Posted: May 9, 2008, 5 a.m. EST
Pet Hair, Poop, and Other Cleaning Challenges
Pet owners know that their furry friends can add a little something extra to the spring cleaning chores. CNN spoke with "the Queen of Clean," Linda Cobb, a New York Times best-selling author and television personality. Cobb, who owns three cats, knows a thing or two about getting the best of pet messes.
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Streets Closed as Dogs Investigate San Diego Court Bomb
Dogs were sniffing downtown San Diego streets Wednesday to help agents investigating a pipe bomb explosion at the city's federal courthouse. FBI spokesman Darrell Foxworth says the dogs were trying to identify where the attackers fled after leaving explosives outside the courthouse early Sunday, The Associated Press reports.
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Value Added: This Business Is for the Dogs
A Washington Post columnist shares his love for the local Canine Fitness Center, pointing out the improvements in his 10-year-old arthritic dog’s strength thanks to weekly swims in the center’s heated dog pool.
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Conference Focuses on Changing Pit Bull’s Image
More than 100 people attended the daylong conference at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood, N.Y., sponsored by Last Hope Inc., a nonprofit animal rescue and rehabilitation organization. The focus for many in the audience was restoration of the pit bull's image as an American family dog, Newsday reports.
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$4,000 Gift Buys Oxygen Masks to Aid Animal Rescues
Huntsville firefighters have pulled many pets from burning homes. Many have survived, but countless others have not. Thanks to a donation of $4,000 from Whitesburg Animal Hospital staff and clients, Huntsville firefighters will likely be able to save scores of pets, from birds to bird dogs, with pet oxygen masks purchased with the money, The Huntsville (Ala.) Times reports.
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