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January 23, 2006 was the worst day imaginable for Vancouver Police Dog Nitro. He was just months shy of retirement after an almost seven-year partnership with...more |
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There’s no mistaking it, puppies are adorable and many grow up to become magnificent companions. Unfortunately pet owners often forget the trouble involved...more |
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Photo: AnnieHart, billfoundation.org
For Eldad Hagar, 38, and his wife, Audrey, 39, rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing abandoned animals from the...more |
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When Freda died, I was lost. She had been my friend, my confidante,
my source of courage, my entertainment, my protector, my driving
buddy, my baby. I went on...more |
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When I moved from a studio apartment in Los Angeles
to a farmhouse on the Ohio River, I knew I’d have
a dog before I had a job. One Saturday evening, a
month...more |
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I doubted this dog would be a good fit.
Not like Ginger, who had run to the window when she saw
me at the Wisconsin Humane Society. Ginger, who snuggled
next...more |
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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 |
