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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

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The Dublin Dog Foundation (DDF) has partnered with Freedom Service Dogs, Inc. The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. About The Dublin Dog Foundation.

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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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On the other hand, their preferred food is blood, and they also feed on it directly, pecking at a mammal’s wounds to keep them open ( source ). A master’s thesis found that for Spotted Thick-knee s living in urban environments, the two biggest causes of injury or death were domestic dogs followed by ‘pool drownings’.

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Evolution of the Multi-Media Bird

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That for the latter nature went on without them, letting them observe, seems to be proved by the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a big difference in your chance of getting wounded by a small to medium forest mammal if you are hunting them or if you are gathering plant products. It all depends on the dogs. But I digress.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

21, 2008 To the Editor: You rightly capture the magnitude of the problem of ensuring safe food products. if they see a mistreated dog, and shudder to see a wounded deer in the road. If we must eat conscious beings, we must show them respect. Bertha Rogers Delhi, N.Y., I think most would, enthusiastically.

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Socks for Dogs!

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If you just have hardwood floors in your house, you know that it would be nice to give your dog a bit of traction! I know our dog Baby often slides out while running across the hardwood floor in our kitchen! Well, Power Paws by Woodrow Wear has come up with a great product for your dog that solve this, and other problems too!

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