Pet program fills void for family 

This holiday season, Shirley Lind says her family is complete. Maricopa County’s “Big Fix” Spay/Neuter Voucher Program made that possible. Lind and her two children have a new puppy, Kelani, after her daughter saw a sign at their neighborhood community center in Queen Creek showing golden retriever puppies for sale.
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November 13, 2006 
Published Nov 13, 2006 - 16:13:44 CST. Editor’s note: Julianne Phillips is a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind who is raising a German shepherd named Randolph. The Enterprise is following her story; this is the third in a five-part series.
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Eva finds puppy love at the sales 
It wasn’t so much a case of desperate housewives as desperate bargain hunters on Thursday as hundreds of shoppers geared up for the winter sale at Harrods department store in London. Eva Longoria opened the proceedings, arriving in regal style in an open green carriage pulled by two black horses.
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My 2 Cents asks for readers’ opinions 
WAVERLY - The Waverly News website has started a new feature, and we want our reader’s to be a part of it. My 2 Cents is a community-involved program designed to gather your feedback.
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Community Calendar 

Arthur Treachers fish fry, 3:30 p.m., cafeteria, Fostoria High School, before basketball game vs Shelby. $6 person includes five shrimp, three chicken strips, two pieces of fish, chips hush puppies and a drink. Proceeds benefit Fostoria Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Pets: A warm and fuzzy approach to emotional health 

Anyone who’s ever come home from a bad day at work to a tail-wagging, face-licking “hello” knows how easily pets can boost the spirit. In fact, for many Americans, “today’s pets are considered an important member of their family,” said Lisa Peterson, a spokeswoman for the American Kennel Club (AKC). Go…

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s retailers ushered in the post-Christmas shopping season on Tuesday by slashing prices even more on holiday items and stocking up on fresh merchandise. Go…

Debbie Georges paying job is being a Suffolk police officer. Her other job pays in a different way. She fosters dogs for the East Coast Asian Dog Rescue. Go…

Craig and Patricia Wenner’s home doesn’t appear any different than it did on Christmas morning, but nothing is the same. Go…

Saying goodbye 

Jim Donigan knows exactly how he will pay tribute to his beloved bird dog when she passes away. He will have her ashes placed in shotgun shells. Then he will travel to the old family farm in Kansas where he and his Brittany enjoyed some of their finest moments, and he will fire a 21-gun salute.
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POLICE REPORTS 
Bella Vista incidents Among incidents reported to the Bella Vista division of the Benton County Sheriffs Office according to records, were the following: At 8:22 a.m.Thursday, a stray, small, black and white, long-haired dog was reported on Oakford Lane.The reporting party decided to keep the dog. (Benton County Daily Record)
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Israeli dog gets new life, new home

Frederick News-Post - Natelson returned from Israel in early November with 40 puppies and young dogs who needed homes. “I started to pursue it,” she said. She wasn’t sure she was doing the right thing. Her husband, 15-year-old son and 6-year-old son all missed their border
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Put a puppy under the tree
Abilene Reporter-News - Usually the shelter has five or six puppies, but now there are about 25 young dogs waiting for a new home. The city, Rescue the Animals and the Taylor-Jones Humane Society are working together to make adopting a pet easier this holiday season
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Open house set for today
McPherson Sentinel - All animal handlers will be equipped with necessary safety equipment, Gent said, and each pen will house only one animal at a time unless it is a family such as a mother dog with her puppies. A veterinarian will also be available to treat animals in
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Animal Services: Neglected Dogs Forced To Eat Other puppies
WFTV - TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa man is charged with animal cruelty for abandoning two puppies in a shed, forcing the animals to eat other puppies. Hillsborough County Animal Services spokesperson Marti Ryan said Jose Martinez was told pets were not allowed
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puppies stolen in online scam
Record Searchlight - CORNING — Two black Labrador puppies and their Corning owner were the victims of an Internet scam that could have been avoided, a Tehama County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said. The dogs’ owner, Cedar Stewart, hopes people can learn from her
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Four pit bulls remain homeless for Christmas
Huntsville Forester - LOOKING FOR A FRIEND: Huntsville Animal Shelter animal care attendant Christie Knight holds pit bull puppies Zeus and Reno, while shelter staff Amy Wallace cuddles up to Spirit, and Catherine Adams holds Seagram (from left). Two female pit bull
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Border Patrol agents discover 10 people in tractor trailer

Alice Echo-News - While conducting an immigration inspection on the driver, a CBP Border Patrol Canine Team conducting a free-air sniff, alerted to the trailer. The vehicle was referred to the secondary inspection area, where a search of the trailer revealed 10 people
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A fetching finish for a 2-year mystery
Chicago Tribune - On Thursday night, Brett Baines, 9, waited in Florida for the return of his canine pal. The boy last saw the dog in 2004 after the hurricane ripped up a fence outside the family’s home. “He is so excited, I have 10 messages on my phone,” Baines said
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Holiday delights for dogs
Asheville Citizen-Times - For dog owners whose pets are part of the family, the holidays mean stuffing a stocking and wrapping gifts for their beloved canine companions. People like to spoil their pets, especially at Christmas, said Mary Hourihan, owner of Asheville Pet
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Pschigoda in serious but stable condition (Updated 10:43 a.m. Dec. 8)

Marco Island Sun Times - Buy Photo Dr. Janusz Subczynski and his dachshund Nikki, relaxing in their hilltop home on Marco Island. In his book, The Colors Of Life, Subczynski also talks affectionately about other special canine companions in his life.
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BellasPainRelief.com Announces the Release of its Flagship Product
Onlypunjab.com - Allentown, NJ based Internet canine pain relief & mobility company, BellasPainRelief.com, has announced the arrival of their flagship canine pain relief product “Bella’s Hot/Cold Pain Relief Packs.” “We are getting an overwhelmingly great response
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23 More Dogs Seized From Suspected Fighting Ring

News Channel 2000 - authorities confiscated 23 dogs on Monday, one day after a suspected dog-fighting ring was busted. Investigators said they have seized more than 50 dogs since the weekend, WESH 2 News reported. Most of the 23 dogs were pit bulls, including some puppies Find Out More

Plano Star Courier - The cost to adopt is $110 for cats/kittens and $135 for dogs/puppies. The adoption cost includes the spay/neuter surgery, microchipping, vaccinations, heartworm test for dogs, leukemia and FIV test for cats, and more. Seniors 65 and older and those Find Out More

Daughter aged 11 abducted for reward of a fighting dog

Times Online - A gang of 12 men kidnapped Gul Shah’s 11-year-old daughter from her home five months ago (Tim Albone) Gul Shah is overcome with grief as she recalls how her 11-year-old daughter was traded for a prizefighting dog. A gang of 12 Afghan men broke into
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College finds dog to deal with messy geese
News 14 Raleigh / Durham - RALEIGH — Wanted: Friendly, obedient volunteer to help with groundskeeping and livestock management. Four legs required. Meredith College is rounding up a staff of dogs that school officials hope will scare off Canada geese that have been dropping
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Haydon Will Go To Trial
WAOW - The prosecution has one piece of physical evidence that ties Haydon to the crime scene, a piece of dog hair. “On top of the glass there appeared to be a yellow hair,” says Sgt. Mike Lukas with the Portage County Sheriff’s Department. So they sent it
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Vet makes cat and dog house calls 

Waiting five months before you get treatment for an ear infection is horrendous.
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Famous 2-legged canine is euthanized 
NICHOLASVILLE - A dog from central Kentucky that attracted national media attention as a double-amputee has been euthanized after living on two legs for most of his life.
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Dog Show USA Provides Big Stage For All Dogs in Second Annual Online Competition 
New York, NY (PRWeb) December 8, 2006 — Proud pet owners across the nation will unite in the second annual dog show where all of America’s 60 million pooches are eligible to win “Best in Show.
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NEWs in Northeastern Wisconsin 
At the Nov. 14 Ashwaubenon Village Board meeting, the Public Safety Department recognized paid-on-call firefighter/emergency medical technician Jeff Steinhorst upon his recent return from Kuwait.
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Emergency over load of hot air 
WASHINGTON A womans flatulence caused a US airliner carrying 99 passengers and five crew to make an emergency landing. The pilot of American Airlines Flight 1053, which left Washington on its journey to Dallas, landed the aircraft in Nashville after passengers complained of smelling lit matches.
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Santa Paulan arrested on various drug and weapons charges 
A Santa Paulan wanted on a warrant for evading a police officer was arrested Thursday, but not before he tried climbing out the rear window of his Lucada Street home and then running out of the front door where he was taken into custody, according to a Santa Paula Police spokesman.
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