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They said they loved me… I thought we were going to the park to play… but when we got here they took off my pretty collar… and drove away…  how will anyone know who I am… how will I get home… when will they come back…. I’ll just wait here… they said they [...]

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Meet Tonik, a year-old poodle/Shih Tzu mix who has grabbed attention and many people’s imagination with his oddly human like face.  In this case, “man’s best friends” looks almost disturbingly like “man.”

This cute little guy was pulled from a Kentucky kill shelter by Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Group of Mishawaka, Ind. and was then listed on [...]

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ChipIn, a resource that been used extensively for years, especially by the rescue/shelter community, is shutting down as of March 7, 2013.  ChipIn has been used to raise funds to save, vet and care for countless animals as well as many other uses and with its shut down, it’s going to leave a huge void in raising [...]

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An Indian legend says: ” When a human dies there is a bridge they must cross to enter into Heaven. At the head of the bridge waits every animal that human encountered during their lifetime. The animals, based on what they know of this person, decide which humans may cross the bridge…and which [...]

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Oh my goodness… Bandit is one determined pup… he wants to play with the “big dogs”… first looks like he found a new game, riding the treadmill off the back… then he’s determined to try to imitate the big guy and walk it… Had me smiling til my cheeks hurt and giggling til I had [...]

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There’s just something to happy and joyful about dogs and snow.  Admittedly not every dog, but in general, dogs love snow.  The love to play in it, run in it, roll in it.  The’ll happily chase after snowballs, slightly confounded when there’s nothing to retrieve in the end, but go back again for another.  Just [...]

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Friends, I think we all know that there are amazing beneficial affects to sharing your life with a canine companion.  There are proven medical benefits as well as unparalleled theraputic benefits.  Study after study has shown  this again and again but more important are the real life stories of people I know, of people [...]

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A Kent, NY woman, Bridget A. Joyce, 67, is coming under fire for the severe neglect of her 5-year-old Pomeranian and is being charged with animal cruelty.  Putnam County SPCA has stepped in and rescued the dog after she was “found in “a severe state of neglect” is being treated for a range of skin and [...]

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Meet Merlin Schmucker, 26,of Clyde and  Jonathan Eicher, 19, of Lyons, Wayne County, NY.  These two Amish “men” have been charged with animal cruelty after admitting to killing 9 puppies and their mother when Schmucker couldn’t sell pups. In mid January, the remains of some of the pups were found along a highway in a [...]

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A nosy dog with a penchant for stinky prizes has netted a truly worthy, if rather disgusting prize that’s going to be quite a pay day for her owner.

When Ken Willman took his little pooch, Madge, for a walk along the beach in northern England, he didn’t think too much when Madge went along [...]

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