Archive for April 28th, 2008

Belfast: Got stress? Pet consultant says dogs do (Bangor Daily News)

Monday, April 28th, 2008

BELFAST, Maine - Just like their human owners, dogs suffer from stress. “The big reason for stress in dogs is our inability to understand what they are saying,” Don Hanson told about 50 pet owners gathered at the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library on Saturday.

Danville’s dogs to get their day (The Champaign News-Gazette)

Monday, April 28th, 2008

DANVILLE – Every dog may have his day, but how about a day in the park? Next month, a group of volunteers and owners of canine-related businesses are hosting “Dog Day in the Park” at Ellsworth Park in Danville as a fundraising event for the Danville Police Department’s K-9 unit.

Walking the walk, barking the bark (The Oakland Press)

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Lauren Foster’s dog Buster suffers from anxiety. “He’s always pacing around the house, looking at the window to see what’s going on,” said Foster. Foster said that Buster saw her old boyfriend as the “alpha dog” in the house.

The pull of a Chickenque (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Country music and the smell of lots and lots of barbecued chicken filled the air at the annual Chickenque held Sunday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. quot We served about 6,700 chickens, quot said Ray Crawford, a San Francisco fireman and volunteer at the Chickenque, which has been benefiting the county’s 4 H clubs for […]

Walking the walk, barking the bark (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Lauren Foster’s dog Buster suffers from anxiety. “He’s always pacing around the house, looking at the window to see what’s going on,” said Foster. Foster said that Buster saw her old boyfriend as the “alpha dog” in the house.