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Help scaredy cats (and dogs) cope with fireworks this summer

NEW YORK — Shawn O’Dierno’s rescued Doberman was a certified therapy dog who could help soothe patients and tolerated the sounds of dropped hospital equipment, loud arguments or crying visitors. But while Reid coped with the stress of a hospital room, he couldn’t handle fireworks.

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Pet News

dog saves baby in kenya»

Dogs are known for their kindness to humans, but one dog in Kenya went above and beyond the behavior that is normally expected from “man’s best friend.”

In May of 2005, the crying of a human baby became the clarion call that saved both the life of the baby and perhaps the life of an amazing dog. Two children, living in a poor forest compound in Nairobi, Kenya, heard the sound of a crying baby near their wooden shack. The elders they alerted located the source of the cries, and saw something beyond belief.

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When Dogs and Robots Collide, Somebody Needs a Talking To»

To keep the peace at home, Keith Hearn had to scold his new robotic vacuum cleaner.


The trouble started when Mr. Hearn first turned on his Roomba automatic cleaner. When the device started scooting around the floor, Mr. Hearn’s dog, Argos, attacked it.
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Pet Humor

Doggy Therapy»
How to tell if your dog has a problem

Ask yourself the following questions.

  1. Does your dog know the spelling, Latin root and French translation of the word “walk,” yet is unable to grasp the meaning of the word “come”?
  2. Does your dog immediately leap on a cat, bunny rabbit, or child upon hearing the words “Don’t worry he LOVES cats, bunny rabbits and children”?
  3. Is your dog shameless, graceless, without dignity and extremely in touch with his inner puppy?
  4. Does he wake you up in the middle of the night to warn you of the dangers of a kitchen chair, then sleep through the theft of all your valuable possessions?
  5. Does he develop a tragic and profound deafness at the sound of “It’s time to go home,” yet possess bionic hearing at the sound of a can opener?If you answered “yes” to most of these questions.

Relax, your dog is normal

Fire Hydrant»

If there is H2O on the inside of a fire hydrant, what is on the outside?  K9P.


Pet Health

Purina pitches pet insurance for dogs, cats»

ST. LOUIS (AP) - You insure your house. You insure your car. So what about your family pet?



Nestle Purina PetCare Co. said Tuesday that it will begin offering PurinaCare, the first pet health insurance under pet food maker Purina’s name. The company said two plans will be available for dogs and cats, at a time when veterinary care can include costly CAT scans, MRIs or chemotherapy.
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Puppy love: Pet dog nips child allergies»

PARIS (AFP) — Take a bow-wow, Fido. Scientists have found that Man’s best friend is also good for his children too, for young kids who live with a dog may get an immune-system boost against asthma and other allergies.
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