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August 31, 2007
Dog days are here
Illustration By Camille Weber It's quite a sight as you come over the hill at the Kentucky Horse Park during the Bluegrass Classic Dog Show. "It's sort of breathtaking, the first time you look at it," said Russ Southworth, president of the Lexington Kennel Club. The grounds, usually filled with the horsey set, are taken over by motor homes, tents and dogs and dogs and more dogs. From the Afghan
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Posted by Alex at 12:09 PM
Aspiring groomers ready for dog days
While some students spent last week enjoying the dog days of summer, dogs put Jeff Protzman to work. He's a student at the Pampered Pet School of Dog Grooming in Brentwood, and he spends his days learning to prep and primp
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Posted by Russell at 08:00 AM
August 30, 2007
Obedience Training
Is your pampered pooch well behaved? If not, you can get your dog trained Wednesday night and in September. At Riverside Park in Grants Pass, folks line up their dogs for obedience training. It's known as Canine Good Citizen testing and it only costs 10
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Posted by Ken at 05:21 PM
Handlers show skills at dog show
A love of dogs got Marissa Aprill of Maple Grove Countryside 4-H involved in the 4-H dog project, something she s been at for six years. This might be my last year, she said, as she readied her dog Nikita, a black lab pointer mix, for the annual show held Wednesday in the Crawford
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Posted by Perry at 12:13 PM
Dog mauls young boy
A 9-year-old boy was attacked by a stray dog at approximately 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to Mike Gray, Nye County Animal Control officer. The child, who was transported to Las Vegas with what Gray called "pretty severe lacerations," was waiting at a school bus stop on McMurray Drive and Lola
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Posted by Doug at 10:59 AM
Dog-fighting laws do little
Activists in Lake County and across the nation would seem to have animal fighting on the ropes, but local humane organizations and dog pounds say they still see evidence that blood sports remain in
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Posted by Greg at 08:44 AM
August 29, 2007
Zoners to resume hearing case of dog training facility
HOWELL - Testimony on an application that seeks to allow a dog training facility to remain in operation is expected to resume in front of the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Sept. 24. Kindred Souls Canine Center, Brown Road, is owned by Peter Campione and has been operating in Howell for seven
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Posted by Gary at 04:09 PM
Pit bulls recovered in dog fight probe stolen from pound
Authorities are offering a $3,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever stole three pit bulls from Paterson's animal shelter. The dogs were rescued this month from a house that authorities allege was a training center for dogfights. Chief Animal Control Officer John DeCando tells The Herald News of West Paterson the theft involved distracting a Rottweiler guard
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