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No dog I’ve ever known was as obsessed with food as Ike, the floppy-eared English cocker spaniel I added to my family 18 years ago. He lived to eat.
Ike was...more |
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She was possibly one of the least attractive looking dogs I had ever seen. Shorthaired bristly black, medium height, with a long, thin tail (balding), and one ear that perked upward, the other bent in half. A sad looking mutt, I thought, with few obvious redeeming features.more |
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Having eaten her breakfast chocolate bar, Sarah Gross was on a December morning walk with her recently adopted rescue, a Pit Bull named Mocha, when inspiration...more |
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“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” –Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Twelve to thirteen years. That’s what you get on average, a number many times...more |
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The Underdog Club recently came to our attention and we quite simply fell in love with this band of creative individuals and their mandate of marketing the “ugly, old, and unpopular” dogs out there in need of homes.more |
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Today, it isn’t enough to simply pay lip service to social responsibility. Actions do speak louder
than words and these six entrepreneurs learned that charity actually begins at the office. See
how this special group of dog lovers is doing its part to make this world a better place to live.more |
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No one knows how long Wilson had been fighting for his
life, trying to keep his head above water in the ocean off
the coast of Mexico near Cancun. The dog was...more |
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I do this because Buddy is very
old. He was 19 on March 1, and
my husband and I are pretty
sure this will be his final year. I
also do this because I love this
little creature with an intensity
that sometimes surprises me.more |
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Sophie and Pearl, the Maltese companions of Cindy Hogan, have been pet visitors at Yaletown House, a non-profit care facility for seniors with complex care...more |
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Robert had heard from several neighbours that there was a French Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix available at SCAR and was eager for us to meet this creature. A little too eager, even; I mean, I’d been talking a good game about pining for a pup but wasn’t looking to be nobody’s momma! When we arrived though, Sean tells us the Frenchie/Boston had just been adopted that morning, but another would be arriving in a few hours and he’d happily give me a call if I wanted to come back and check him/her out. What the heck, I thought, as I dropped my digits and headed back home with a rather-relieved Tom.
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