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In Honor of National Mutt Day on July 31: The Top 5 Reasons Why Mutts Rule!Category: Dog Life
America has a long history of affection for mutts. Two of cinema’s most famous dogs – Spike from “Old Yeller” and Higgins from “Benji” - were mutts adopted from shelters. Heroic mutts such as Balto, the sled dog who brought lifesaving diphtheria medication to remote corners of Alaska, are immortalized in bronze statue form. Even the currently fashionable “doodles” selling for thousands of dollars are a mix of two dogs (which is really just a mutt). more |
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Westminster 2021 Highlights!Category: Dog Life
The 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is in the books! Being the second longest consecutively held sporting event in the United States, Westminster is already steeped in history, but this year’s show was historic in its own way. For the first time, it was held in the month of June and outside of Manhattan at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York. This was also the first time Westminster events were held outdoors. The Gould family was the last family to own the Lyndhurst Estate before it was donated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1961. more |
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Summer Gear!Category: Shop
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“Bone Bar” Connects Neighbours & Their DogsCategory: Dog Life
Becky Sydeski and her Cavalier King Spaniel, Sandy more |
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The Cicadas Are Coming!Category: Health
A swarm of cicadas are currently emerging from a 17-year subterranean sleep across parts of the eastern United States – a group known as Brood X. While this brood is not the largest in terms of population (trillions), it is one of the largest when it comes to the amount of ground these periodical cicadas cover (15 states and Washington, D.C.). more |
