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Naki’o The Bionic Dog Pawsitive Spokesdog For DisABLED Pets
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on Tuesday May 7th, 2013 at 05:05 PM
Nakio's life started out with very little hope. His and his litter mates were found in the cellar of an abandoned home in the middle of a harsh Nebraska winter. Their mother hadnt survived. Nakio was stuck, frozen into a puddle. Due to the frostbite, Nakio lost all of his toes, the tip of his tail, part of his nose and ears. One of the back legs was particularly damaged.
Christie Pace, a veterinarians assistant, has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals and was looking to adopt a fur...
Dog Obesity: A Problem of Epic Proportions
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on Monday May 6th, 2013 at 04:30 PM
Showme your friends and Ill show you who youll become is a proverb often quoted. Unfortunately, this truth also applies to Mans Best Friend. Americans are increasingly struggling against the battle of the bulge, and its not just humans being afflicted. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 52.5 percent of dogs were overweight or obese as determined by veterinarians in their 2012 survey.
Not only are our pets mirroring our weight gain, but they are also inheriting the...
New Jersey Man Charged with Punching Police Dog
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on Thursday May 2nd, 2013 at 08:26 PM
Numerous charges have been filed against 22-year-old Angel Mendez who allegedly punched a police dog that helped apprehend him in northern New Jersey. As an officer sought to question the suspect due to several recent burglaries in the area, he fled the scene.
A K-9 unit with the Passaic County Sheriffs Office was sent to find Mendez, who was found a short time later, hiding under a porch. As he was being arrested, the suspect allegedly punched the dog. The police dog responded by biting...
Dog Battling Cancer Surpasses Prognosis to Welcome Soldier Home
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on Tuesday April 30th, 2013 at 02:00 PM
In March of 2012, Navy Hospital Corpsman Eric Ralston left for an eight-month deployment. A month after he left, Kermie, their 11-year-old dog, was diagnosed with oral melanoma (cancer.) Kermie had developed some bad breath, and it was discovered that the source of the odor was from an infection below a tooth that was impacted by the tumor. It was not the news they were expecting to hear following what they believed to be a routine cleaning.
Kermie, a Beagle/Chow/Lab mix, was given a poor...
Special Needs Dogs
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on Monday April 29th, 2013 at 04:45 PM
Meet Kobe, Yukon and a family of Chihuahuas that havent let their so-called disabilities get in the way of having a fun, fulfilling life with the help of a loving family. In fact, they arent just surviving, theyre thriving!
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Promote Your Pet: American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards™
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on Friday April 26th, 2013 at 02:42 AM
Speaking to fans of The Dog Files, we know we are preaching to the choir when we say that dogs deserve our love, care and respect. But if you know of a particularly heroic canine companion, its time to get your nominations in for the third annual American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. Nominations may be made until April 30, 2013 at www.herodogawards.org.
Dogs come in all sizes, shapes, and functions, but consider which of the categories your hero dog could fit in:
Law Enforcement and...Police Dog Back On Duty After Two-Story Fall
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on Wednesday April 24th, 2013 at 03:48 PM
CALIFORNIA Jaris, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois police dog was thrown out of a second-story window during an altercation with a suspect in early April. Now, just a few weeks later, Jaris is back on duty to help search for explosives.
Parolee Bryan Bills, 28, was uncooperative with officers, refusing to surrender at a home he had been warned against entering. Officers sent in police dog Jaris to restrain the suspect. When Jaris lunged towards Bills, the man used the dogs momentum to throw him...
Former Shelter Dog Helps Search Efforts at Texas Blast Site
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on Saturday April 20th, 2013 at 09:20 PM
A former shelter dog from a Texas is now helping in the search for bodies at the site of the fertilizer plant explosion that occurred April 17th in the small town of West, Texas that left 14 people dead and over 200 injured.
Its a remarkable story of redemption and service for Tucker, a Labrador retriever mix, having been discovered in a local Texas shelter and now is an integral part of a search party. He uses his scenting skills to search the surrounding neighborhood in the area of the...
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