DogBoston’s Dog Blog

Read the story about Ozzie here. Ozzie is now OK, but they still haven’t found the guy who hit him (hit and run)

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One UK website reports that 3.5 million Americans will purchase a Halloween costume for their pet this year. Full article here.
Are you / did you dress up your dog this year? As what?

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Jo Jacques discusses places to get your dog started in agility, flyball, and various other dog sports including dog scootering… which looks like a lot of fun!
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Here is the link, sale ends Nov 9th.

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This story features a walk through a cemetery and talking dogs. How did they do that?
Full story here

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Animal Rescue League
Chandler Street
Sunday, 10/29/06  12:30-5PM
Join the Animal Rescue League as they celebrate the 1st Howl-O-Ween Street Fair. Activties include pet parade, costume contests, face painting and more! 

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Scottie Connection, 169 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Sunday, 10/28/06 1-4PM
The first annual Yappie Halloween sponsored by Picture Perfect Pets and the MSPCA. 
Costume contests, treats and prizes! Picture Perfect Pets will be offering mini portraits of costumed dogs and their owners and all will be posted online.  All profits from print orders made before 11/30 will go directly to the MSPCA.
For more information, call […]

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Imagine you are fishing in a boat in the middle of a lake, and all of a sudden you see a dog swimming past you.
This happened, and of course, it was in Florida.

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This article makes a fair argument about the need for a controlled certification process by which people can call themselves groomers. The MSPCA says they are seeing increasing cases of accidental injury and/or death at the groomers.
Link to CBS4Boston Story

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A Gilford police dog fell from a second-story window while searching for a robbery suspect during the weekend, but still got its man.
Full story here from Boston Globe.
Are the people in NH any tougher?  Hmmm. Doubtful.

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In this sad story, a cat started a fire, and a specially trained dog saved the owner… then heard the cat upstairs. It went in and didn’t make it back out…
Story from the Boston Globe

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The town is considering making several changes that wil penalize owners who don’t consider their dogs #2’s to be a #1 priority.
Boston Globe article

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I rescued a rare breed dog.
One of the problems with rescuing a dog is you really don’t know anything about their history before they entered a shelter. I wonder sometimes, why Byron hates motorcycles and bicycles so much. Why he is so willing to play with any dog except German Shepard’s. […]

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Alternatives:
1. Leave the dogs at home.
2. If it’s close, take the car.
Full story here. 

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Full story here from the Herald.

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This past Friday at the White House, President Bush signed the Pets  Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act into law.

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Read the Reuters story here
How often do you think this happens?

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First I’ve heard of it.  At first they are protective and provide a constant watch, later they can detect oncoming seizues - which is pretty amazing.
Article from the North Andover Eagel Tribune.

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Just having a dog should encourage people to go out and walk for the benefit of your dog - and you. That’s what this article says anyway.

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