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Workshop to help dogs get used to horses
The Marin Humane Society and Marin Stables & Trails will present two Woofs & Whinnies workshops designed for dogs and their handlers to help take the surprise factor out of meeting horses on the open space trails.

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A leap of faith in ‘Cats & Dogs 2′
For celebs, a movie junket can be like a family reunion of sorts. Sometimes a year or more may have passed since they worked together on the production in question and a junket setting gives them a chance to get caught up and share on-set memories.

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Holiday hazards from a dog’s eye view
‘Tis the time of year for celebrating with friends and family, entertaining, decorating, gift giving, eating way too much, spending way too much and spending time with loved ones.

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Dogs and Adaption to Humans [Mike the Mad Biologist]
In a good post about puppy mills, Amanda Marcotte made a good point about domesticated versus undomesticated pets (italics mine): This would probably mean that people couldn’t get exotic pets, and that isn’t really the sort of thing that would keep me up at night, either. I understand the urge to have something like a pet ferret, but like with smoking, it’s an understandable urge that probably …

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Gayatri Devi, M.D.: Dementia in Dogs and Cats: The Story of Max and Wolfie
Do you find your dog wandering around like she is lost? Is she no longer excited to see you when you get home? They may be experiencing symptoms of Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome.

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Mini Gallery: Vancouver police dogs jump for new training course
Jumping through windows and leaping over fences are all in a day’s work for this member of the Vancouver Police Department. However, he might bark or growl in the process.

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More Than 100 Dogs Rescued From Delaware Co. Home
A caravan of vehicles are needed to transport dozens of dogs that authorities found in a woman’s house. Get the story from 10TV.com.

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Tails of Marin: What’s OK, what’s not: common behavior challenges in dogs
Though all our canine companions are different, the following are some behavior problems that we see often at the Marin Humane Society behavior and training department.

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Urbana Man Attacked By Dogs
The Champaign County Sheriffs Office is investigating an incident where a man was bitten by several dogs. The incident happened on July 5 at a home in the 200 block of Jefferson Avenue in Urbana.

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Unleashed: Hot dogs, anyone? Simple tips to help keep your pets cool
Heat will be unbearable this week, and it’s not even the dog days of August!

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