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• What You Can Do If Your Dog Gets Lost

  

  Realizing that your dog is lost is very scary. Here are some things you can do to help find him. 1.  Post a minimum of 10 signs in the immediate area where... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• Games We Play: From a Dog’s Perspective

  

  Part of the fun part of having a human in your life and a “Forever Home” is playing games. My human wasn’t talented at this, at first, but I have broken him in... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 PETS

• USDA Proposes a Rule Change to Control Online Dog Sales

  

  Dog breeders who skirt animal welfare laws by selling puppies over the Internet would face tighter scrutiny under a rule change proposed by the U.S. Department... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 PETS

• Help for Your Stinky Dog

  

  We love our dogs and want to be close to them, so when they smell bad we need to find out if the foul odor has an underlying cause that needs to be addressed.... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• What Is Your Dog Thinking?

  

  Researchers at Emory University think that the way to a dog’s heart is through its brain. At least, that’s what members of the research team — Andrew Brooks,... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 HOME, PETS, PSYCHOLOGY

• Dogs Get Their Own Social Network

  

  Okay, admit it. We’re all crazy about our dogs. We watch them on YouTube and post their pictures on Facebook. But now it’s time for dogs to have a social networ... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 HOME, PETS, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• What You Can Do If You Find a Dog

  

  Don’t assume that a stray dog is simply “out exploring.” A lost dog is about as capable on his own as a toddler. Start by posting a minimum of 10 signs in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 PETS

• Colleges Go to the Dogs for Stress Busters

  

  Just down the hall from the reference desk at Emory University’s law library in a room housing antique legal texts is Stanley the golden retriever puppy, barkin... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• The Best Ways to Take a Nature Walk With Your Dog

  

  Eager to amp up your daily walks and expose your dog to new sights, sounds and smells? Take a hike!Hiking offers many benefits to both dog and owner, including ... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• What You Can Do to Help With Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety

  

  Unfortunately, a huge amount of dogs are sent to shelters and even euthanized because their owners simply cannot deal with separation anxiety in dogs. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• Dog Rescues Unconscious Owner from Oncoming Train

  

  Courtesy Angell Animal Medical Center(BOSTON) — A Massachusetts pit bull named Lilly took on a freight train last week to save her owner, who collapsed... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 PETS

• Dogs in Afghanistan Get New Homes With Foreign Soldiers

  

  Spot made the clandestine journey from the Afghan Taliban stronghold of Helmand to the capital Kabul, where he is undergoing medical treatment before moving to... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• ‘Bark for Life’ Raises Money to Help Fight Cancer

  

  At the fourth annual Bark for Life event in North Carolina, dogs and owners took part in a march down Main Street, played games, and socialized. The all-paws... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• Therapy Dog ‘Spirit’ Eases Pain for the Sick and Dying

  

  For the last week, Archibald Downer, a 65-year-old on dialysis, has been painfully poked and prodded with needles as doctors try to figure out why his fever... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 MEDICINE, PETS

• Scared Puppy Found Stuck in a Cactus Gets Rescued

  

  Meet Cactus Jack, the scared little puppy who got mercilessly pricked after becoming trapped in a cactus in Arizona. Fortunately for Jack, one Good Samaritan wa... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 PETS

• Bond Could Ensure More Dogs Get to Live Another Day

  

  A “pet bond” is being considered by the state government that would allow tenants to pay to keep cats and dogs at rental properties. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• Unique Friendship Brings Together Dogs With Special Needs

  

  People had all but given up on Tanner.The blind, epileptic golden retriever wound up at the Woodland West Animal Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., after living with... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• Can I Have a Puppy?

  

  Everyone of us who are parents have been there–the sweet words coming out of our children’s mouth saying “Can I have a puppy?”Before considering getting a dog,... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• Dog with Malformed Legs Gets Custom Wheels

  

  This is Roosevelt (named after President Franklin Roosevelt, who became wheelchair-bound after contracting Polio). Roosevelt was born with malformed front... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 HOME, PETS

• Dogs Sniff Out Snakes Rather Than Bombs

  

  You could reasonably expect bomb-sniffing dogs to sniff-out bombs, right? After all, that’s the job description. But now, some of the K-9′s that are... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, HOME, PETS