Labrador Retriever Is Houston’s Top Dog
The Labrador Retriever is the leader of the pack when it comes to the most popular registered purebred canines in Houston, The San Antonio (Texas) Business Journal reports.
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The Comfort of a Kind Paw
A retired registered nurse was helping at a hospice when she heard about the therapy dog program called Compassionate Paws. She and her dog became volunteers, The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reports.
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Use a Crate to Help Train a Dog
When used correctly, crates provide safe havens for dogs of all ages, whether they’re hard-working adult canines who just need a place to unwind or excitable puppies who still haven’t figured out that chewing on electrical wires isn’t a good idea, Gannett News Service reports.
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Animal Rights Group Targets Penney’s Over Canine Fur
J.C. Penney Co. removed some fur-trimmed coats from its racks around Christmas after animal-rights activists objected that the fur came from wild dogs in China. But last week, the department-store company put the coats back on the racks, the Associated Press reports.
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Care of 53 Seized Dogs Pushes Shelter to the Limit
Permanently caged and facing little possibility but death, dozens of American Pit Bull Terrier who may have been trained for fighting are tearing at the spirits of the Dane County Humane Society shelter staff, The Madison (Wis.) Capital Times reports.
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