Thursday, 08/25/11

Griffin Georgia Kennel Club.

Atlanta , GA.

Judge Mr. Fred C. Bassett.

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Thursday, 08/25/11

Griffin Georgia Kennel Club.

Atlanta , GA.

Judge Mrs. Gloria Geringer.

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By AssociatedPress

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The battle for Tripoli has taken its toll on the city’s zoo. Dozens of animals have been left traumatized by constant gunfire and mortar rounds

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This curious parrot just can’t figure out what’s going on with that red dot! Go get it!

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By Associated Press

From: Fox 31 Denever

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A beagle-mix trained to sniff out bedbugs discovered more bedbug-infested chairs at the Longmont Public Library.

Exterminators were working Monday to remove the bedbugs. The Longmont Times-Call reports that the dog named Macaroni found nine infested chairs over the weekend, including two that exterminators had already worked on last week.

Inspectors had previously found bedbugs on six chairs.

The library has not closed because of the bedbugs and library Director Judith Anderson says it will remain open. She says library officials are working on implementing a plan to regularly inspect for bedbugs.

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From: The Sun

A DOG has been spotted on top of Africa’s highest mountain.

The stray was discovered by climbers at the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania yesterday.

Experts have been left baffled by how the mongrel managed to scale the 19,000ft mountain.

Locals believe the pooch could be the same dog that was spotted on Kilimanjaro a DECADE ago.

The animal was spotted by a group of tourists yesterday as they reached the mountain’s ice-capped summit.

Antoine le Galloudec was part of a group of four foreign climbers who took a picture of the animal.

He said: “As I was relieving myself I saw the dog lying some one metre away from where I stood on a rock.”

Tough

Boffins were today trying to establish how the animal had managed to survive the notoriously tough conditions at Kilimanjaro’s Uhuru Peak.

The part of the foreboding mountain where the dog was found is so high that temperatures usually remain below freezing and climbers are warned about the severe effects of altitude sickness.

Officials said it was possible the stray animal was the same dog which had been spotted ten years ago close to a camp lower down the mountain.

Tanzanian tour guide Abel Edward said: “When the tourists showed us the picture of the dog we could not believe it.

“How did it survive in such freezing cold and what was it eating?”

Mount Kilimanjaro is the fourth highest of the Seven Summits — the tallest peaks on each of the seven continents.

The dormant volcano lies in northern Tanzania near the country’s border with Kenya.

It is visited by thousands of amateur climbers each year, most spend around a week trekking to its peak.

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By Meghan Cooke

From: The Charlotte Observer

Woman said she could not afford to vaccinate them. About 130 were taken to a shelter.

A dog breeder surrendered about 130 dogs to Lincoln County authorities this week in what some animal advocates say is the latest in a string of puppy mills broken up across the state.

A neighbor alerted Lincoln County Animal Services, according to reports, and officers told the breeder she had to choose between having the dogs vaccinated and surrendering them to authorities.

The woman reportedly told officials she could not afford to vaccinate the animals and agreed to surrender them.

The dogs’ owner has not been criminally charged. Her name also was not released and the location of her breeding operation in Lincoln County is unclear.

Officials said 120-135 dogs and puppies were surrendered. Most of them are smaller breeds such as poodles and terriers.

The former owner of the dogs has been cooperative, said Kim Green of Lincoln County Emergency Medical Services, which oversees the county’s animal control.

Volunteers from across the region stepped in to help, and the dogs were taken to a shelter in Lincoln County, where they were being examined Tuesday. Many had fleas, ticks, matted fur and skin problems, reported WCNC-TV.

Officials said many of the dogs will be sent to a shelter in Guilford County.

Animal control officers told WSOC-TV that they didn’t consider the breeding operation a puppy mill and that although some of the dogs needed medical attention, none were in critical condition.

But Kim Alboum, N.C. director of the Humane Society of the United States, described it as a puppy mill where the dogs’ health and welfare were ignored.

She said she’d heard from volunteers who described the conditions as awful.

“The animals were clearly neglected in many ways,” she said.

Alboum said the Lincoln County case was the fifth puppy mill discovered in North Carolina in four months.

In June, Caldwell County animal control officers busted what they called a puppy mill in Hudson, about 70 miles northwest of Charlotte.

There, authorities said they found dogs living in their own feces in cages stacked atop one another. Some dogs had serious infections and severely matted fur. The owner of Mason Creek Kennels, William “Bill” Thomas Allen, was later charged with 104 counts of animal cruelty.

Puppy mills have become a problem in North Carolina because the state lacks regulations specific to dog breeders, Alboum said.

“Left and right, our animal control officers are having to deal with large-scale breeders who have horrendous conditions,” she said.

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

From: Omaha.com

Photo: The University of Iowa will honor fallen Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson at a home football game in November. Tumilson, 35, from Rockford, Iowa, was one of 30 American soldiers killed Aug. 6 when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. Tumilson’s dog, who touched hearts all over the world by lying next to the Tumlison’s casket, will play a role in the commemoration. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IOWA CITY (AP) — The dog who touched hearts all over the world by lying next to the casket of a slain Navy SEAL earlier this month might lead the Iowa Hawkeyes onto the field during a game this season.

The University of Iowa athletic department announced Tuesday that it will honor Jon Tumilson at one of two home games in November as part of a commemoration of Veterans Day. The department said it will work with Tumilson’s family to determine what role his dog, Hawkeye, might play in the memorial.

Tumilson, a 35-year-old from tiny Rockford in northern Iowa, was one of 30 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 6 when their helicopter was shot down during a mission to help fellow troops who had come under fire. It was one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in the 10-year-old war.

Tumilson’s Labrador retriever led family members at the funeral on Aug. 19 and then laid by his casket for much of the ceremony. Photos and video of the loyal dog went viral, illustrating what online commentators called his owner’s incredible sacrifice and the tight bond between man and dog.

Tumilson, who joined the Navy after graduating from high school in 1995, was a big Hawkeye football and wrestling fan. A former Iowa player suggested that the dog lead the team onto the field for Saturday’s game against Tennessee Tech as a way to honor his sacrifice, and fans and commentators embraced the idea in comments on Twitter and other social media.

Tumilson’s mother, Kathleen, said the bond between her son and his dog was striking. Her son made it clear that he wanted Hawkeye at his funeral — “He didn’t have family; that was his son” — and the dog did not want to leave his fallen owner’s side at the funeral or the cemetery.

When Hawkeye went to their home, he went directly to her son’s room, she said.

Hawkeye is now staying with her son’s friends in Texas, who watched his pet while he was deployed and were designated as the dog’s caretakers in his will, she said.

She recalled how the Texans once questioned what a “Hawkeye” was when coming to pick up the dog from their home, and she quickly retrieved her Iowa T-shirt to explain.

“Hawkeye was a great pet. He’s being taken care of by some wonderful people,” she said. “But I just feel bad that so much focus is on the dog. These guys left lots of loved ones, and there are so many people that are hurting.”

She said she would not mind seeing the dog lead the team onto the field if it was done to honor “all the veterans that have sacrificed their lives” in the fight for freedom.

“The main thing should be the sacrifice these men gave to their country,” she said. “They left many loved ones behind, including pets.”

Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta said in a statement that he’s pleased that Tumilson’s family has agreed to let the school honor him and other veterans later this fall.

But he said the department wanted to wait until November to be respectful of his family and friends who are still grieving and to develop a well-planned event.

“As a fan of the Hawkeyes and the UI football program,” Barta said, “I’m certain Jon would expect a solid game plan, one that is thoughtful and thorough and respectful, and well-executed on game day.”

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By Associated Press

From: WCNC.com

CANDLER, N.C. — A North Carolina man and his dog are recovering from wounds after a run-in with a bear in their backyard.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Wednesday ( http://bit.ly/quSXAl) that Rick Hall suffered cuts to his chest and a puncture wound to his left cheek after trying to scare a black bear from his property in Candler. His Scottish terrier Baxter suffered six to eight deep puncture wounds.

Hall’s wife Caroline says her husband and dog are recovering.

Pat Conner says her son-in-law let the dog outside before dawn Tuesday, and the animals came muzzle-to-muzzle in the backyard.

Wildlife Resources Commission biologist Brad Howard says bears are roaming the mountains at this time of year, so people should look outside and make sure it’s clear before letting dogs out.

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From: UPI.com

GODMANCHESTER, England, Aug. 31 (UPI) — A dog dumped at an English animal shelter had trouble walking because of lack of exercise and nearly 30 pounds of excess matted hair, employees said.

Wendy Kruger, head of the Wood Green Animal Shelter in Godmanchester, said the Old English sheep dog suffered from “criminal” neglect, the Cambridge News reported Tuesday. The dog, who has been named Floyd and appears to be about 10 years old, has been under constant care since he was found at 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

A security guard said the dog was dumped by someone who drove to the shelter in a dark vehicle.

Shelter veterinarians and workers spent 2 hours trimming Floyd’s hair and the 2-inch claws on his paws and removing seeds stuck in his hair and ears. The hair removed from the dog weighed 28 pounds.

Kruger said the muscles on Floyd’s rear legs have atrophied and will require special exercise to rebuild them. His teeth and skin will also require special care.

“We were all extremely shocked and distressed at Floyd’s condition,” Kruger said. “It is the worst case of neglect the charity has ever seen.”

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From: News.Com.au

Tillman is a bulldog, but he can surf and skate much better than any person, and is cooler than any crazy cat.

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Thursday, 08/25/11

Griffin Georgia Kennel Club.

Atlanta , GA.

Judge Mr. Fred C. Bassett.

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By AssociatedPress

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When $10,000 in diamonds went missing from a Ga. jewelry store, employees say they suspected it was an inside job. So they took X-rays of Honey Bun, a beloved dog who greets customers at the store, and determined that the pooch ate the jewels.

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August 25 – 28

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From: InfoZine

The lawsuit marks the third case in which the Attorney General is able to use the force and effect of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act.

Jefferson City, MO – infoZine – Attorney General Chris Koster, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Agriculture, has filed a lawsuit against Jeannine Julian of Richmond for violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act and the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act.

Koster said Julian owns JJ Kennel, a commercial breeder facility located in Richmond. Missouri Department of Agriculture inspections uncovered numerous violations of the law, including hat Julian:

• repeatedly refused to allow Department of Agriculture inspections of her breeding facility;
• failed to provide adequate veterinary care to animals who were in obvious medical distress;
• failed to provide housing that protected the animals from injury;
• failed to ensure that interior surfaces were free of excessive rust and that kennel doors were properly maintained;

• failed to maintain adequate lighting, leaving some dogs in complete darkness;
• failed to prevent excessive accumulation of feces and food waste in the primary housing enclosures and to provide uncontaminated, wholesome food to the dogs;
• failed to have adequate employees to carry out the required level of husbandry practices, resulting in excessive feces throughout the outdoor runs; and
• failed to pay a $100 reinspection fee required in the case of repeat violations of the ACFA.

Koster is asking the court to issue injunctions and a temporary restraining order prohibiting Julian from any further violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act or the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act and from conducting any commercial breeding activity until further order of the court; assess a $100 ACFA license reinspection fee; assess a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation of the Animal Care Facilities Act; and pay court costs.

The lawsuit marks the third case in which Koster is able to use the force and effect of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act, sometimes called the Missouri Solution, which was approved by the Missouri legislature and signed into law by Governor Jay Nixon on April 27, 2011. The Act, the result of an agreement between the Missouri Department of Agriculture, commercial dog breeding and farming interests, and Missouri-based animal welfare organizations, strengthens standards for veterinary care and living conditions for dogs in commercial breeding facilities. The Act also gives the Attorney General’s Office the authority to file criminal charges for “canine cruelty,” the authority to seek civil penalties for offenders, and to seek enhanced penalties for repeat offenders.

“We have an obligation to protect the wellbeing of animals, and Missouri has recognized that obligation by passing laws outlining acceptable standards for pet breeders and commercial pet dealers,” Koster said. “This office will diligently continue to see that those laws are enforced.”

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By Diane Rich

From: SeattlePi

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Sound Familiar?

Ah, the ever illusive off leash recall. Every dog owner who contacts me for obedience training wants an off leash reliable recall. Recall is an obedience term for the “come” command.

Are you a pet parent who yells at the puppy to “come” while that pup or dog is happily running laps in the back yard, playing catch me if you can at the local park or just saying hello to new friends at the dog park?

Sometimes when the dog is beckened by an owner and finally comes to that frustrated owner or if in public embarrassed owner the dog may be corrected for not immediately coming when called. The dog may then be dragged away from the park or if at home maybe dragged to a crate. So, the dog learns that coming to that human means something bad is going to happen. Dogs that are trained this way may eventually come to a family member but instead of happily and quickly responding, the dog may slink over, tail tucked, head lowered not sure if trouble is brewing.

I believe the “come” command is one of the most important commands to teach a dog and can be started as early as 7 or 8 weeks of age.

Positive baby steps are a must to introduce this command to a pup or older dog’s obedience repertoire. If done correctly with age appropriate techniques, making it lots of fun, using 100% positive training methods, including sound foundation principles and then teaching and proofing the training in a variety of settings you may be on your way to a reliable response to the “come” command.

You can teach the “come” command to an older dog but if that dog has learned to tune you out, run from you or stay an arms length away from reach then back to foundation work you go.

Keep in mind that certain breeds are not reliable off leash outside a safe, fenced area and even in a fenced area may opt out of your pleas to come to you immediately. Also, if you push a puppy or dog too quickly, have expectations out of line with the pup or dog’s capabilities and not set the dog up for success you will not get reliable responses.

Many dogs will happily and reliably come to an owner in a classroom environment or the backyard but get the dog away from a controlled setting and out with other dogs at the dog park or anywhere that offers interesting distractions and the response to “come” goes downhill. The owners have a false sense of security due to the response in a classroom or back yard. Both locations for initial training are appropriate to begin teaching this command but without including real world distractions, the dog will not be reliable off leash.

Be patient and advance the dog’s response to the command and keep expectations in line with reality. If the dog tunes you out, then it is a heads up to take some steps back to review basic techniques.

One of the old methods of teaching this command was to have the dog on a stay command on a 6 to 30 foot leash, say the word “come” and snap the lead then pull the dog via the leash towards the handler to the front position and have the dog sit in front of the handler. I remember those days. That method is still used by many trainers if one is training for competitive obedience trials.

Some trainers use the click and treat method to teach this command and some people never leave home without a treat bag. When I hike or go to dog parks with clients we see people yelling at the dog to come to them and more often than not, the dog finds life more stimulating away from the owner even knowing there is a treat at home base. When the dog finally decides to trot back to mom or dad the dog gets a treat. This technique may feel like it works as the dog eventually shows up for a snack but it tells me the dog is not ready for the kind of freedom this approach allows. A handler must learn how to tweak this technique for more advanced and reliable responses.

Training and practicing around distractions takes patience.

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By Mary Shapiro

From: StlToday

Folks hounding Chesterfield officials over the years for a dog park finally have a reason to howl in celebration.

The $118,000, two-acre Eberwein Dog Park, the first dog park in the city, is set to open to Chesterfield residents on Sept. 1. The dog park is within the new 18-acre Eberwein Park.

The dog park opening will also officially debut the entire park on Old Baxter Road at Highcroft Drive.

For this year, the fenced-in dog park is only open to Chesterfield residents from dawn to dusk seven days a week.

Each dog must wear a dog park registration tag, available for a $10 fee this year only, said Aimee Nassif, the city’s planning and development services director and project manager for the dog park. The annual fee afterward will go up to $30 a year.

The dog park has a separate half-acre area for small dogs under 20 pounds and another 1.5 acres for all dogs, along with a pavilion to provide shelter and picnic table and benches where owners can rest while watching their dogs at play, Nassif said.

“The pavilion, like the restroom building in the park, was built to resemble the historic Eberwein barn that was on the property when the city purchased it,” she said. “We’re allowing people with an elderly or skittish dog to use the small dog section if there are no small dogs there, so their dogs won’t get scared or overexcited. And small dogs aren’t banned from the larger area, if they want to be there.”

Mike Geisel, the city’s director of planning, public works and parks, showed off a water fountain with a bowl that fills with water, where both people and their pups can drink.

“We’re unique among local dog parks in that ours has a special cooling station, which is a little trickling creek we’ve built within rocky landscaping stones where dogs can splash around and get a drink,” he said.

The park is open as long as weather allows, he said.

Dog tags can be purchased on Sept. 1 and 2 at grand opening activities at the dog park. Otherwise, the tags are available at Chesterfield City Hall, 690 Chesterfield Parkway West.

To register a dog for the tag, residents need to bring proof of residency, documentation that the dog has been spayed or neutered, and rabies and Bordetella records for each dog.

“To be in the park, dogs need to be six months or older,” Nassif said. “There are no restrictions on breeds, but no dogs that become aggressive will be allowed back.”

Dogs will have to be registered for a new tag each year, so the city can ensure shots are kept up to date and so the city can track “troublemaker” dogs with behavior problems, Nassif said.

“So far, we’ve issued 142 tags, which has greatly exceeded our expectations,” Geisel said.

The dog park’s use is being restricted to Chesterfield residents, at least this first year, so parking won’t be overwhelmed, Nassif said.

They expect to eventually allow in dogs from other cities. No limit is being put on residents’ registrations, Nassif said.

“We knew the dog park would be popular, but we’re really surprised at the numbers of tags issued,” she said. “It means we did the right thing in building the dog park.”

Dog park advocates have showed up at many City Council meetings since 2004 when city voters approved a half-cent parks and recreation sales tax, asking the city to allocate some funding for a facility, Geisel said.

“And, after we bought the Eberwein property in 2009, a dog park was a natural evolution here,” he said. “You can see the pent-up demand.”

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From: TimesUnion

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A Manchester man has been fined $750 after pleading guilty to leaving his dog inside a hot pickup truck while he was getting a tattoo.

Jason Paige was sentenced Monday in Portsmouth District Court where he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor animal negligence charge.

Police say the 31-year-old Paige left his border collie inside his truck on July 5 when it was 89 degrees outside. Police observed the panting dog on the floor of the truck before getting it out.

The dog has since been returned to Paige.

The Portsmouth Herald (http://bit.ly/r3SA7O) reports that $250 of the fine was suspended for a year.

Paige told authorities he thought the dog would be OK because he parked his truck in the shade and it was about to rain.

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By JAY SHAYLOR

From: ABC News

The Michigan man found dead last week, killed by a grizzly bear while hiking through Yellowstone National Park, died while visiting a place he loved, his family told ABC News.

Relatives of 59-year-old John Wallace told ABC that he’d told his wife in a voicemail last week that “being in Yellowstone was like being in heaven.”

Wallace’s body was found Friday along the Mary Mountain Trail where he had been hiking. Hikers found his body by itself, surrounded by bear tracks. An autopsy concluded he died from injuries sustained in a bear attack.

“We’re still trying to piece it together from the evidence that’s on site in terms of what were the circumstances that led to the attack,” Park Superintendent Dan Wenk told ABC News.

Wildlife agents are now trying to capture the bear. On Monday, they began setting traps, and they plan to kill the animal if they can establish through DNA analysis that it was the same bear that killed Wallace.

Wallace’s death is the second fatal bear attack this summer at the famed park.

Brian Matayoshi was killed by a female bear in July while hiking along the popular Wapiti Lake Trail with his wife, who was forced to watch helplessly as her husband was attacked.

Matayoshi’s killing occurred eight miles away from where Wallace’s body was found Friday, but officials do not believe the same bear was involved in both attacks.

The female bear that killed Matayoshi was not killed because park officials said the sow was only defending its cubs and had not threatened humans before.

Park officials believe Matayoshi, 57, of California, disturbed a grizzly sow and her cubs while hiking with his wife.

When the couple spotted the bear, they turned and walked away. But when they looked back at the bear, they saw it was running toward them. The bear attacked Matayoshi as the couple attempted to flee.

In Wallace’s case, there was too little information to know if his killing resulted from a defensive attack or not, so park officials decided to “err on the safe side of caution” in hunting the bear, Wenk said.

There were no signs of cubs in the area where Wallace was killed.

There are more than 600 bears in the greater Yellowstone area. The two maulings this summer, however, are just the first and second to occur inside the popular Yellowstone National Park in 25 years.

The Mary Mountain Trail, where Wallace’s body was found, is a backcountry area known for its high population of bears. The trail is closed from March to June because it passes through an area frequented by grizzlies feeding on the carcasses of bison that died over the winter, park officials told the Associated Press.

Wallace, whose family said was an experienced hiker, entered the park alone last Wednesday and pitched a tent in a developed campground, according to Wenk. Authorities said he was likely killed Wednesday or Thursday.

A pack found alongside Wallace’s body contained a snack bar, left untouched by the grizzly bear. No containers of pepper or bear spray were found in his pack, something wildlife experts warn against traveling without in bear-infested areas like Yosemite.

“We recommend people carry bear pepper sprays,” wildlife biologist Kerry Gunther told ABC. “It gives people a lot of the confidence to stand their ground.”

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By Jeffrey Wolf

From: 9 News

When police got to the scene, they found the owner of the dog that was being attacked, a 6-year-old Shepherd mix named Chief, had shot and killed the pit bull. Chief’s owner tried to separate the two dogs before shooting Deuce to get Chief free, according to police.

Chief has wounds to his chest, front legs and rear legs.

EVANS – Police are investigating after a dog was shot on Monday morning after investigators say the pit bull had attacked another dog.

Evans Police say it happened around 10 a.m. Police were told a pit bull, named Deuce, had escaped from its yard, jumped a fence and attacked another dog in its backyard.

The pit bull’s owner, Robert Delarosa, was cited with unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog.

Police say the pit bull had previously attacked two other dogs and Delarosa had been issued citations in those incidents.

According to police, on July 22, Delarosa was cited because the dog was running loose and he didn’t have a license for Deuce. On Aug. 5, he was cited after Deuce had gotten out and attacked a small Beagle. The Beagle had wounds to its face, ear and legs. On Aug. 9, Deuce attacked another dog. Police was put on home quarantine until Evans Animal Control took it to the Weld County Humane Society and put into quarantine.

Deuce was released on Aug. 21 and Delarosa had moved.

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From: MSNBC

Delaware Water Gap, Monroe County – A 12 year old Golden Retriever named Dusty was killed when he touched a live power line Monday morning. It happened on Mountain Road in the Delaware Water Gap. “Dusty was a quiet family dog, great to be around,” recalled resident Gary Schubert.   The spot where the dog died is clearly marked on the side of the road. You can see the mark of its leg and even some singed hair left behind.

“It was something that shouldn’t have happened,” said Delaware Water Gap Assistant Fire Chief John Smith. He told Eyewitness News a tree knocked the wire down at about 2 Sunday afternoon. The fire company blocked the area with cones and called Met Ed, the power company, to cut power to the line. Smith said, “It was just arcing, sparking all over like lighting on the ground almost.”

Many people who live in the area said they also called Met Ed. Operators told them that workers were doing their best to keep up with all of the storm damage. Carol Penna said, “We understand that there is storm damage everywhere but this is a live wire and we thought it would be hazardous.”   More than 12 hours after the first phone call the live wire remained on the street. When Dusty touched it no one could help him because they would also be electrocuted. Smith said, “To see these people with their dog was devastating.”

Witnesses say a high voltage coursed through Dusty for more than an hour before a Met Ed crew came out and cut the power. Penna said, “You have a dog smoldering and flames coming out of him on the side of the road and it was just really horrible.”

Dusty’s family was too distraught to talk with Eyewitness News. Their neighbor said the furry family member will be missed terribly. Schubert noted Dusty, “Loved the kids in the neighborhood. He’ll be missed as far as the family. But the whole neighborhood as well will miss Dusty a lot.” Met Ed is owned by First Energy. First Energy spokesman Scott Surgeoner said, “We are deeply sorry for the loss of the dog and hope events like this don’t occur.” He said the company responded to thousands of downed wires and is doing its best.

He also said people and pets should avoid any downed line and assume all downed lines are live.   First Energy is conducting on investigation into what happened in the Delaware Water Gap.

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Friday, 08/26/11

Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club of Georgia.

Atlanta, GA.

Judge Ms. Linda Millman.

GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream.

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Thursday, 08/25/11

Griffin Georgia Kennel Club.

Atlanta , GA.

Judge: Jerry Watson.

GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream.

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By Shawn Raymundo

From: Statepress.com

Disney, the ASU Police dog, could soon be making more rounds around the Tempe campus after temperatures in the Valley cool down.

ASU Det. Parker Dunwoody, Disney’s trainer, said Disney’s typical training grounds include ASU Gammage, Armstrong Hall and the Office of the President at the Fulton Center.

Disney has been at numerous events on campus, doing sweeps around Sun Devil Stadium and Wells Fargo Arena before football and basketball games.

Disney has even assisted other agencies around the valley, including the Salt River Police and Tempe Police to search for missing firearms and possible bombs.

Disney has been training every day to combat harmful explosive attacks since the start of her 16-week training, which took place before she joined ASU Police in Nov. 2009.

“Every time something new comes up that the bad guys think up to hurt us, we have to train on it,” Dunwoody said.

Disney is trained to sniff out explosives and firearms and can distinguish between 900,000 combinations of explosive odors, Dunwoody said.

“She’s an evidentiary dog where if somebody gets into a shooting and they need to find the gun or they need to find odor on the suspect or shell cases, she can find that,” Dunwoody said.

Dunwoody said the 16-week training consisted of six weeks of learning the different odors and 10 weeks acting out different scenarios as scents imprinted.

Disney is trained on the Food Reward system, which means she can only eat when she successfully identifies explosives.

Dunwoody said negative reinforcement is a bad tool for training because it can make dogs feel melancholy if they felt they did something wrong.

“They don’t get praise, they don’t get any attention when they do something we don’t like,” Dunwoody said. “They are very dependant on us, so they take things a little bit personal if you were to pull the collar or something like that.”

No event has been too small or too big for Disney to handle. She has made appearances at the 2011 Super Bowl game in Dallas and the U.S. Open in California. Disney also assisted in the aftermath of the Gabrielle Giffords’ shooting in Tucson.

“Disney is very laidback, she’s very methodical, she doesn’t like to rush through things so she’ll take her time and really that’s what I want,” Dunwoody said. “I don’t want her to ever miss anything so she’ll take her time to make sure she does a thorough job and that’s even without me telling her what to do.”

ASU Police are not expecting immediate danger to ASU but rather want to utilize Disney as a public relations tool to show students they don’t need to fear the police.

ASU Police Sgt. Christopher Speranza said Disney is a great way for students and the police to interact peacefully.

“Disney brings a smile on people’s faces,” Speranza said. “Disney, at times, is a good ice breaker.”

Psychology junior Kara Nippert said the knowledge of ASU’s police dog gives her peace of mind.

“I think it’s a good idea,” Nippert said. “(It) makes me feel a little bit safer.”

Disney is a Yellow Lab, was born in 2008 and will be four-years-old this January. ASU Police has had Disney since Nov. 2009 when she was sworn in to protect and to serve the ASU community. Dunwoody said her first year of service through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was spent at a federal women’s correctional institute.

Dunwoody said the first time he met Disney at the kennel wasn’t the most welcoming.

“I went up to the kennel and she stood up in the back, but anytime a female came by she would run up to the door,” Dunwoody said. “She didn’t really quite know this big blubbering giant coming up to her kennel.”

Disney would most likely be working with ASU Police until she is 10 or 11-years-old, which is when most police dogs typically retire, Dunwoody said.

Their partnership is special, and Dunwoody even includes Disney on most vacations as a member of his family.

“She’s the department’s first K-9. This is one of the reasons why I got into law enforcement because I always wanted to be a K-9 handler,” Dunwoody said. “There’s nothing better than going to work with your best friend.”

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From: The Wall Street Journal

Service dogs are no longer just for the blind but for those with other physical ailments from muscular dystrophy to cerebral palsy. Author Jennifer Arnold visits Lunch Break with Butch, a cuddly golden retriever-poodle mix. She offers tips on how to train your pet like a service dog.
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From: Reuters

It’s a yoga class for both human and canine.August 25, 2011Andrew Schmertz reports.

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From: CNN Videos

While family and friends mourn the death of Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson, his dog remains beside the casket. KIMT reports.

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By John Woolfolk

From: MercuryNews

It was a little-noticed line item in San Jose’s skimpier-by-the-minute city budget. As municipal bean-counters reluctantly pared everything from cops to travel accounts, they stumbled onto a $60,000 expense that Rosalena Garrett and her German shepherd, Baybee, learned about the hard way.

As Baybee paused to poop during their morning walk around the Municipal Rose Garden, Garrett reached for a free plastic bag in the city-stocked “DogiPot” dispenser.

Empty.

Then she saw the notice advising dog owners — and everybody else — to watch their step: Because of budget cuts, the city had stopped buying doggie doo-doo bags.

“I was really bummed out,” said Garrett, 42, who ended up trekking over to a restroom to fetch something to clean the mess, while someone barked at her to pick up after her dog. “Everyone’s so used to knowing they’re here.”

The city’s move has inspired a volunteer effort to stock the dispensers — Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio has already forked over $1,000 for the cause. It’s also touched off a debate: Just whose responsibility is it anyway to provide the means to clean up when Rover can’t hold it anymore?

Lou Bojorquez, 43, said he’s always brought his own bags while walking his Boston terriers, Corky and Pearl, around the Rose Garden. And he doesn’t think it’s too much to ask.

His jaw dropped to learn San Jose was spending $60,000 a year on bags to keep the dispensers stocked at city parks.

That’s more than he makes in a year, Bojorquez quipped, as he eyed the dispenser, which some generous soul had restocked with plastic sandwich bags.

Added Bojorquez: “Sixty thousand a year! Use it on something I can have fun with!”

Some local volunteers believe the bureaucrats in city purchasing could have cut their baggie costs by simply shopping around.

“We’ve had a lot of people who’ve wanted to step up,” Reilly said. “We envision this going citywide.”

San Jose isn’t alone in dumping dog-waste bags to trim costs. Palo Alto and Sunnyvale stopped providing them years ago, as did the East Bay Regional Park District.

“Everybody’s hurting,” said Sunnyvale city spokesman John Pilger.

Besides, he argues, offering free bags can encourage dog owners to act irresponsibly.

“It becomes an excuse,” Pilger said. “People say, ‘Hey, we were counting on your bags.’ “

But other cities such as Cupertino still think it’s a great idea to offer the bags as a courtesy.

Mark Linder, Cupertino’s parks and recreation director, believes it’s worth the $18,000 a year the city spends to stock dispensers at its 19 parks.

But why can’t dog owners just bring their own?

“They should,” Linder replied. “But they don’t always remember to bring them.”

Rose Garden regulars agree. They say most people carry their own stash but still like the security of knowing there are extra bags available if needed.

Garrett said she “noticed more potty left” after the budget cut took effect last month. She assumes it’s because some people just won’t bother to pick up if it’s not convenient.

“We need garbage cans and poopy bags,” agreed Cindy Borkenhagen, 60, as she walked Buchi, her Chihuahua, and Jessie, her rat terrier, with her own bag poking from her pocket. “Or people won’t cooperate.”

In fact, Terry Reilly, co-founder of Friends of the San Jose Rose Garden, said he’s already negotiated a deal with EcoGreen Environmental for its biodegradable Pet Pouch bags for what he believes is at least half the rate the city was paying.

And now the nonprofit volunteer group that turned the once-weedy city park into a national award-winner is accepting donations to provide bags. And the group is offering to help other city residents keep their park dispensers stocked.

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From: Click On Detroit

A Macomb family needs help in finding their 20-pound labrodoodle named Rusty.

Rusty disappeared Friday after a trip to Wag ‘N’ Tails Dog Activity Center in Shelby Township.

According to the family, a door was accidentally left open at the groomer when Rusty got out.Since Friday, the dog’s owners and people from Wag ‘N’ Tails have been searching for him, with no success.”He’s just one little doggy. And we have been combing the whole area.

We need all the neighbors in Crystal Creek subdivision near Wag ‘N’ Tails to keep their eyes open because he is in here.

We keep spotting him, people keep seeing him and we can’t get to him he keeps running.

Somebody has to be able to help us out and catch him,” said Sally Williamson, Rusty’s owner.Rusty is micro chipped.If you see the dog you’re asked to call the family at             586-980-3713      .

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By STEPHEN KLOOSTERMAN

From: Holland Sentinel

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Sunday, 08/28/11

Conyers KC Of Georgia.

Atlanta, GA.

Breed: Boxer.

Judge Mrs. Paula Nykiel.

GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream.

Handled by Diego Garcia.

Owned by: Debbie McCarroll, Pat Billhardt, & Sergio Tenenbaum.

Breeders Tina Porter & Lee Stanton.

Photo Credit:

Vincent Zuniaga.

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Saturday, 08/27/11

Lawrenceville KC.

Atlanta, GA.

Breed: Australian Shepherd.

Judge Ms. Linda Robey.

GCH Myshara’s Dream Girl.

Handled by Jamie Clute.

Owner & Breeder by Sharon L Fontanini.

Photo Credit:

Vincent Zuniaga

“Click on thumbnails to enlarge and see next photo”

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Friday, 08/26/11

Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club of Georgia.

Atlanta, GA.

Breed: Boxer.

Judge Ms. Linda Millman.

GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream.

Handled by Diego Garcia.

Owned by: Debbie McCarroll, Pat Billhardt, & Sergio Tenenbaum.

Breeders Tina Porter & Lee Stanton.

Photo Credit:

Vincent Zuniaga.

“Click on thumbnails to enlarge and see next photo”

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Friday, 08/26/11

Simi Valley Kennel Club.

Santa Barbara, CA.

Breed: Affenpinscher.

Judge W. Potter.

GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari.

Handled by Ernesto Lara.

Owner: Z Truesdale/M Cooymans.

Breeder: Mieke Cooijmans.

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Friday, 08/26/11

Elm City Kennel Club.

W Springfield, MA.

Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier.

Judge Sheila DiNardo.

GCH CH Castle Rock’s SBigStaff Mad About You.

Handled by Kim Rudzik.

Owners Genoa Brown, Ruth Sampson, & Dayna Pesenti.

Breeders Laszlo Silz Nagy & Dayna Pesenti.

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Friday,08/26/11

Manhattan Kansas Kennel Club.

Topeka, KS.

Breed: Black Cocker Spaniel.

Judge Donna Buxton.

GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction.

Handled by Michael Pitts.

Owner: Bruce Vandeman & Carolee Douglas & Mary Walker & Cindy Cassidy & Linda Moore.

Breeder: Linda Moore.

Photo Credit:

Vincent Zuniaga.

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Friday,08/26/11

The Sugarbush Kennel Club.

Chagrin Falls, OH.

Breed: Standard Poodle.

Judge Chris Walkowicz.

GCH Jaset’s Satisfaction.

Handled by: Ann Rairigh.

Owners B Harris & MJ Winters.

Breeders/Owners Sandra Tompkins & Chris Bailey.

Photo Credit:

Vincent Zuniaga.

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