DogBoston’s Dog Blog

Just a Dog By AJ Robinson (DrWhoAR@hotmail.com)
Quite a few years ago, about the time my voice was changing, we went to the pound to get him. He was just a furry white Jack Russell Terrier pup, with brown and black patches on his head. All the innocence of my life seemed to be wrapped up […]

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One of the hard things about being a presidential candidate is that your past is widely exposed for everyone in the world to read and criticize. Romney’s campaign suffered a bite when news broke about his past habit of putting his dog (inside the crate) on the roof of the station wagon.
Romney placed his family […]

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It’s not too late to sign up for the walk to be held this Thursday, June 28th.
OK SCRATCH THAT. Apparently this has been rescheduled to Sunday September 9th, 2007. Please see www.walkforanimals.com for more details.
Thanks, Brian

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A new doggie daycare alternative with a convenient location, a well-trained staff, and a variety of pricing options has opened very recently in Danvers. It’s called Spoiled Rotten Doggy Daycare and is run by Jillian Millbury, who has 10+ years of experience, and multiple animal certifications (CPR, first aid) to boot.
What I really like […]

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Ugliest Dog in the World from New Jersey - Surprise?
Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, was crowned the world’s ugliest dog Friday. It is from New Jersey. We’re not surprised
(LINK)
Dog Drives Truck into River
Man leaves dog in car. Man gets pizza. Dog puts car in gear. Dog drives into river. Not […]

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Marking- or behavior problem? Housetraining relapse.
My dogs hate the other dogs in our building
The life of the dog - A hello from Jan Dumas
self-serve dog wash on north shore
Moving to Somerville with Pit/Lab mix: words of advice?
Press question - where do people leave unwanted animals?
Helping Puppy with Fear

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From Polka Dog Bakery: Next Thursday, June 21st, from 5:30-8:00, polkadogbakery and the Animal Rescue League of Boston are co-hosting an event at the polkadogbakery for the Animal Rescue League to show off their new,  state-of-the-art Mobile Adoption Unit.
The new unit will allow the League to bring adoptable animals directly to communities within Massachusetts, or, […]

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STRASBOURG, France (AP) - June 20, 2007 - The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ban on trade in products containing cat or dog fur following calls to outlaw a practice many consider unethical and animal rights advocates call barbaric.
The ban, which must be approved by European Union governments, would take effect in 2009.  […]

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Cool fact: Did you know that dog’s have the greatest size differences between the species?
No other species produces adults that are up to 100 times larger than other inner species adults. (NY Times)
Here’s the news on Ducky, who is officially the smallest end of the dog scale.

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Chicago Times Article

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Expecting another story of the Pet Food Industry debacle, this article takes on an interesting new angle - is the pet food industry using proteins from euthanized dogs? This would explain the traces of the killer chemical drugs in their food?
A great article by Alternet

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This article from CNN discusses a new dog nursing home catered to older dogs.
The home will allow older dogs to play with puppies, in order to make them feel younger.
Full story from CNN.

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A family in Fullerton California was shocked to see Jewel, a Siberian Husky, be returned to them after 7 years and 208 miles was put between them.

When the call came on Memorial Day weekend that Jewel had been found, Breezy and her brother, Tim, 18, drove 14 hours straight to pick up Jewel and bring […]

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11-time Swedish Grand Slam / tennis champ Bjorn Borg was bitten by a German Shepherd trying to breakup a dogfight. He will miss an upcoming match.
“It’s unbelievable,” the five-time Wimbledon champ said. “What are the chances of being bitten by a dog three days before a tournament?”
Mixed emotions are intensifying in Arizona as a […]

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Claire Cummings from the Globe covered an innovative new program in Boston called the Noah’s Ark Foster Care program which aims to provide shelter for pets displaced due to turmoil in the household. The privately funded program realizes that its not just people who are affected by abusive household situations and tells the story of […]

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Well not the worst, but according to this highly un-scientific study by Mens Health Magazine, Boston rates 5th from the bottom - 45th of out the 50 cities studied. The way they rated the cities is questionable as they really didn’t do anything other than add up somewhat unrelated resources including:

Percentage of dog ownership (ownership […]

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After years of dog ownership my wife and I thought we knew everything, but it took a nine-year-old toothless, half-blind, little girl named Jordan to truly educate us.
Our first dog was a black and white Shih Tzu named Blake, purchased from a breeder, who gave us our love for dogs, and unfortunately passed from a […]

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I knew that Garlic stopped vampires.
What I didn’t know is that adding some Garlic Powder to your home prepared foods or combo of home prepared / commercial foods can help to repel ticks and fleas.
Also - get those little bloodsuckers within 24 hours and your dogs (or your) chances of acquiring Lyme Disease drop substantially.

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Itchmo reports that the fifth foreign chemical/substance to be discovered has been identified as Acetaminophen (generic form of Tylenol).
Link to story

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Okay, so maybe I’m not really a dog person.
Or maybe… I’m not really a VET person. That’s probably closer to the truth!
A year and a half ago, being the lone crusader against canine invasion in our home, I was overcome with a case of guilt-induced psychosis and crashed.
Let’s face it, I caved, I conceded, I […]

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