Pets
Therapy Dogs ease stress for students
Purses, backpacks and textbooks are piled up on the floor, benches and any available surface, completely forgotten. Instead, students fill their hands and laps with four-legged friends.
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Pet Vet: Urinary incontinence can be helped with diagnosis, medications
Matilda had never urinated or defecated in the house. But Ellie found her dog curled up under the dining room table, looking quite sheepish, and the dog's bed full of urine. Ellie did her best to comfort Matilda; she could use some comforting words, too, as concerns surface about possible health...
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HOME & GARDEN
Colorado couple gives up catwalk fight
DURANGO, Colo. -- A Durango area couple is giving up their fight to keep a 13-foot escape route for their cats outside their apartment.
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Pet furnishings go upscale
OAKLAND, Calif. -- When Jade Lenzo was getting ready to bring home her kitten, Bella, for the first time, she set about preparing the place for the little ragdoll cat. Lenzo already had the essentials, but top on her list was a scratching post.
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Red skin spots an indication that dog has serious disease
Kali has developed reddish purple spots all over her body. The 2-year-old Maltese appears fine in other respects, according to the lap dog's owner.
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Teach children to respect animals' boundaries
Like many people, I have always loved animals. That sentiment didn't prevent me from getting bitten in the face by a dog when I was about 4 years old.
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Dog-training expert has been to Japan, prison, as part of job
For more than 30 years, Ken McCort has been considered an elite animal trainer - the trainer of last resort. He's the man people turn to when other trainers have thrown in the towel and given up on an animal with problem behaviors.
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Achoo! Tips on helping your dog beat allergies
As allergy seasons heats up for humans, many dog owners might not realize that their four-legged friend can suffer from allergies as well. Common allergens that affect dogs are things they inhale (molds, dust mites, pollens) or the type of food they're eating, and skin irritants, among others.
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Safety first: Tips to keep kids safe around dogs
Children and dogs can be best friends, but it's very important that kids are taught how to be safe around dogs to prevent accidents.
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Canine 'volunteer' provides emotional support at hospice
HUGHSON, Calif. -- Nearly every day, Dr. Gary Pickell makes his rounds at the Alexander Cohen Hospice House.


