NEW YORK — As dog stories go, this one about a scruffy little stray named Gobi has legs for miles. The sand-colored pooch with big, soulful eyes has a book out and movie deal after she happened on ultra-runner Dion Leonard last year during a 155-mile race across desert dunes, over mountains and through yurt […]
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Huge, homely mastiff named Martha wins world's ugliest dog
PETALUMA, Calif. — Martha is big, ugly, lazy and gassy. And a world champion. In a competition annually dominated by the old, the tiny, and the hairless, the 3-year-old, 125-pound Neapolitan Mastiff used her lollygagging youth to win the 29th annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. She was a favorite of the Northern California crowd from […]
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GAHS event lets pet lovers name their own adoption fee
AUBURN — Those who have ever shared their life with a pet, they know: love changes everything. It changes mornings, routines, perspective, life — and it can change the world for animals. The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will host the Be A Lifesaver adoption event this weekend. GAHS will have adoptable pets from 10 a.m. […]
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GAHS lists raffle winners
LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society has announced the winner of the annual summer raffle. With more than $9,000 in tickets sales, the winners were Heidi Pelletier of Greene won $500 cash; Cindy Nesbit, Bowdoin, $300 cash, Phyllis Gamache, Lisbon Falls, $200 cash; Leary and Detroy, Auburn, $100 in cash; and Sonia Woodrum, Sabattus, won […]
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Fun for dogs, their owners on tap at annual RPC fundraiser
OXFORD — Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills is gearing up to host the fifth annual Fun Dog Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 25, at the Oxford Fairgrounds, rain or shine. The day is held every year as a fundraiser to help with the costs associated with running the shelter and […]
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Franklin County Animal Shelter: Pets of the Week are conversationalist, love bundle
FARMINGTON — Unk, Papi, Black Jack and Penny are recent Pets of the Week at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Unk is a male cat, 4 to 6 years old, who is a little shy but has made a lot of progress in learning to be comfortable with people. Unk loves dogs and gets along […]
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A kitten nursery saves tiny lives in a city aiming to become ‘no kill’
LOS ANGELES — They are brought into shelters in crates, boxes and flower pots at this time of the year: Tiny, mewing kittens with eyes barely open, with pink, toothless mouths — and usually with no mother to nurse them. And here’s what it takes to keep them alive: people to hand-feed formula through a […]
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Inmates train dogs for adoption through ‘Beyond the Bars’ program
BRUNSWICK — Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter, now joined as one organization, has teamed up with Two Bridges Regional Jail of Wiscasset for a canine training program for shelter dogs. Inmates of the facility receive instructions on dog training from shelter staff and, over the course of 10 weeks, work with shelter […]
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Franklin County Animal Shelter: Ladylike on leash, Angela seeks a walking companion
FARMINGTON — Angela and Carra are the Pets of the Week at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Angela is a 5-year-old dog of unconfirmed breed, who loves rump scratches and belly rubs. Angela could use to lose a little weight, so an owner who would take her on long walks would suit best. Angela is […]