Dog Care News Archive

24-Sep-2006

 

It?s not your average dog pound (McKinney Messenger)
Coppell Animal Services has a new director, and she is operating the shelter more like a community business than a dog pound. With new initiatives, such as staff training on customer service, and a greater presence in the community, more and more abandoned animals are finding their permanent home.

Kongtime: Doggie Day Care In A Box (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Features: The makers tout KongTime as all-day entertainment for the home-alone dog. KongTime automatically dispenses treat-filled Kong dog toys throughout the day, entertaining your inquisitive doggie as he figures out how to get the hard-to-reach treats inside. Cost: $130 to $140 Where: Pet product stores

A dog's life, upgraded, at luxury pet resorts (International Herald Tribune)
Top Dog Country Club is emblematic of one of the most sweeping changes in the boarding kennel industry in decades, said James Krack, founder and executive director of the American Boarding Kennels Association, in Colorado Springs.

A Dog?s Life, Upgraded (New York Times)
Are kennel amenities for the bet's benefit, or the pet owner's?

Specially trained dog will be much more than a companion (Tacoma News Tribune)
Years ago, Jerome Rodefer saw an episode of the television series "It's a Miracle" about a dog who could sense oncoming seizures in its owner. Ever since, he's wanted one for his son, Jerry.

Dispute over old dog's care lands in court (phillyburbs.com)
EAST FREEDOM, Pa. - Tied up in a backyard and lying on the ground, old Jake was a sad sight to Tammy Grimes.

Records seized in raid of city dog pound (Chicago Sun-Times)
City investigators seized boxes of documents and computer files from Chicago's Commission on Animal Care and Control on Thursday -- and took pictures of conditions at the city pound -- amid allegations that a dog was mistakenly euthanized and that employees may have tried to cover up their mistake.

Kennel Club sponsors Responsible Dog Ownership Day today (The Oshkosh Northwestern)
Nobody will be barking up the wrong tree when they come to Responsible dog Ownership Day today.

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