NEW YORK — America’s most popular dog breed is taking yet another victory Lab. Labrador retrievers extended their record run last year in the top spot, leading the American Kennel Club’s new rankings Tuesday for a 26th straight year. But Rottweilers are enjoying renewed favor, and some other dogs have been striding up the popularity […]
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Things I learned covering the Westminster dog show
I grew up with dogs (and a cat), as well as a mother who loved dogs — especially Siberian huskies. We had an illustrated book of dog breeds on the living room bookshelf, and I pored over it so often that from a pretty young age I could tell you whether the burly pooch walking […]
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Glory hounds; people and their pets
These dogs are the best. They bow-wow to no one. There’s something award-winning about every dog. And yet, the major dog shows never seem to pick the winners of the categories that really matter. Best in Show? Ha! How about Best Cuddler? Greatest with Children? Most Willing to Dress Up for an Afternoon Tea Party? […]
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Lewiston ready to expand 3-dog limit
LEWISTON — The city should ease its rules and let residents keep up to four dogs, but take a more detailed look at ways to regulate the number of canines people keep later this year, city councilors said Tuesday. City Administrator Ed Barrett said councilors could create a permit program for people who want to […]
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Animal Tales: When walking the dog means walking the cat
AUBURN — At least twice a day, Kristine Wilson strolls through her Auburn neighborhood, her dog, Skylar, straining at her leash to sniff newly empty trashcans or peek over a neighbor’s rock wall. And Buddy Kat trots along beside them. “This neighborhood is so great — everybody’s got dogs,” Wilson said. “Well, not everybody, but […]
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Dogs about town featured on Advent calendar
NORWAY — Teddie and Laddie were gadabouts. From the porch of Fred and Cora Cummings’ Gingerbread House on Main Street to Anne Gibson Cowie’s house on Pleasant Street and the Cummings’ cottage on Goats Island in Lake Pennesseewassee, the two collies were favorites among schoolchildren and others in the first few decades of the 20th century […]
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Wilder H. Bailey
1926 – 2015 LIVERMORE FALLS — Wilder H. Bailey, 88, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, at his home, surrounded by his family, following a brief illness. He was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Dover-Foxcroft, the son of Frank Alonzo Bailey and Celeste Marie (Hayford) Bailey. He attended school at Dover-Foxcroft […]
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Coming Sunday: What makes dogs happy
In the dog days of summer, we asked “dog parents” what makes their dogs happy. We got plenty of answers: from rolling in the snow (OK) to rolling in manure (gulp) and lots of things in between. Coming Sunday, Aug. 23, in the B Section: What makes dogs happy?
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Fresh Air teen enjoys summers in Rumford
RUMFORD POINT — Early Wednesday evening, Jenna and Darlene Ginsberg were enjoying a formal supper at the dining room table with Priscilla Galindo, 14, of New York City. Normally, the Ginsbergs eat supper in the living room at their bed and breakfast, The Perennial Inn, while sitting on the couch and watching television news. But […]