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Michelle Mazur, guest barfblogger: Gus, the World’s Ugliest Dog
Gus the dog is anything but a beauty queen, but on Saturday he won a contest for his looks. The World’s Ugliest Dog of 2008 is a three-legged, one eyed, Chinese crested dog, named Gus. The Chinese...
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Scooping Poop
“Pick up your dogs’ droppings.” I’ve seen the street signs for years, but I always thought it was the yuck factor. As I’ve grown up and gone through high school biology, I’ve learned that it’s not...
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Dane Cook in trouble for dog poop
Dane Cook recently spent time in a Beverly Hills courthouse fighting allegations that his mini-Pinscher, named Beast, poops all over his apartment complex. The management of La Fontaine in West...
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Setting Boundaries: Pets and your newborn baby
My ex mother-in-law once told me that if I had a baby I would have to get rid of my cats. I replied, “No cats, no baby.” My step-brother’s cats mysteriously disappeared once his firstborn was old...
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Dog or beef for dinner?
I think it’s funny the way my roommate from India always asks before taking food from anyone if it contains any beef.If the answer is yes, she tries hard to hide her face of disgust and politely says,...
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Pedigree pet food and pregnancy: Managing cross-contamination risks at home
I am now 6 ½ months pregnant and still somewhat peacefully coexisting with our four pets. But pregnancy has meant giving special attention to handwashing and avoiding cross-contamination.Although I...
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Salmonella can come from pets
Yesterday, a local story in a county newspaper in Texas carried the headline, “Salmonella can come from pets.” The story reported, “Three cases of salmonella among children in Lubbock County since...
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Oregon: Live dangerously with dogs; lose a sandwich
Oregon seems like a lovely place. Never been, although the sense of dopiness in the state has apparently gotten so bad that the state Department of Agriculture has to allocate resources to a public...
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Pets and Service Dogs in grocery stores; the line must be drawn
I am constantly annoyed with pet owners that take their little dogs to the store, especially the grocery store. Oregon is too. The state Department of Agriculture started a public awareness campaign...
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Must love dogs – the Australian Internet dating version
Oh John Cusack and Diane Lane; you were both so cute in the 2005 romantic comedy, Must Love Dogs. And that’s why Jodie O’Brien and her husband, Tom, started www.lovemelovemypet.com.au, a dating website...
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Real Housewives of New York dogs drink too
In the latest episode of the Real Housewives of New York, Ramona is having a calendar shoot with her dog when Sonja shows up for a chat with her pup. The four are seated on an elegant couch when the...
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Can humans get Norovirus from their dogs?
Human norovirus may infect our canine companions, according to research published online April 1 in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology. That...
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Dog or beef for dinner?
I think it’s funny the way my roommate from India always asks before taking food from anyone if it contains any beef.If the answer is yes, she tries hard to hide her face of disgust and politely says,...
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Pedigree pet food and pregnancy: Managing cross-contamination risks at home
I am now 6 ½ months pregnant and still somewhat peacefully coexisting with our four pets. But pregnancy has meant giving special attention to handwashing and avoiding cross-contamination.Although I...
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Salmonella can come from pets
Yesterday, a local story in a county newspaper in Texas carried the headline, “Salmonella can come from pets.” The story reported, “Three cases of salmonella among children in Lubbock County since...
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Oregon: Live dangerously with dogs; lose a sandwich
Oregon seems like a lovely place. Never been, although the sense of dopiness in the state has apparently gotten so bad that the state Department of Agriculture has to allocate resources to a public...
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Pets and Service Dogs in grocery stores; the line must be drawn
I am constantly annoyed with pet owners that take their little dogs to the store, especially the grocery store. Oregon is too. The state Department of Agriculture started a public awareness campaign...
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Must love dogs – the Australian Internet dating version
Oh John Cusack and Diane Lane; you were both so cute in the 2005 romantic comedy, Must Love Dogs. And that’s why Jodie O’Brien and her husband, Tom, started www.lovemelovemypet.com.au, a dating website...
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Would I lie to you: Reducing risk of disease in dogs (and humans)
Approximately 35% of households in the United States and Canada own 1 or more dogs, totaling an estimated 75 million dogs in the United States and Canada. Despite continuous development of health...
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Questions: Why do dogs eat poop?
Every dog I’ve ever owned has liked to eat poop. Even the current one, Ted, the Cavalier master of indifference, loves nothing more than going outside and chowing down on some cat or possum poop. Saryn...
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