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  • Dog welcomes home soldier returning from Afghanistan on Nov 20, 2009 in Dog News Mutterings

    Talk about unconditional love. This dog welcomes home a soldier who has been away for months fighting in the US Army. This video has begun going viral after appearing on the news stations yesterday. Studies have shown that people who own dogs or pe...

  • Greater Vancouver’s only pet cemetery may soon make way for housing on Nov 19, 2009 in Dog News

    When her beloved cat Brittany died this month, Gillian Eggert figured she would bury her beside her five other late animals at the site of the old B.C. Pet Cemetery in Surrey. Eggert was shocked and saddened to see the site in the 14700-block 76th A...

  • Kobi’s Passing on Nov 16, 2009 in

    Sweet Kobi is gone. On Saturday his battle with cancer ended after a day full of hiking, love and treats. Ron and I took Kobi to Robert Burnaby Park and spent a few hours hiking around with him. He was deliriously happy. He ran around with huge tre...

  • Kobi’s time has come on Nov 13, 2009 in Mutterings

    Kobi has fought a valiant battle with his kidney and lung cancer. He has been brave and stoic with his Canine Cushings Disease and Addison’s Disease. Kobi, our dear 13 year old black lab cannot fight any more… Tomorrow our lovely vet...

  • This Veterans Day let’s not Forget the Dogs on Nov 12, 2009 in Dog News Mutterings

    In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill that formally acknowledged November 11th as a national holiday known as Veterans Day. On this day we honor our military and their families for the sacrifices they make every day to keep our country free. We...

  • Stop barking dog: a surgical solution on Nov 12, 2009 in Dog News Technology

    This sounds barbaric! I am not sure who would even consider taking a dog’s voice away! Reader Beware: One of the most common behavior problems a veterinarian is asked in dogs is barking. Owners want dogs that will bark at strangers and burglar...

  • Items Needed In A Dog First Aid Kit - Part One on Nov 9, 2009 in

    Accidents happen to everyone; accidents happen to our dogs, too, and there’s no reason not to be as well prepared for that as we are for ourselves. If you have a dog — or dogs — you need to have some basic emergency care items on ha...