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There's no guarantee from kennel club
With all of this talk of cities banning the sale of mill-bred puppies at pet stores, it left me wondering what sort of reassurance I have when purchasing a pet. If I buy a dog with American Kennel Club (AKC) registration papers, does this guarantee the...Tags: Google Inc.
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Buy puppies from approved breeders
I have been following the evolving accounts about the Burbank “puppy mill ordinance” and support it without grandfathering in existing pet stores. I'm a 38-year Burbank resident, and over those years purchased purebred puppies from breeders... -
Council will vote on puppy sales ban
Puppy mill prisons came into existence soon after World War I when farmers had lost most of their crops to drought. The farmers simply used their chicken coops and rabbit hutches for the dogs. Today, puppy mills are overseen by the United States...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, World War I (1914-1918)
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Retriever club takes first steps
A new training option is now available for retrieving-dog owners and handlers in northeastern South Dakota. Based in Aberdeen, the Jim River Hunting Retriever Club had its first organized meeting May 4. Because of the weather, it took longer than...Tags: Hunting, Trials, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Retriever club takes first steps
A new training option is now available for retrieving-dog owners and handlers in northeastern South Dakota. Based in Aberdeen, the Jim River Hunting Retriever Club had its first organized meeting May 4. “Because of the weather, it took...
Tags: Hunting, Trials, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Baltimore-area dog thefts on rise, owners, observers say
As she struggled to unload groceries from the back of her car, Sherrie Schenning got an uncharacteristically queasy feeling. Her family's Essex neighborhood had always felt safe, but on this recent Saturday, she noticed two unfamiliar young men in a...
Tags: Theft, Ellicott City, Criminals, Craigslist, Inc., Brooklyn Park
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News to use
Here are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently: Tours of the Italian Riviera and Cinque Terre aren't unusual, but kayaking the area is. Tofino Expeditions has a new five-day trip that...
Tags: Royal Caribbean International, Travel, Celebrity Cruises, Canoeing and Kayaking, Arts and Culture
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Summit Point corgis win ribbons at AKC National Agility Championships
richardb@herald-mail.comBlue ribbons eluded them, but Baron, Twists and Ceri still showed enough skill in their divisions to snare seven green ribbons among them at the recent American Kennel Club National Agility Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Gretchen Mason’s Welsh...Tags: FEMA
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How smart is your dog?
Even if you could define “smartest” I am not sure you would get a consensus on which is the smartest breed of dog. Does smartest mean problem solving, learning, obeying commands, or dog IQ testing? (Yes there is an IQ test for dogs). Some...
Tags: Big East Conference, Google Inc., NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Basketball, Sports
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Cosmetic surgery for the canine set
Ace, a youthful Labrador, bounds across his lawn, fielding tennis balls and hurrying them back to his owner. His tail wags. His coat is thick and shiny. He barks with enthusiasm. To the naked eye, Ace is a strapping example of dogdom. Who would guess...
Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Botox (drug), Annapolis, Liposuction, Brow Lift
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Pennsylvania dogs do well at Westminster
TV WatchersDogs with pennsylvania connections made a good showing this year at 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Monday and Tuesday. Banana Joe, a 5-year-old affenpinscher handled by a Lancaster County man was named best of show Tuesday at the prestigious...... -
Offbeat listing photos: Sell, Luci, sell
Luci, an American Kennel Club-registered German Shepherd, is enjoying 15 minutes of fame in an eye-catching listing photo for a 112-acre spread in Decatur, Texas. The asking priced of $1.495 million does not include the golf-cart riding Luci or the P-15...
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