The city is considering whether to require that dogs be on a leash at the popular wooded park in Portland.
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Wash. Rinse. Blow-dry. Bark!
HERSHEY, Pennsylvania — On a stage in a conference hall in central Pennsylvania, at least 14,000 years after humans domesticated wolves into dogs, Milena Kon was turning a dog into a gazelle. And an elephant. And a lion. And a giraffe. This evolution, taking place during one of the nation’s highest-profile dog grooming competitions, involved […]
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Roddy A. Glover
MONMOUTH — Roddy A. Glover Jr., 57, of Monmouth died unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 16, at his home. He was born in Augusta on April 17, 1961, the son of Roddy A. Glover Sr. and Jacqualyn (Cooper) Prescott. Roddy was a lifelong avid outdoorsman who trapped, musket, rifle and bow hunted year-round based on the season. […]
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Dogs: Why do they do that?
They sit on you. They walk in circles before lying down. They often don’t like little kids. They HAVE TO get the squeaky thing out of the toy. Here’s why. Dogs. Oh, how we love them. Just ask any dog “parent.” According to the National Humane Society’s “Pets by the numbers,” the number of households […]
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Brunswick police seize 44 dogs, bird from home
The Brunswick Police Department says it seized 44 dogs and a bird from a River Road home Friday and cited two people on animal cruelty charges, police said. Police executed a search warrant at the home of dog breeders Robert and Nancy Enman in connection with the cruelty investigation and found the home in dilapidated […]
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How old is my pet in dog years, or cat years?
“Just how old do you think my dog is in dog years?” is a question I hear on a regular basis. People love to anthropomorphize pets, attributing human characteristics to them. And most of us want to extend our animal friends’ healthy lives for as long as possible. It may seem like sort of a […]
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When being in the doghouse is a good thing
BEIJING — An abandoned warehouse once stood where Sylar’s new mansion sprawls. Over the past year, builders have transformed the two-acre lot into his “paradise,” a sign informs guests at the wooden gates. Beyond them lie a spa, a trampoline, an indoor pool, two murals of Sylar’s face and a party room with chalkboard walls, […]
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Lending a helping paw: Dogs will aid their crying human
From Lassie to Balto, pop culture loves stories of a dog coming to a person’s rescue. Anecdotally, people experience their dogs coming to their aid every day, like when one of us found herself “trapped” by her children under a pile of pillows only to be “rescued” by her noble collie, Athos. But is there […]
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America's first dogs vanished after Europeans arrived, study finds
For thousands of years, dogs lived alongside early Americans. This human-canine partnership has been gleaned through bones: The earliest dog remains found in North America were buried nearly 10,000 years ago in what is now Illinois. By 7,000 years ago, other bones show that “we have lots of dogs all over the place,” said Angela […]
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Dog lover is on a cross-country rescue mission
When you go on vacation, do you take your pet with you? Lee Asher does. All six of them. Lillie, Butters, Cali, Stella, Molly and Bo-Bo are Asher’s six rescue dogs. Since February he’s been traveling cross-country with them in a 30-foot RV to promote dog adoption. His friend Luke Barton is along for the […]