Chi Chi, a three-year-old golden retriever, is energetic and loving. She likes squeaky toys and carrots and cuddles with her owners, Elizabeth Howell, her husband and their daughter. But Chi Chi is no ordinary dog: She’s a quadruple amputee who walks with four custom prosthetic legs. And her story of redemption — one that began […]
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Riders don costumes during New England Jumpers' Halloween show
WOOLWICH — The New England Jumpers Association had its third annual Halloween Jumper/Fun Show on Oct. 28. Thirty riders participated in various rounds that included walk-trot classes all the way up to jumping 1.10-meter (3-feet-7-inch) jumps. The main event of the day was the Jumper Costume Class where the participants were required to be dressed […]
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Chocolate Lab's nose knows when a diabetic emergency could be lurking
Slash the chocolate Lab jumped into Kate Rondelli’s bed in the middle of the night Tuesday, licking her face to wake her up. There was trouble. The dog led her to her son’s room, where Rondelli tested her 4-year-old’s blood sugar levels: Over 400 milligrams per deciliter, more than twice the maximum range desirable for […]
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Giving a speech can be terrifying. These dogs are here to help.
Devon Wallick had written nine drafts of his commencement speech. He had recited it for his professor, delivered it to his roommate and practiced it in front a mirror “about 1,500 times.” But Wallick, a 22-year-old about to finish a master’s degree in accounting, had not yet rehearsed in front of Dexter. So on a […]
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Loving homes needed for FCAS Pets of the Week
FARMINGTON — Ginger and Persephone are Pets of the Week at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Ginger, the Dog of the Week, is a 3-year-old female retriever mix. She is a sweet, energetic dog who is good with kids, likes to play with cats, and may be OK with another dog once she has a meet-and-greet. […]
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Tommy's Feral Feline Friends seeks tree boughs for cat colonies
Blackie May walks out of a shelter at Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends. The shelter for feral cats is seeking blue spruce or fir boughs like these to provide insulation to the colonies during the winter. FMI, donate: [email protected], 207-240-8767.
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Presents for pets
Mia Mastrogiacomo of Poland, who holds Rowdy, presents the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with the donations from her eighth birthday on Sept. 16. Mastrogiacomo, a second-grade student at the Poland Community School, asked for donations for the pets in lieu of birthday gifts. The shelter is located at 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-2311, www.SavingPetsInMaine.org, facebook/GAHumane.
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Birthday gifts go to pets
Mason Parks of Lewiston, who holds Cinder, presents the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with donations from his eighth birthday. Parks, a third-grade student at the Acadia Academy, asked for donations for the pets in lieu of birthday gifts. The society is located at 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-2311, www.SavingPetsInMaine.org, facebook/GAHumane.
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A new company composts dead pets. Gross or strangely touching?
What happens to Fido after he dies? Yes, of course, all dogs go to heaven. Their bodies, however, are another matter. And when dealing with those, pet owners have options aplenty: Cremation, burial at a pet cemetery, taxidermy, even freeze-drying or turning their ashes into synthetic diamonds. Now comes another: Composting. A start-up in Washington […]
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Lewiston girl helps pets
Elliot Pettengill of Lewiston presented the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, with donations from her fifth birthday on Sept. 16. Pettengill, a kindergarten student at the Acadia Academy, asked for donations for the pets in lieu of birthday gifts. Pettengill, left, is pictured with her sister, Emma Pettengill, holding Guinea pigs Chloe […]