Monday, May 16th, 2011 at
10:47 am

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Banner, an 8-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, jumped up and down, leaving streaks of mud on Lori Erwin’s otherwise clean pants. But Erwin didn’t seem to mind — just 10 days ago Banner couldn’t jump at all. Now, a little more than a week after he underwent a new stem cell procedure [...]
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Friday, May 13th, 2011 at
10:53 am
“Sweet…”, as a modern term, denotes pleasure and enjoyment. However, for a horse, sweet itch can be anything but “sweet…”. “Sweet Itch, also known as summer eczema or equine dermatitis, is one of several seasonal allergies that your horse may encounter,” said Dr. Glennon Mays, clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary [...]
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at
10:46 am

BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (AP) — There’s a fine line between chasing and herding, one of the first lessons dogs learn at Brigand’s HideOut. The Battle Ground sheepherding facility offers breeds that have traditionally worked with livestock the chance to tap into their natural instincts. At first, dogs may be tempted to make a beeline for [...]
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Monday, May 9th, 2011 at
10:44 am
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A couple of years ago, Oreo was a puppy, hoping that someone would take him home from Glynn County Animal Services. Now he is a star in a national women’s clothing catalog. Hilary Johnson and her daughter, Katherine, first saw the white terrier-mix pup a couple of years ago when they [...]
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Friday, May 6th, 2011 at
9:30 am
Sometimes, you may find yourself in the position of needing to leave your animals for a few days. If you cannot find a sitter to care for your pets in your home, you may want to consider boarding them at a kennel. And since there are more than 9,000 boarding kennels in the United States [...]
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