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11/06/09
A 16-month-old black Labrador was rescued from a shelter by the local police department. Instead of going to an expensive breeder the Chicago Police Department decided to give a rescue dog a chance at life and a new career.
The dog, Pantera, is now working in the organized crime division. Here are the details from the Chicago Tribune.
Officer Steve Martinez visited the Chicago Ridge Animal Welfare League at least four times before picking Pantera based on the dog’s “high degree of maturity and strong drive.” After extensive training in various drug detection techniques, Pantera became an official police dog, the youngest certified narcotics detection canine in city history.
Since joining the force, Pantera has recovered evidence and assisted in search warrant executions with the narcotics section, the department said.
This is such good news, and shows what great dogs you can adopt from the shelter. The Animal Welfare League, where Pantera had been dropped off, hopes the police department continues to adopt from shelters. I hope so too, it sets a great example and maybe departments around the country will follow suit.
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07/14/09
We’ve all been there, Dogsters. What happens when you have two dogs and one toy? I’ll leave the answer to you for this week’s photo caption contest. Submit your entry by commenting on this post below and you could be the lucky recipient of 50 Zealies.
The prize winner will be announced next Monday, July 20th. Good luck!
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05/29/09
In early May I posted about Hoggie, the dog who saved his owners from a mountain lion attack. He suffered serious injury, ending up with over 100 stitches.
Hoggie is going to be honored at a parade this Saturday, he was chosen to be Grand Marshall.
Hoggie - the dog who tangled with a mountain lion in the Cleveland National Forest earlier this month – will be grand marshal in a parade in Arcadia on Saturday.
The Queensland Heeler-Labrador mix will wear a super dog cape at the Whiskers ‘n’ Tails Pet Fair & Parade on Saturday. The popular annual city event will take place at Arcadia’s City Hall and include a fair with animal-care vendors, local veterinarians, groomers, trainers, pet sitters and more.
“The whole story of Hoggie just gripped me,” said Leo Diaz, a city staff member who came up with the idea to honor the heroic dog. “How they raced down the hill to the vet to save his life. And the way Hoggie saved theirs. I was pulling for him the whole time he was in surgery. I can’t wait to meet him.”
Diaz also hopes people who live in the 56,000-person town close to the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains will learn from Hoggie’s story.
“We have a lot of hiking trails here and awareness is key when living in mountain lion country,” said Diaz.
Way to go Hoggie, a well deserved honor.
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05/28/09
A small puppy was tied to a tree in Boston’s Back Bay area and left there. I guess this is just another sad sign of the times.
BOSTON (WBZ) -Investigators are trying to find the person who abandoned a puppy in the Back Bay Wednesday afternoon, according to a published report.
Boston’s animal control unit told the Boston Herald someone tied up the little pup to a tree outside the Westin Hotel at the corner of Dartmouth and Stuart Streets.
A hotel manager noticed that no one had picked up the dog, so he called police.
One man claimed to be the pup’s owner, according to the paper, but he couldn’t provide proof and left.
It’s believed the puppy is between three to six months old, and possibly a shepherd-lab or shepherd-akita mix. Whatever he is, he’s adorable. The pup is now at the local animal shelter and will be adopted out if not claimed within a week.
If the pup was stolen, which is a possibility, then he should be given back to the rightful owner. If this was an intentional act the owner should not get the dog back. A small puppy tied to a tree for over an hour, the person responsible doesn’t deserve to own an animal. Who knows what would have happened if the wrong person got a hold of him, scary to even think about.
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05/12/09
After years of being used for breeding, 200 dogs are finally getting their chance at life. Thanks to a coordinated effort between Utah based Best Friends Animal Society and the National Mill Dog Rescue, located in Colorado.
More than 200 dogs that were rescued from certain death at puppy mills in the Midwest arrived Monday at North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington.
The dogs, purebreds that had been used for mass breeding of puppies, which are then sold to pet stores, had reached the end of their natural breeding lives and were about to be euthanized, rescue groups said.
Monday, an air-conditioned truck carrying dozens of cages pulled into the parking lot at North Shore Animal League America, where volunteers opened the cages and carried the dogs into the treatment building.
The dogs, including everything from shih tzus to Labradors, had suffered from neglect while at the puppy mills, rescue workers said. Most had matted fur and rotted teeth. Some had nails that had grown more than an inch long, and most had spent their entire lives in wire cages.
The dogs will be treated for medical conditions, spayed or neutered, and groomed at North Shore and several other area shelters before becoming available for adoption. The league plans to charge a $200 adoption fee for each dog.
I hope all the dogs are adopted and get a chance to live the life they were meant to live. Our boy Logan was in the same situation as the dogs above, a stud dog at a puppy mill who was used and abused. He may not have many teeth, and the ones he does aren’t pretty, but he’s the most beautiful Bernese Mountain dog in the world to us.
If you’re interested in one of the rescued dogs you can sign up for the North Shore’s e-mail alerts to be notified when they are available for adoption.
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