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Search Dog Foundation: Japan rescue update with dogs
March 16, 2011 • Rescue •
Six canines and their firefighter-handlers trained by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation are searching from dawn to dark, combing the wreckage in Ofunato City on the North East coast of Japan to find survivors buried alive in the rubble. Their base of operations is a gymnasium which California Task Force 2 shares with Virginia Task Force 1 and a British Task Force, our partners in the...
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Montana’s Premier Luxury Ranch Resort Opens Doors for Fido and Friends
March 16, 2011 • Travel •
It’s a dog-eat-dog world these days and frankly, couldn’t you and Fido both use a drink – er, a break? The Resort at Paws Up in Montana has just the thing for travelers looking for a getaway with the pup in tow: Wine & Bitch Weekend, a chic western getaway for sophisticated guests and precious pooches. This year’s event boasts special guest Andrew Grant, acclaimed photographer, who will be...
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The fight over a dog bite: What you need to know about dog biting
March 15, 2011 • Health & Wellness •
If your dog has never been bitten by another dog, consider yourselves lucky. Dog bites happen every day–at the vet ’s office, on walks around the neighborhood, and at dog parks .
On the flip side, if your dog bites another dog, you need to know what to do to protect yourself and your dog.
The nation’s leading dog bite expert, attorney Kenneth Phillips , author of Dog Bite Law and What to do if Your... -
Disposable dogs: Special needs dogs and revealing results
March 13, 2011 • Health & Wellness •
By: Arden Townsend
March 26 is canine seizure awareness day and we ask all dog lovers (and your dogs) to wear purple to help increase awareness of this dreadful special need.
Many people have expressed surprise that we kept Precious, who is our seizure dog, and did not return her to the shelter when she started having seizures. My response is simple- she had become a member of our family. I do not...
