PRINCETON,WV (WVVA)– A woman is in desperate need of finding her sick dog. Her little Yorkie “Abbey” was last seen at the Omelet Spot in Princeton on Oakvale Road around 2pm this afternoon. Karen is .. more …
Emmitt, Lincoln, and Ernie, who should feel pretty special. They traveled cross country with Blues captain David Backes who never imagined being a dog chauffeur. “I did not, but (it’s) pretty rewarding to see how happy these guys are to be here, and probably happy just to be out of that plane,” Backes says.Yes, plane. Backes, his wife Kelly, and flight instructor Tim Voithover had taken off hours .. more …
If there is one thing pet owners dreaded the most, it is dog flea. Fleas are yucky. It can set off mild to severe itching and scratching to its host. Unfortunately, they are not easy to eradicate. They are exceedingly small, about 1.5 To 3.3 Mm long. They are wingless and they are suck on blood. There are about 2,000 species of fleas, but the most common is the Ctenocephalides felis, also known as .. more …
Some owners make a two pronged approach when selecting dog food for their furry friends. They will mix a portion of dry food with canned, effectively giving their dog the “best of both worlds.” If you are feeding canned food to your dog, you’ll definitely want to supplement it in some way with something that the dog can chew and crunch. Chew toys and dog biscuits or treats can help to serve this .. more …
Back in the summer of last year, I received a call from a dogbreeder that was anxious to get out of the business as soon aspossible and needed someone to take her remaining dogs.I offered to help find rescue groups for all of them, but thatmeant all. I told her if we helped her, that we did not want herselling any of them to other breeders and that we also wanted anythat might be pregnant.She .. more …
An out-of-town woman visiting Yuma is offering a $500 reward for information about the whereabouts of her missing Pomeranian dog named Leo. Sarena Schumacher was playing with her three dogs at Gateway Park on Jan. 11 when Leo wandered away. She searched for him in the direction he went missing and learned that he had been picked up by two teenage girls in a vacant lot just south of Giss Parkway .. more …
Dog breeders have warned they risk being put out of business by illegal puppy farms selling sick young dogs to unsuspecting animal lovers.The warnings come in the aftermath of an investigation by ITV Wales into an illegal trade in dogs by breeders who keep unhealthy animals in squalid conditions – before selling them to the public at inflated prices.The investigation, which will be screened .. more …
This is part one of a two-part essay about Captain and his new family. Teresa Brewster and Steven Premdas live in Oak Bluffs, convienently near the dog park. I always liked dogs. As long as they didn’t slobber on me with their stinky breath and slimy drool. Or mess up my stuff with their grubby paws, gnarly teeth, and ubiquitous feces and fur.Many of my friends were unaware of my fondness for .. more …
The second half of this composition will help you to extend upon what you have learned in the first half. Another great thing about opting to adopt a dog from a shelter is that they have been seen by a veterinarian, and they should be up to date on shots and will have been spayed or neutered. You do have to pay for a dog you get from such a place, but the cost covers those things, and you usually .. more …
Who is learning faster. This is probably the biggest concern of most of the dog owners. The politically correct answer to this question is: “It is a dog specific issue.” However, as I don’t care too much about remaining politically correct, I would say that puppies are much faster learners. It isn’t just the matter of age or intelligence.Older dogs have usually a whole life of experiences and .. more …
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