Creative People for Animal Welfare

There’s a new online volunteer matching service, like a bank of volunteers, where animal welfare groups can access all kinds of “creative” talent — writers, editors, designers, video

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Dog registration fees more than double

Recently, my county dog license renewal forms arrived in the mail. Much to my surprise the fees went up — WAY up. I kid you not. It now

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Contest Winner Announcement

Congratulations to last week’s contest winner, Amy Rea, whose-stuffed reindeer-humping Gracie amused our judge (Tom, that boy I’m married to). Just now, I ordered her prize — a

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The case of a dog named Rolo

There’s a German Shepherd named Rolo who is awaiting a new court hearing. At his original one, the judge ordered euthanasia stemming from an incident in summer 2007.

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Pup politico

I love to vote. Love it. Love it. I can remember getting an absentee ballot sent to me in college, and that was back in the day when

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A nice surprise

Since I had to take Ginko down to the doctor today for follow-up blood tests to check his thyroid levels after 2 months on the new dosage, I

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Counting our blessings

Last weekend, we had a prolonged storm, where snow kept coming for several days in a row. Since the roads were somewhat clear Sunday afternoon, Lilly and I

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2007 Holiday Gift Ideas

Somehow, time is beginning to run out on this holiday season, so if you’re still trying to find something for fellow dog pals. Here are a few ideas.

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Winner — last week’s contest

Last week, I posted a photo of something that really freaked Lilly out. I invited blog visitors to tell me what they see. Tom served as an impartial

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ACK! Ringworm

Lilly awoke this morning with an oval bald spot on one of her rear legs. I’m 99.9% sure it was not there yesterday. A quick check online, and

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