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ALPO® Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food with specific date codes  used the same wheat gluten supplied to Menu Foods.  More information at Purina.com

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Here’s a link to some dog parks in the Boston area and for a large part of eastern Massachusetts.

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As you know by now, this is a cats and dogs problem, and another company (it’s not just Menu Foods) has recently recalled one particular brand of cat food that had it’s wheat gluten supplied from the melamine-tainted supplier to Menu Foods. Although no sicknesses or deaths have been formally reported, they are taking […]

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A chemical commonly used in the manufacturing of plastics, melamine, is now being investigated as a potential cause for the sickness and death brought onto cats and dogs recently. While investigators are sure it was contaminated wheat gluten, they had not uncovered any signs of rat poison in recent tests. Looks like the rat poison […]

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CALVERT, Md. - Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman’s chest. The dog’s owner believes the dog was trying to perform the Heimlich maneuver and saved her life.
Debbie Parkhurst, 45, of Calvert told the Cecil Whig she was eating […]

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The modern rally of  ‘a tired dog is a good dog’ has been taken up by nearly everyone who has or works with dogs.
However, excessive or inappropriate exercise could harm your dog, physically and/or mentally.  In recent years, area vets have begun experiencing a large increase in ACL/PCL injuries among  their clients – an injury […]

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Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth Corporation, is being asked by the FDA to recall ProHeart 6 - a twice-a-year heartworm medication for dogs.
The problems suffered by dogs include sudden lethargy, uncontrolled bleeding, vomiting, diarrhea, heart and liver problems and such nervous system abnormalities as seizures.
Time to switch to an alternative like Heartguard. […]

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Apparently, it’s true:
A spokeswoman for the New York state Department of Agriculture and Markets said Friday that rodent poison was found in tainted pet food that killed several animals and sparked a nationwide recall.
A spokeswoman did not identify the chemical or its source, beyond saying that it’s rodent poison. State officials will be releasing laboratory […]

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LINK to CBS NEWS ARTICLE
Check out the comments underneath the article. There’s definitely a sense of frustration from the average dog owner who is fed up with the current state of dog food affairs.  The answer is simple I think, but requires more resources - time or money.  Personally I feel the investment in a […]

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This article talks about the rising frequency of dog owners banking away the sperm of their beloved dogs in the hopes to get another just like the one they currently have. Personally, I think each dog is so unique and should only be enjoyed once during their short lifespan - after all - that’s part […]

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(AP) MINNEAPOLIS — A financial reward for information in the death and beheading of a teenage girl’s dog has been raised to $10,000.
The Humane Society first offered $2,500 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case. The agency now says it is increasing the amount after getting pledges and donations from […]

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FellsDOG park clean up at Sheepfold - Saturday, March 24th, 2007 from 10am to 1:30pm
Help the us clean up the Sheepfold!  Bring work gloves, a small gardening spade, and small plastic bags to help pick up the area.  There will be prizes from local businesses.
If you walk you dog at the Fells, this would be […]

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An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall.
The recall covers the company’s “cuts and gravy” style food, which consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil pouches between Dec. […]

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DogBoston reader Maggie sent this to me. Goes to show that Ugly can be Beautiful.
Link to News Story.
Video.

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Sometimes you wonder what happened to some people to make them this screwed up. A 17-year-old girl ended a long search for her missing dog by unwrapping a box on her doorstep … to find the pet’s head inside. Awful but true.
LINK TO FULL ARTICLE (CNN.COM)

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Thanks to Rhea over at Boomer Chronicles, we’ve got an excellent sliding puzzle of her Lhasa Apsos puppy.
Link to her puzzle
Hint: hit the skip button in lower right when the site first comes up.
Link to her fun site (catered towards Baby Boomers).

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forwarded to me by Jo Jacques (Ask Jo)
Recall — Firm Press Release
FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.
BJ’s Wholesale Club Issues Recall of “Berkley & […]

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This story was sent in to DogBoston awhile back anonymously in a contest we held for free tickets to the Bay Colony Dog Show. Unfortunately the author wasn’t able to claim her tickets but now that the DogBoston website is going through some spring cleaning, I figured I’d dust this off and share it.
What […]

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South Carolina - Police deputy to be buried with his dog Sonja.
Australia - Man saves drowning dog with mouth-to-snout
UK - Fines for walking more than four dogs at once
UK - Tibetan Terrier Willy wins Best in Show at this year’s Crufts

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