Canine massage therapy catching on among pet owners
Citizen’s Voice – The figure includes money spent on services like grooming and massage, services which people are also likely to purchase for themselves or family members which means the practice of massage is going to the dogs. Literally. Massage therapy is

Abandoned pets to go to U.S. sanctuaries
Associated Press – BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah-Israel war, will be heading to new sanctuaries in the United States for adoption, an animal rights activist said Friday. About

Dog days need place of their own
Anniston Star – Anniston needs a dog park inside the city limits for all of Calhoun County, a population of dogs’ best friends. While the city’s Animal Control office has big goals for its current dog park, the west end of Morrisville Road is a long drive for most

Harlan: Kansas rancher makes peace with prairie dogs
Rapid City Journal – Larry Haverfield has raised cattle for 50 years in Logan County in western Kansas, and he likes prairie dogs. Prairie dogs do a lot of good things, Haverfield told me last week from his ranch. His viewpoint is not widely shared among ranchers

Pardeeville – New sports complex should motivate Dogs
Portage Daily Register – PARDEEVILLE – Five years ago Mike Haynes, Pardeeville head football coach, made two attempts to get a question about a new athletic facility on a coming referendum. Both bids met with a no. “Three years ago we tried a political process,” Haynes said

‘Luck of the draw’ determines champ
Sun-Journal – Leonard was one of the many handlers responsible for bringing about 45 dogs to the one-day trials at the fair. She has a farm with 30 sheep and four border collies in Greenfield, Mass., that she calls Tanstaafl, short for, “There ain’t no such thing

Festival on the Green creates party atmosphere
Morris County Daily Record – Live animals were also part of the festivities, with the Seeing Eye strongly represented by their horde of puppies in training, along with various other dogs whose owners took them out for a stroll. But the festival wasn’t all fun and games. Several

Business notes
Cincinnati Enquirer – Paul Schwanz and Victoria Jones have purchased a Bark Busters franchise and offer dog owners in-home training services to correct behavioral issues in dogs of all ages, including puppies. Bark Busters offers a lifetime guarantee: Therapists will

Linden basketball edges Holly down the stretch, 37-32
Tri-County Times – How many puppies did we miss? If we don’t start making those it’s hard to be competitive night in and night out.” Holly made only 14 of 45 shots but did make 10 of 22 in the second half. The Bronchos committed 23 turnovers, keeping them from earning

Farmington Animal Shelter expands hours of operation
Farmington Daily Times – The shelter, as of Sunday afternoon, had about 30 adult dogs, three mother dogs with their puppies, three individual litters of puppies, about 30 cats and three rats for adoption. The shelter had hedgehogs at one time, she added. But she also wanted to

Wildlife Among Us: Coyote
Mojave Daily News – Coyotes are a vocal communicator, he said. They tease and taunt each other with their yips, almost like puppies. They use howls to deter other males from encroaching on their territory or to let another member of their pack know where they are

See Spot run Middletown offers petite pets their own off-leash dog
Home News Tribune – Puppies less than 4 months old are prohibited from using the area, and all dogs older than 6 months must be spayed or neutered. All pet owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs. The most important thing about both the All Dog and Small

God bless the animals
Biloxi Sun Herald – The sisters came from the house of a neighbor who had a stray that decided to adopt her and have her 14 puppies there. Dogs weren’t the only creatures being blessed. There were cats, a turtle and a parrot. Pepe, who owns Reed Guice, is a Quaker parrot

Park goes to the dogs
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – Chyna, who weighs in at 130 pounds, was one of the larger dogs at Franke Park, where breeds ranged from golden retrievers to Great Danes to Schnauzers to puppies to old-timers. But while Chyna s size may have been intimidating to the crowd, Mayer

South Dakota a focal point for ferrets
Aberdeen News – RAPID CITY, S.D. – Black-footed ferrets, once believed to be extinct, were rediscovered 25 years ago last week in northwest Wyoming by a ranch dog named Shep. Six years later, in 1987, the small, lone colony of the masked weasels that Shep discovered

If you build it, they will bark – Dog park set to open later this
Johnson City Press – After years of worry and work, the Johnson City Dog Park is expected to open its gates later this month. We are moving right along at a steady pace, said Mary Ann Kinch, the city Parks and Recreation Department liaison to the Dog Park

‘Mad Dog’ is back on the sports airwaves
Lansing State Journal – This is part eight of a series spotlighting Lansing-area radio personalities. For previous parts of the series, visit this newspaper’s Web site. LANSING David “The Mad Dog” DeMarco is trying to get used to the idea of waking up early every

Eats, Treats and Squeaks: Easy clean-up for dirty paws and better
Williamsport Sun-Gazette – Dirty feet, dirty floor, mopping and remopping again this is a constant battle for pet owners. Where there be mud and dirt, there be your dog, I m sure of it. Our dogs are diggers, so when it isn t muddy they are making their own mud. Rogue

Animals blessed for healing powers
Nashville Tennessean – But as soon as he saw her dog, a shepherd-mix named Duncan, he was calm. “For just a few minutes, he forgot where he was, and forgot all the trauma around him,” she said. “(Pet therapy) is a gift to the community.” Grace Tomkins of Gallatin started the

Pet owners are discovering massage to help their ailing pets
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel – Douglas Jordan was skeptical when the veterinarian suggested massage might help his dog, Charlie, who was suffering from back pain and arthritis. But he was willing to try almost anything to help his 8-year-old dachshund walk again. So Charlie began

Shopping & Services
San Francisco Weekly – It’s no secret that San Francisco is a dog lovers’ town, and no one caters to all types of dog lovers better than Hayes Valley’s Babies. Whether you deck out your Chihuahua in the latest fashions or seek the most wholesome food for your Great

Where did they get these names?
Poughkeepsie Journal – Hot Dog Both Frankfurt, Germany (frankfurter), and Vienna, Austria (wiener, after the German Wien), claim to have invented these skinny pink sausages, a controversy that is likely to continue. German immigrants introduced frankfurters/wieners to the

Owner gets jail time for killing four dogs
Times Union – JOHNSTOWN — Jane Fletcher, the 72-year-old woman who poisoned four German shepherds and then urged her son to shoot and burn them when the poison didn’t work fast enough, was sentenced Friday to two years in Fulton County Jail. County Judge Polly

Dogs are run over and over and over
News-Star – CLEMSON, S.C. The powerful Clemson offense proved way too much for Louisiana Tech to overcome Saturday night as the No. 18 Tigers rolled to a 51-0 rout at Memorial Stadium. The Bulldogs (1-3) allowed three runners to each rush for 100-plus yards

BEST DOG PARK, SCOTTSDALE
Phoenix New Times – Scottsdale, with its high-end boutiques and resort hotels, isn’t exactly known for accommodating pets at least, not if your pet’s too big to fit in your purse. But there’s one place in town where dogs can get a sweet taste of freedom. The 71-acre

Glittering from WNY to Weehawken
Hudson Reporter – Sixty-five percent of the 566 stray dogs taken to Jersey City’s Liberty Humane Society shelter in 2005 were pit bulls or pit-mixes. Because of the influx, dogs of other breeds have had to be transferred to shelters outside the area because pit bulls

Fixing doggie problems
McAlester News-Capital & Democrat – According to The Original Dog Bible, dogs bark for many reasons so it s easy for barking to become an excessive habit. Barking is actually one of the most widespread behavior problems. If they don t get enough exercise dogs may bark

Bush spokesman on the fund-raising road
WHNT-TV – Searchers brought in cadaver dogs on Friday. Sheriff’s investigator Greg Watson was waiting on a dog specializing in water recoveries when he heard someone call for help. Watson initially thought a member of the search party was calling for help, and

Don t be a kissing cousin: Inbreeding a rotten idea for people and
Asheville Citizen-Times – Breaking news bulletin: Purebred dogs often suffer more genetic problems than mutts. This is something I ve suspected occurs in humans as well. Paris Hilton, for instance, is as close to mimicking the high-strung personality of her Chihuahuas as

Sweetener might kill dogs, vets’ report says
Arizona Daily Star – NEW YORK Keep those sugarless treats out of Fido’s reach. Veterinarians warned Friday that a commonly used sweetener might cause liver failure in dogs and perhaps even kill them. Their report in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical