Pets
Therapy Dogs ease stress for students
Purses, backpacks and textbooks are piled up on the floor, benches and any available surface, completely forgotten. Instead, students fill their hands and laps with four-legged friends.
Pets
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PETS
Pet Vet: Urinary incontinence can be helped with diagnosis, medications
Matilda had never urinated or defecated in the house. But Ellie found her dog curled up under the dining room table, looking quite sheepish, and the dog's bed full of urine. Ellie did her best to comfort Matilda; she could use some comforting words, too, as concerns surface about possible health...
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PET TALES
Pot-bellied pigs happily rooting in Atascadero
Meg Korgan of Atascadero sent in a story about her pigs Kramer and Elaine.
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PETS
Red skin spots an indication that dog has serious disease
Kali has developed reddish purple spots all over her body. The 2-year-old Maltese appears fine in other respects, according to the lap dog's owner.
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FAMILY
Teach children to respect animals' boundaries
Like many people, I have always loved animals. That sentiment didn't prevent me from getting bitten in the face by a dog when I was about 4 years old.
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PETS
Dog-training expert has been to Japan, prison, as part of job
For more than 30 years, Ken McCort has been considered an elite animal trainer - the trainer of last resort. He's the man people turn to when other trainers have thrown in the towel and given up on an animal with problem behaviors.
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PET TALES
Stevie is no longer a bad-hair-day dog
‘Imagine having a fashionable precision haircut without a beautician; that’s the life for dogs with a short coat. Conversely, long-coated dogs need regular visits to the salon. If they are not regularly groomed, these dogs will have a bad hair day beyond the imagination
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PET TALES
Motorcyclists to stop at dog park social
Vineyard Dog Park will hold a coffee social from 9 to 11 a.m. May 18.
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PET TALES
Cheyann's a shy dog, until you throw a ball
Anyone who’s struggled to identify their favorite chocolate in a box of See’s Candy knows that looks can be deceiving. The same is true with dogs and dog breeds outward appearance only gives you part of the story.
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PET TALES
Paso's Sherwood Dog Park celebrates anniversary
Here’s a look at upcoming animal-related events in San Luis Obispo County:
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PET TALES
Noni’s looking for a warm lap
‘For those who are drawn to senior dogs and cats, the attraction is multifaceted. In seniors, a lifetime of charm has been honed to near perfection, and the fine, almost etched, white hairs around the muzzle and eyes are beautiful.


