Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at
2:06 pm

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — “Bones,” a German shepherd from Fairbanks, acquired that name from photographer Carol Falcetta, who adopted him from the animal shelter about six years ago. His photo is now on the cover of a new book about one of the world’s leading German shepherds: Rin Tin Tin. The new book by Susan [...]
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Monday, October 17th, 2011 at
2:13 pm

PHOENIX (AP) — When you think about horses and Arizona, you think of trail riding, ranching and Arabian horse shows. Now, you can add horse soccer to that list. Just like regular soccer, this version has two teams that try to kick, pass and shoot a ball through a goal to earn as many points [...]
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Saturday, October 15th, 2011 at
7:00 am

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Between them, Sally and Cooper Stoffel now have six legs that are all about the same length. It wasn’t always that way — while Sally Stoffel has two good legs, Cooper, a Great Dane puppy, spent the first three months of his life with a malformed hind leg. The leg [...]
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011 at
7:00 am

EVANS, Colo. (AP) — When Angelyne started visiting schools a little more than four years ago, her goal was to teach children about patience, persistence, teamwork, focus, creative thinking and all those things that children should know for life skills. Her goal was to make sure standard-hearing children understand their deaf classmates are no different. [...]
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at
9:10 am

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In a state where agriculture reigns supreme, Sioux Falls for decades has had a relatively lax attitude when it comes to residents keeping some types of farm animals. The city’s ordinances explicitly allow residents to keep fowl and other small animals, and some who promote urban agriculture are urging people [...]
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