Dogs: Not to the manners born
May 20th, 2007
May 14, 2007
By Denise Flaim
Dogs gone wild.
Everywhere I go these days, it seems I encounter canines in need of boot camp. It’s not their fault, of course: Getting a sound foundation in puppyhood is paramount if your dog is to be a well-adjusted canine citizen.
So, in the spirit of self-improvement, here is my list of 10 puppy musts:
Drug-sniffing dog company serves seven school systems
May 13th, 2007
May 13, 2007
By Robert DeWitt
Staff Writer, Tuscaloosa News
Lee Jordan’s business has gone to the dogs. And he likes it that way.
“I’ve always had dogs and always enjoyed working with dogs,” Jordan said. “This gives me the opportunity to do that in my business.”
Jordan owns the Alabama franchise for Interquest Detection Canines. The company serves as a private contractor to school systems using trained dogs to sniff out illegal, over-the-counter and prescription drugs, alcohol, guns and explosives.
The Warp and Woof of Dog Parks
May 6th, 2007
Denise Flaim
April 30, 2007
Suburbia is supposed to be heaven for dogs, from its doting nuclear families to its fetch-including lawns.
But there’s one thing desperately missing - in our precincts, at least. And that’s safe, enclosed, dedicated spaces for dogs to run and romp.
Suffolk County took a step in the right direction earlier this month, when County Executive Steve Levy announced his support for a proposal to create five new dog runs - more than doubling the county’s sites where dogs can run free.
Japanese Patch Measures Pet Stress
April 29th, 2007
by Associated Press
TOKYO — Wondering if your dog or cat is stressed? Just stick a special patch on the bottom of its paw and you’ll be able to tell, according to a Japanese company.
The patch, developed by Japanese company Medical Life Care Giken, purports to measure the stress level of dogs and cats by detecting excessive sweat secretion — believed to be a sign of stress — the Nikkei Weekly reported Sunday.
No day in court for lawyer’s dog
April 22nd, 2007
BY EDEN LAIKIN
April 20, 2007
Jeanie Waters, a quadriplegic attorney, has been around the world with her service dog, Elli. But the pair couldn’t get into a courtroom in Hempstead this week.
Employees at the Nassau County Traffic Violations Agency on Tuesday night refused to let the 9-year-old golden retriever into the courtroom where her owner was to argue a case, said Waters, of Rockville Centre.
After Waters insisted that she could not be without the dog, agency staff allowed Waters to arrange a plea deal for her client in the hallway.
Dog run idea gets a boost
April 15th, 2007
BY RICK BRAND
April 12, 2007
Ruff day? Try ‘Doggie Daycare’
April 8th, 2007
April 2, 2007
Humans haven’t cornered the market on reality TV.
Leading the pack is Animal Planet’s “Animal Precinct,” sort of a “Cops” for society’s dog-fighting, cat-kicking underbelly. That same channel is also home to “Emergency Vets,” among them the surfer-dudish Kevin Fitzgerald, a former bouncer who toured with the Rolling Stones.
And now there’s the newest addition to the real people, real critters pantheon: “Adventures in Doggie Daycare,” which debuts Saturday at 9 p.m. on cable’s WE TV channel.
Killer dog food — WARNING, Don’t Let Your Pet Be Next!
April 2nd, 2007
As you have probably heard – there is a major pet food recall taking place. Many leading pet foods have been affected and several pets have died as featured in this recent news article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17650075/from/ET/ This is exactly why you are receiving this email. We want to alert you, DON’T LET YOUR PET BE NEXT!
Throwing employees a bone
April 1st, 2007
Patricia Kitchen
April 1, 2007
About a month ago, Alethea Immoor came home from work to find her cat, Cosi, was ailing. The 7-year-old, 30-pound tabby had an abscess on his chin that had burst, resulting in a bloody trail on the floor and pools of blood on the couch in her Middle Island apartment.
“It was terrifying,” says Immoor, 33, who, like so many of us, sees her cat as her family. “I felt helpless.”
She got an appointment with her veterinarian first thing the next morning. And then came her moment of truth: what to tell the boss?
Cooking up new feeding options
March 28th, 2007
Denise Flaim
March 26, 2007
Panic.
That’s been the reaction of many owners to the recalls last week of 95 pet-food brands manufactured by Ontario-based Menu Foods.
As of Friday, at least 16 cats and dogs had died of kidney failure from ingesting the food, which New York State officials say was tainted with Aminopterin, a chemotherapy drug no longer used in this country. It is used as a rodenticide in China, the source of wheat gluten the company put in its foods.