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Pet Stories & Videos

How EMPTY my life would be!!!

April 15, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

I recived this email from my friend the other day, they auther to this is unknown but I sure thought it was cute and all so TRUE!
Ok, who has been peeking in my house? This is exactly
how things are around here.
This [...]

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Schnautzie the Cat Receives Purple Paw Award

April 13, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

By: Karen Nichols
GREAT FALLS – Q2 KTVQ .com
http://blogs.catster.com

If you’re one of those people who harbors a fear of black cats, this story could make you change your mind.
This week, Schnautzie the Cat received the Purple Paw award from the Great Falls Animal Foundation for saving the lives of Trudy and Greg Guy.
Schnautzie smelled a [...]

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Pet dog recovers from H1N1

March 25, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

CBC News
A dog in New York has been confirmed to have the pandemic
strain of H1N1.
The pet, a 13-year-old mixed breed, seemed to have caught
the virus from his owner, Michael San Filippo, a spokesman
for the American Veterinary Medical Association, said Tuesday.
It is the first reported case of H1N1 in a dog, but other
pets, including cats and [...]

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The Most Impurrtant Post You May Read this Year

March 25, 2010 Cats

We need your help to count every Cat in the United States by providing basic information about all the Felines living in your home.

There is some debate as to whether Government Kitty Counters should also check every back alley, and dumpster, abandoned building, or beach cliff bush, and any other place Feral Cats, alone, or in Colonies, may be found.

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19 Pets Lives Saved in Calgary Fire

March 23, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

In Calgary, Canada this week, a horrific condo fire left 300 people homeless. That’s the bad news. The good news is that all 19 pets on the premises were rescued successfully by firefighters and returned to their owners. “It’s absolutely amazing,” said Glen Porter, a coordinator with Animal and Bylaw Services.

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8 Library Cats

March 22, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

Libraries are wonderful places for people who love books, and wonderful places for cats to meet book lovers. There are an estimated 808 documented library cats, including 301 cats who currently reside in libraries around the world. Here are just a few.

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Pet Food Safety

March 15, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

Part of your responsibility as a pet parent is to help protect your pet from potentially harmful products. While it is nearly impossible to ensure that your pet will never come in contact with recalled pet food or treats, you can help to reduce your pet’s risk.

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Owners outraged over botched surgeries, medication errors, misdiagnoses

March 12, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

Wrong-site surgery and medication overdoses, for instance, are among
the so-called “never events” regarded as inexcusable in a human
health care setting.

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B.C. Golden Retriever found starving

March 9, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

Golden Retriever found starving in BC, This dog was weighed approximately 1/3 of his ideal weight. “He loves being around people. He loves affection. He loves treats. He likes everything that any other dog would like, but obviously he’s a special case. Everyone’s just fallen in love with Trooper.”

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Stowaway cat looking for original owner

March 6, 2010 Cats

Do cats really have nine lives? This week in Billings, Montana, workers found a hitchhiking cat cowering beneath one the pallets in an Albertson’s delivery truck. The truck originated in Salt Lake City. Workers named the cat “Alley”.

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Video – Killer Whale Kills SeaWorld Trainer

March 5, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau died
Wednesday from “multiple traumatic injuries and drowning” after
a killer whale pulled her underwater by her long ponytail near
the theme park’s Shamu Stadium, autopsy results released Thursday
revealed.

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Pet First Aid: Building your First Aid kit

March 4, 2010 Pet Care

A good first-aid kit is a must to be prepared for emergencies,
both pet and human. There should be a first-aid kit in your car,
at your job site, and in your home. The more complete your first-
aid kits are the better you can deal with emergencies as they
come up.

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Cattle Dogs work Pot Bellied Pig

March 4, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

Once they felt comfortable with Arnold, they decided they could move this pig! Out the field and down the road we go. I can’t believe how well these dogs worked this pig. But so funny, Arnold is about 2/3 the size of the dogs, and ya know pigs don’t drive real will…

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How to Find the Right Cat Scratching Tree For Your Cat

March 3, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

Many pet owners love their animals, but find themselves extremely frustrated with some annoying habits of their animals. For instance, with dogs, pet owners find themselves completely fed up with their need to bark at every sudden movement they see outside the house. On the other hand, for cat owners, they find themselves annoyed by [...]

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Pound fact: Dogs are claimed, cats aren’t

March 3, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

In North Mankato in 2008 and 2009, 105 dogs were impounded by the North Mankato Police Department and 93 were picked up by their owners. In the same two years, 81 cats were impounded. Just seven were claimed

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World’s Tallest Dog

March 2, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

A 250-pound blue Great Dane from Arizona gives
new meaning to the term “big dog.” Guinness World Records says
Giant George from Tucson is the tallest dog ever on record.

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Dog Aggression Training-Tips For Dog Aggression Training

February 27, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

Are you fed up with the aggressive ways of your four legged companion? With proper dog aggression training this problem could be dramatically reduced. Although aggression is a difficult issue to deal with, there are different ways in which the issue can be resolved.
1 – Consult a Veterinarian – If your dog hasn’t had [...]

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8 puppies abandoned in freezing cold

February 21, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

Eight puppies were discovered whimpering inside a large plastic container after being abandoned at a Fredericton park in the freezing cold on Tuesday.

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Homeless Dogs Help Healing Troops

February 20, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

The program began simply enough more than a year ago. The shelter is located just across the street from the Walter Reed campus. Soldiers out walking would come across shelter staff members walking the dogs. They would stop and pet the dogs and seemed to enjoy getting to know them. Officials at the shelter had the idea to hook the two together through a training program for the troops and the dogs.

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A Dogs Purpose (from a Six year old)

February 10, 2010 Pet Stories & Videos

When your dog or pet is diagnosis with cancer or a chronic illness, We often have to make a choice for the good of our pet. Here is a short story of a six year old view of life and death of their pet dog with cancer.

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