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Some dog owners in Baltimore say the Maryland city's increased fines for a violation of a leash law are completely unfair. Baltimore resident and dog owner Jackie McGee said during a recent City Hall meeting she considered moving out of Baltimore after learning the hard way the city increased the fine for dogs caught outside without a leash from $100 to $1,000, The Baltimore Sun said Wednesday. I really wanted to pack my bags and move, she said at a City Council hearing Tuesday. One of the...
June 2009 issue announces winning parks and gives canine lovers tips on creating dog parks in their own communities IRVINE, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Dog Fancy, the world's most widely read dog magazine, unveiled the winners for its annual America's Best Dog Parks contest in the upcoming June issue. This year's top dog park was Freedom Bark Park in Lowell, Ind. "It's never easy to create a dog park, but particularly in a small community that doesn't even allow leashed dogs in...
Seattle Tops "Ritz Cracker FUNomenal Places" Study, Followed by Minneapolis, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C. EAST HANOVER, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle, known for the Space Needle, strong coffee and grunge music, can now add another distinction -- it's also the most fun place in America! According to the "Ritz Cracker FUNomenal Places" Study, which looked at 50 of the largest metro areas in the United States, Seattle residents have higher than average participation in...
Mobile Exam Room Stopping in Pasadena and San Diego ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, some dog owners in California will find that getting their pets' hearts checked is a walk in the park. Veterinary cardiologists on the Mobile Dog Heart Health Tour will make stops in April 4 and 5 with a sound-proof medical unit at San Diego and Pasadena Beach parks to perform free heart examinations of area dogs. In addition to performing free heart health screenings, veterinarians...
Mobile Exam Room Stopping at the Barkin' Basin Dog Park on April 1 ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, some dog owners in Las Vegas will find that getting their pets' hearts checked is a walk in the park. Veterinary cardiologists on the Mobile Dog Heart Health Tour will make its first stop on April 1 with a sound-proof medical unit at the Barkin' Basin Dog Park to perform free heart examinations of area dogs. (Photo:...
A California artist says he put bronze medallions depicting dogs performing common canine activities on two statues he created to show what dogs do. Scott Donahue of Berkeley said the medallions on the bases of the sculptures in the city's waterfront park depict dogs sniffing, pooping and humping one another, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday. Donahue, who was paid $196,000 through Berkeley's public arts program, said the bottom sections of the sculptures, which also depict kite...
DoggySpace.com is making sure that only treats will be handed out this October 31st. DoggySpace, a social networking site for dogs, is sponsoring a Halloween canine costume contest to benefit local chapters of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA). Dog owners can dress their best friend in their Halloween finest and post pictures at www.doggyspace.com/halloween, where site members can vote for their favorite costume. Doggyspace will donate $6,000 to the winning dog's...
By Leslie Hague lhague@@dailyherald.com The fight over the use of a dog park in the Schweitzer Woods Forest Preserve continued Thursday with a measure advancing that would reopen the area. The Kane County Forest Preserve board's utilization committee passed a proposal to pursue a court ruling to clarify the will of Emily Schweitzer, who donated the area to the forest preserve after her death. The resolution also included reopening the off-leash dog park, which was closed to residents at...
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2008) - One aspect of The Pet Network will never change; the digital channel will continue providing the world's only television network devoted to pets. However, consummate viewers of the channel will notice distinct differences in the program landscape, when the broadcaster launches its fall schedule on September 22nd. "The Pet Network's primetime schedule is 70% new programming," says Head of Programming Rosemary Fusca, "We had opportunities to...
Toronto police are appealing to the public for tips on who is setting out poison that killed two dogs and several raccoons in the city's biggest public park. At a news conference in High Park near Dog Hill, an off-leash area where six dogs became sick Sunday after drinking antifreeze-laced water, Detective Suzanne Pinto said a loaf of bread soaked in antifreeze had been found in the wooded area 10 feet from the walkway. There is something obviously concerning and bizarre in the park, she...
