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Nepal Has A National Day Just For Dogs
Nepal celebrates the festival of Tihar, the Hindu festival of lights. On the second day of the feast, Kukur Puja, a special honor is bestowed on dogs.
Autumn is a season for festivals in Nepal.
The festival of Tihar, also known as Deepawali, lasts for five days. The festivities[[MORE]] mark the worship of various Hindu deities and celebration among families, relations and friends.
Dogs in...
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An Interview With Boo: The World's Cutest Dog
Boo is just your average dog who loves chicken, running outside, following his big brother around, and squeaky toys. He also happens to have 1.7 million Facebook fans, enjoys sitting on the laps of celebrities, currently holds the title of “the world’s cutest dog,” and just released his own book with Chronicle Books. Okay, so maybe he’s not your average dog. But he is a total doggy ...
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Missing Corgi Reunited with Family After 11 Years
After more than four thousand days apart, a Las Vegas family is celebrating[[MORE]] the return of their missing Corgi.
Michelle and Kipp Blauer had gotten Duncan, a Corgi, 11 years ago for their two boys. Shortly after Duncan came to live with them he just vanished.
The family searched everywhere for him, checking local shelters and putting up fliers in the hopes that they would receive some...
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Stevie The Wonder Dog
Reprinted from StubbyDog.org
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Miracle Puppy Beats The Odds And Learns To Walk
Three weeks ago, Harper was so afflicted by a rigor-mortis-like condition that she could barely move. Today, she’s walking almost like a normal dog.
Dog Noticed In Garbage Bag
Just three weeks ago, Erica Daniel steeled herself to make a difficult[[MORE]] decision to put a small puppy named Harper, who was in her care, to sleep.
Daniel, 26, fosters dogs that need serious help and little...
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The Inspiring Story of Mari and Her Puppies
Three Puppies Born on the Day of an Earthquake On the fateful morning of October 23, 2004, a dog named Mari gave birth to three puppies in Yamakoshi Village, Niigata Prefecture, Japan[[MORE]]. That evening, a severe earthquake struck Niigata and devastated the Village, causing almost all of its homes to collapse, including the one where Mari lived. During the quake the newborn puppies were...
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Incredible Survival Of Jack Who Went 16 Days...
Erika Toutenhoofd whose Jack Russell dog Jack went chasing rabbits while walking on the Trans-Pennine Trail in Penistone
Jack Russel Disappeared Chasing Rabbits
Jack, the Jack Russell loves to chase after rabbits, so when he suddenly darted[[MORE]] off after one, his owners weren’t worried. But after a while, Carl and Erika Toutenhoofd grew increasingly worried when he didn’t return...
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Toronto Bans Sales Of Dogs And Cats
Labrador puppies for sale in a pet shop. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes.
As a crack down on illegal puppy mills, Toronto council has voted to stop selling dogs [[MORE]]and cats in pet stores.
Council voted Wednesday, Sept. 21, to close a loophole that made it possible for the unlawful breeders to sell animals to pet stores. Most pet stores have voluntarily stopped selling dogs and cats but council...
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Inmates Teach Deaf Dog Sign Language
Thanks to inmates of a Missouri prison and the Missouri School for the Deaf, a deaf dachshund named Sparky, has been given the opportunity to live a normal life. This is the story of how the Licking Prison program is saving special needs dogs, like Sparky, while helping inmates.
Inmates at a prison in Missouri have trained the deaf Dachschund, Sparky,[[MORE]] sign language and then asked the...
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Calls For Adoption Flood In After Seizure
Canadians Open Their Hearts To Seized Dogs
Quebecers have opened their hearts to 527 dogs seized by authorities[[MORE]] from a Quebec kennel Friday. Inspectors confiscated the dogs from the Paws “R” Us Kennel, a dog breeding facility in Clarendon Township, about 90 minutes northwest of Ottawa in the Outaouais.
Calls for adoption have flooded in, said Rebecca Aldworth, executive...
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