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Michael Vick – a time for forgiveness?
Michael Vick is known for two things: NFL football and dog fighting. Earlier this week, Michael Vick was named the Subway Sportsman of the Year at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards for...
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I’m friends with a Pit Bull…and so are 2,764 others
A Pit Bull named Little Red is proving to many folks that Pit Bulls are lovable creatures deserving of a good home. I’m proud to say that I’m one of Little Red’s 2,765 Facebook friends (and she’ll...
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Community, officials at odds over free-roaming dog
Blue the dog doesn’t have a home. And he apparently doesn’t want one. But the blue-eyed Australian cattle dog has $1,800 in savings, a Facebook page and an air-conditioned dog house. He also has a...
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If your dog voted for President
The philosopher Immanuel Kant once said, “We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.” If dogs were allowed to vote in the upcoming US presidential election, I believe that this would...
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Managing dental health
Yesterday, Daisy had a dental cleaning at our vet’s. She didn’t really have dog breath but her annual examination revealed that her teeth weren’t in the best condition. She didn’t need any...
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The canine ambassador at the Fairmont Hotel
At the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald in Edmonton (Canada), you will be greeted by a very special staff member – Smudge the Yellow Labrador! Smudge is a failed guide dog (due to her...
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Chandi
I have just finished reading Chandi: The Rescue Dog Who Stole a Nation’s Heart by Tina Humphrey. Chandi is the story of Humphrey’s rescue dog who she trained for Heelwork to Music. Published in...
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The world’s smallest dog
This one really is for the record books – how small do you think a dog can get? The world’s smallest dog, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is Miracle Milly. She’s a Chihuahua who...
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Arthur chose them…and a new life in Sweden
The Swedish members of Team Peak Performance started out as a team of four in a 430-mile adventure race through the Amazon. By the time they finished the race in Ecuador, they had added a 5th member,...
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Mourning a pet isn’t what it used to be
The role of pets has changed a lot in the last 20 or so years. This change is also reflected in how people mourn when a pet dies. This column, by Monica Collins of The Boston Globe, discusses how...
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Dry Dog, Wet Dog
Serenah Hodson is an Australian pet photographer. She’s just done a series entitled Dry Dog Wet Dog. She says, ‘Dry Dog Wet dog came about with washing my own dogs. Their personalities change when...
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Robot dogs likened to Facebook
The Sony Aibo Sharing your live with a beloved dog is going to become unsustainable, says an Australian researcher, leading to a shift to companion robotic dogs. Ugh. Dr. Jean-Loup Rault, an animal...
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Love your dog? Restrain it when riding in the car!
This week has been a very rainy one in Christchurch. Since I am a mobile practitioner, I spend a fair amount of time in the car. When stopped at a traffic light, I snapped this photo with my phone:...
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Re-branding and going viral
It’s been particularly busy the last few days. I had expected it to be busy – just not this busy. The planned part of the weekend was my company re-branding. At long last, my business is now The...
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The Greyt New Zealand Caterpillar Craze
As you know, Izzy is a greyhound. And as a devoted greyhound owner, I belong to several Facebook groups dedicated to greyhounds. One is the Greyhound Collective, based here in New Zealand. Early last...
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Will’s raffle
I follow a number of greyhound sites on Facebook because Izzy is a greyhound and greyhound owners are well known for wanting to share photos of their hounds. This year has been particularly hard on...
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Diggy the dog – a BSL success story
Imagine falling in love with a dog at a shelter, bringing him home, and then because he’s a Facebook success having authorities deem him unacceptable because of his breed. That’s what happened to Diggy...
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Housing affordability is a dog issue
I’ve been wanting to write this post for some time. There’s been trouble brewing for a while now when it comes to housing availability and affordability in New Zealand. But if you’re a dog owner, the...
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Labels
I’ve been thinking about labels a lot this week. You already know my feelings about breed specific legislation (BSL) and the labeling of dogs as ‘dangerous’ simply because of their breed. (In short,...
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