULLS WERE SPOTTED ON THE 1300 BLOCK OF EAST LEAFLAND. THE GROUP REPORTEDLY BROKE UP WHEN POLICE AND ANIMAL CONTROL ARRIVED.

Day care centers keep tails wagging (The Des Moines Register)
Jarod and Stacy Wittrock have been taking their 2-year-old, Jazmin, to an Iowa City day care center since she was 3 months old. "She likes it. We say the words ?day care,? and she knows exactly where she?s going," said Jarod Wittrock, an accountant. His wife attends graduate school at the University of Iowa. Jazmin, their precocious "child," is a chocolate Labrador retriever. Lucky Pawz, the day

Monday Edition: Dog Flu Creates Hysteria (Poynter Institute)
Shortening the school week to save gas... Caring for storm-damaged plants... Hurricanes & online backups... Fear of "FEMA ghettos." The New York Times reported that a new, sometimes fatal communicable canine flu is spreading in kennels and dog tracks around the country.

BOYLE DEVASTATED BECAUSE HER DOG DOESN'T LIKE HER (ContactMusic)
Actress LARA FLYNN BOYLE is devastated after learning her beloved shitzu dog hates her. The former THE PRACTICE star thought the pooch was deaf because it refused to obey the simplest command - and so took it to a vet for a check-up.

Terra Alta couple serving as foster owners for dog (Cumberland Times-News)
TERRA ALTA - After surviving Hurricane Katrina, Missy, a pregnant Doberman mix, was faced with another daunting challenge - finding a place to stay. But thanks to her brave owners and newfound foster parents, Missy and her nine newborn pups have a bright future.