Show dog that vanished at Kennedy airport still sought year later
February 18th, 2007
By Ben Walker
Feb 11, 2007
Oh, the tips keep trickling in, long after the woebegone whippet ran away at John F. Kennedy International Airport right after the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
There even was a supposed sighting a few days ago near a picnic area, and a bunch of searchers rushed into the frigid night to look for her. Before they got there, the dog ran down a path and disappeared.
Tiny Dogs Chase Big Prize
February 11th, 2007
BY DENISE FLAIM
Newsday Staff Writer
February 11, 2007
Tall, dark strangers - not.
This trio of low-riding, economically sized dogs - a Dandie Dinmont terrier named Harry, a Sealyham terrier nicknamed Ben, and a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen called Fairchild - needs no introduction to dog fanciers. Last year, they were among the biggest-winning show dogs in the nation. And tomorrow and Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, they will be among the hottest contenders at the Westminster Kennel Dog Show, even if much of the general public has never heard of their respective breeds.
Destined to serve the blind, some pooches enjoy college life
January 21st, 2007
By CHRIS NEWMARKER
Associated Press Writer
GLASSBORO, N.J. — The youngest students at one university in southern New Jersey get to enjoy all the aspects of college life _ classes, dorm rooms, even courtside seats at the hoops games _ and no bothersome term papers, either.
But these residents at Rowan University are still destined for lives of service, despite each having four legs and a tail.
For a third year, Rowan University students are raising puppies destined to become seeing-eye dogs. About 21 students are in charge of raising six dogs on the public university’s campus, 18 miles south of Philadelphia.
Destined to serve the blind, some pooches enjoy college life
January 7th, 2007
By CHRIS NEWMARKER
Associated Press Writer
January 1, 2007, 8:55 AM EST
GLASSBORO, N.J. — The youngest students at one university in southern New Jersey get to enjoy all the aspects of college life _ classes, dorm rooms, even courtside seats at the hoops games _ and no bothersome term papers, either.
But these residents at Rowan University are still destined for lives of service, despite each having four legs and a tail.
For a third year, Rowan University students are raising puppies destined to become seeing-eye dogs. About 21 students are in charge of raising six dogs on the public university’s campus, 18 miles south of Philadelphia. Read the rest of this entry »