ST. LOUIS — For three months, restaurateur Jay Akcay has been shopping for a business loan to help him buy a building, and he’s not sure how much longer the process will take.
Katy Marshall was cautious when she and her husband, Ed, took each of their newborn children home — to their three dogs. The greyhound, corgi and mixed breed pups were far from vicious, and they seemed to pose no willful threat to the babies, but Marshall wanted to be careful.
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By DENISE FLAIM Consider these two puppy owners. Sara took her 8-week-old puppy to the vet for a checkup and his first immunizations. (Parvo, distemper and adenovirus only, as Sara did her homework and learned not to give “noncore” vaccinations unless there’s a compelling reason.) A week later, they went to a puppy-kindergarten class […]