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Ask Dog Lady: How do we cope with dog’s death?

Weekly canine Q&A, with advice on getting a new dog after a death and how to deal with a piddler.

Mother cat 'adopts' baby squirrel

A woman’s efforts to save a baby squirrel left her barn cat nursing the furry little creature along with its newborn kittens. But wildlife experts recommend she immediately rush the squirrel to an expert, although it’s thriving.

Canines to enjoy pool party in September

A fundraiser event designed for dogs will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Woodland Veterans Park Aquatics Center.
The event, which includes three organizations — Canine Companions for Independence, Saving Pets at Risk and Animal Rescue Center of Shawnee, will use the city’s municipal pool to host a dog pool party.

Ask Dog Lady: How do I keep my poodle happy?

Weekly canine Q&A, with advice on neglected dogs and new dogs.

Your pets: Fun facts on domesticated creatures great and small

Fun facts on domesticated creatures great and small

Ask Dog Lady: Dog isn't what I thought it was

Weekly Q&A with Dog Lady, with advice on dog breeds, doggy shampoo and more.

Ask the Vet: How to calm your dog when it thunders

Many dogs have a tough time during rain or thunderstorms and develop potentially harmful behaviors.

Ask Dog Lady: Training a difficult but essential part of ownership

Dog Lady offers advice to a woman whose dogs go to the bathroom in the house, and an owner with non-dog-loving neighbors.

Destination unknown: Woman tries to help lost homing pigeon

Blown off course or lost on what was apparently a 600-mile flight, the pilot made an emergency landing on the sidewalk outside a day spa. That's where, three days ago, Danielle Bucchieri found the aviator -- a brightly colored pigeon.

Ask Dog Lady: Man seems to like dog more than grandson

Dog Lady offers advice to a woman concerned about her dad's priorities, and an owner whose dog seems depressed after going to the groomer's.

Barbara Murphy: Skunked again

No summer would be complete without it. Having been through it several times before, I have learned that tomato juice, even in copious amounts, does little to alleviate the smell of fresh skunk juice.

Ask Dog Lady: Divorcee finds comfort in her dog

Dog Lady praises a caring owner, and a reader writes in about her own jumping dog.

Ask Dog Lady: What dog is right for me?

Dog Lady offers advice to someone looking for the perfect breed, and to an owner who can't tell if her dog likes her.

Ask Dog Lady: Real estate agent wants to show home without dog

Dog Lady offers advice to a couple looking to sell their home, and to an annoyed owner with a strongly attached dog.

Tracy Beckerman: No farm animals, please

My kids have always loved animals. They love movies about animals, books about animals and bedtime stories about animals. The problem with some of these fictional animal stories, however, is they give my kids the idea that exotic animals would make great pets.

Sick as a dog: Health issues humans share with pets

Allergies, anxiety and pneumonia — they’re not just for humans. According to Dr. Daniel Beatty, a veterinarian who practices in Illinois and Indiana, these afflictions also can occur in pets.

Do your homework before picking a pig as a pet

As in any new endeavor, the better prepared and educated you are about pigs, the more your relationship will be successful and the happier you and your pig will be.

Ask Dog Lady: Explaining dog days of summer

Dog Lady explains Sirius, the Dog Star; offers helpful resources to an owner with an elderly dog; and more.

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