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Pet Health Insurance Could Make Sense for an Active Dog

Pet insurance helps pay for the medical costs of an animal. The insurance isn’t always a good deal for pet owners, but if you’ve got an active pet, the insurance...

Protecting Your Pets Over The Holidays | PetsOnBoard.com

Protecting Your Pets Over The Holidays NEW HAVEN , Conn. (WTNH) – In planning for this season’s holiday festivities, it is important to keep your pets in mind. While most of...

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Sausalito dog thought drowned in storm reunited with owner – Marin Independent Journal

In a near-miraculous recovery, a dog that was on a boat that sank in Richardson Bay during Thursday’s storm swam a mile to shore, walked to a church she had...

Getting a dog? A pet might improve your health. – The Washington Post

By Christie Aschwanden December 15 at 12:08 PMWith final exams bearing down on them this month, nearly 1,000 students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond turned out for “Paws for...

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400-pound pig at home with the cops

Wherefore art thou, Romeo? A 400-pound pig named after Juliet’s boyfriend decided to go for a Sunday stroll in Queens — startling a passerby who couldn’t believe her eyes and...

9 lost pets who miraculously found a way home

The search for a beloved runaway pet is traumatizing, but not always hopeless. (Mashable.com) On rare occasions, lost pets thought to be gone forever have mysteriously found their ways home,...

The Top 20 Reasons Dogs Do Not Use Computers

The Top 20 Reasons Dogs Do Not Use Computers 20. Can’t stick their heads out of Windows ’95. 19. Fetch command not available on all platforms. 18. Hard to read...

A Dog is for life, not just for Christmas

  A Dog is for life, not just for Christmas: You buy me for Christmas but when I get older you dump me at the shelter. I am a lifetime...

How much should you spend to keep a pet alive? – Chicago Tribune

C.K., a reader from Madison, Wis., writes that she loves her dog and cats, each of which has been “a source of great comfort and love” for her and her...

Neglected, dying dog gets epic send-off

 Boston terriers thrive on human companionship  and they deteriorate in the absence thereof, notes the Boston Terrier Club of America. This is apparently what happened to Butch, who wandered an...

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Caged Christmas Tree to Protect Your Pets?

                Caged Christmas Tree to Protect Your Pets? source: Neatorama  

Pet Pig On Plane Kicked Off-Petsonboard.com

US Airways kicks disruptive emotional-support pig off plane | PetsOnBoard.com

A pet pig trying to board a U.S. Airways plane in Connecticut found out that not all pigs can fly. The porky passenger was grounded at Bradley International Airport for...

Traveling safely with your pet for the holidays

Millions of pet owners could unknowingly put their dogs and cats at risk when they travel for the holidays, but a few tips can make the journey safer and more...

What holiday favorites can be fatal for Fido?

As the holidays draw near, many of us reflect on how grateful we are for our families. Pets are family members, too, and their safety and well-being is important to...

Winter Survival: Don’t forget to winterize your pet |PetsOnBoard.com

Unless you’re one of the lucky ones living in one of the balmier states, you’ve felt the cold chill of winter arrive. For some of us, cold weather is regarded...

Set Up a Financial Trust For Your Pet If You Die-No, Seriously

Sure, we can chuckle when someone leaves money for a pet. What will your pet do with the money? Nothing, but you want to make sure someone takes care of...

Dumb and Dumber Predicted the Dog Grooming Van Boom – Businessweek

Dumb and Dumber, 1994 In the 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber, Jeff Daniels’s character Harry Dunne spends his life savings converting a utility van into a mobile dog-grooming business—called Mutt...

Keeping pets safe in winter : News : HeartlandConnection.com

With some snow in the forecast this weekend, it’s important to remember to keep pets safe. Not having a shelter for an outside dog not only puts them at risk,...

Dog breeds that bite the most along the Front Range

Why do dogs bite? MANY BITES INVOLVE STRAYS “If a dog has teeth, it has potential to bite,” Sgt. Stephen Romero, a 20-year veteran of Denver’s Animal Control, said. “If...

Miley Cyrus causes uproar with photos of pet pig’s pedicure – NY Daily News

Miley Cyrus had animal lovers squealing “abuse” after she shared photos of her pet pig getting a pedicure. The singer posted photos on Instagram Wednesday showing off her pet pig...

Airline flights can be dangerous for pets

(KTHV) — Steffanie Chin goes everywhere with 1-year-old Zina, a pembrook Walsh Corgie. She’s flown with the dog once under her seat from Little Rock to San Fransisco — but...