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No more blue dog chow

OK, first things first. This is a post-election wrap-up, not a post-apocalyptic wrap-up. America is once again more red than blue, and ironically, the redness makes some of us bluer. But mostly we're all purple people due to bruising after being...

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Thrown to the dogs

Stray or inadequately kept dogs are responsible for the deaths of too many children in northern First Nations communities. The most recent incident took place in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, where three sled dogs viciously mauled a four-year-old boy...

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When a Swedish extreme-sports team sat down to eat before a 20-mile trek through the Ecuadorian rainforest as part of the Adventure Racing World Championship, a mangy stray dog wandered over

When a Swedish extreme-sports team sat down to eat before a 20-mile trek through the Ecuadorian rainforest as part of the Adventure Racing World Championship, a mangy stray dog wandered over. One of the men fed him a meatball and thought...

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Dog breeding: has it gone too far?

You've finally got the puppy you always wanted. It is a purebred, with papers that prove it comes from a long line of fine dogs. Does that make your puppy a good buy? Not necessarily. Americans own about 20 million purebred dogs. More and more...

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Healthy pets: proper nutrition for your dog and cat

Abstract: Veterinarians are beginning to emphasize to pet owners the importance of proper nutrition for the health of their dogs and cats, which can suffer from the same types of health problems humans do if they do not eat well. How to select food...

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Barbara Amiel reports ringside on the cutthroat world of purebred dogs_part2

repeat part 1 The Victorians got on a moral high horse, determined to differentiate their dogs from the cruelties and vulgarities of lower-class dog fights, baiting and other "sports." So they invented the dog show. After the first one in...