Mexican Status Seekers Drawn to Gringo Chihuahuas
First it was burros from Kentucky, then chile peppers from China. Now Mexico is importing another one of its national symbols: the pint-size dog known as the Chihuahua, USA Today reports.
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If You Want to Know if Spot Loves You, It’s in His Tail
There is a newly discovered feature of dog body language that may surprise attentive pet owners and experts in canine behavior: when dogs feel fundamentally positive about something or someone, their tails wag more to the right side of their rumps, The N.Y. Times reports. (Site registration may be required.)
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Where Man and Best Friend Come to Play
The owners of a 26-acre former horse farm have turned their property into a private outdoor playground for the young, old, and four-legged, The Loudon (Va.) Times-Mirror reports.
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Pet Owners Cater to Canine Palate
In the wake of a recall of contaminated pet food, some owners are feeding their pets a different kind of diet: the Biologically Appropriate Raw Food — or “BARF” — diet, National Public Radio reports.
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Suspected Dogfight Operation Found
One man was arrested and eight Pit Bulls were seized in a raid on a suspected dogfighting operation in Spokane Valley, Wash., the Associated Press reports.
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