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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

When I agreed to read and review Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING (Harper 2010), the regal Charles Hobson Booger, III was still with us. He was adopted by the Masson family and was apparently the most loving dog all who met him had ever had the pleasure of being licked by. And the crying would never stop.

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Dogtown: So Far So Good

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The first episode featured three dogs: Noche, a terrier who displayed food and people aggression; Willa, a puppy mill rescued Scottie with neurological problems and a cute wobble; and Wiley, a rescued dog who loses a leg because of a hit-and-run. My hands-on experience is with small mammals/critters and cats.

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Disaster Preparedness Plan May Save Your Pet’s Life

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Canned dog/cat food. - If you have large dogs, consider partially filling the bathtub as a water source. Some dog breeds (e.g. Pit Bull, Rottweiler, Doberman, etc.) Recommended items for a kit include: - Leash. Collapsible water/food bowl. Pet toy. - Pet blanket. Cloth towel. Basic roll of bandaging material. -

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Fizzle’s Story

4 The Love Of Animals

Hospice Tails is a series of true stories about my experiences with pets and patients as a hospice social worker. The thin, spider-web scars on her knuckles spoke to intimate experience with hand-to-hand combat. Barb looked like the kind of woman who would own a pit bull or a German shepherd.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy. And by the way, he debunks the idea of dogs and unconditional love, as well as the idea that pet owners are less lonely than people who don’t own pets.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? Dogs Sniffing Out Disease. As we know, dogs have a keen sense of smell.

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