Trade winter blahs for friendly barks at dog show
Demonstrations, performing dogs, and educational programs round out the schedule. Pet goods vendors and animal rescue groups with adoptable animals will be on hand each day. Breeders can register their dogs for a variety of health tests on Friday and …
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Cockfighting: barbarism or tradition?
Breed a brother with a sister, says Arch Ruport in his 1939 tome “The Art of Cockfighting: A Guide for Beginners and Old Timers.” If that fails, breed a father with his daughter. Or you could follow the lead of legendary breeder and cocker Walter Kelso …
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Advocates aim to fix Hawaii's unregulated dog breeding industry
By Tim Sakahara – bio | email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii does not have any laws regulating large scale dog breeders which can result in cruel and inhumane treatment of animals. But this legislative session lawmakers are confident that will …
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Hearings Loom on Dog Breeder Regulations in New Hampshire, Florida
Legislators in New Hampshire and Florida have scheduled hearings for proposals that would affect dog breeders, pet stores and dog owners. New Hampshire Senate Bill 370 seeks to impose ownership limits and other restrictions on dog breeders and owners. …
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Leominster dog owner raises funds for Lab's orthopedic surgery
Her second dog, Manilow, was 8 1/2 years old when he died of epilepsy. Drury got Barry when he was about 3 months old and by the time he reached his first birthday he walked like an old dog. Drury's other yellow lab Baxter came from a different breeder …
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Lawsuit looks to prove dogs have souls
By Barbara Ross AND Helen Kennedy / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Umka's owner has filed suit claiming the dog should be recognized as a living soul and not property. Do puppies have souls? That's what an unusual lawsuit is asking a New York judge to decide. …
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Jimmy Johnson, Dog Owner, Ticketed In Pit Bull Attack That Critically Injured …
If I had an agressive dog I would put the dog down, that is what a responsible person does. aeweidman: IT IS NEVER THE BREED it is the Breeder. I Ms. Travis is wrong. Banning these trained killers would not malign an entire breed. These dogs have been …
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Puppy Sales On Hold at Ohio Dog Auction
Anyone who's spent a chunk of time inside the Ohio Dog Auction in Farmerstown isn't likely to shake the experience soon. Located in a barn right in the gut of Amish country, the site is where dog breeders and puppy mill barons from all over the country …
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