Dogster

March 2009. Page 4

Study Suggests Hearworm Incidence is Rising

Dr. Eric Barchas 12

Mar 21, 2009 — Heartworm disease is potentially fatal and completely preventable. The disease is caused by a blood parasite that is spread by mosquitoes. It affects both cats...
Shelter Puts Down Wrong Dog

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Mar 20, 2009 — Timber, a 13-year-old boxer-shepherd mix, was at Durham County Animal Shelter after biting someone. The dog was there for a 10-day quarantine, then his owner...
Cocoa Mulch Warning

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Mar 20, 2009 — I posted a warning about cocoa mulch last year, but recently I have been receiving a lot of emails about the dangers of this product....

Augie The Avenger

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Mar 20, 2009 — What's green and white and brown all over? It's the scraps of money left over after Augie, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, got his mouth...
King Khan

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Mar 19, 2009 — After the horrific stories I posted earlier I figured we needed something to lighten the mood. Here's something that might help, it's from American Humane...
Enter The Memorial Blanket Contest

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Mar 19, 2009 — I just wanted to remind everyone about the memorial blanket contest going on. You have a chance to win a cozy chenille blanket with words...
Dog Dumped In Dumpster

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Mar 19, 2009 — In Detroit, MI there is a $500 reward for information to help catch the person who dumped a Maltese in a dumpster. The dog was...

Dog Thrown From Bridge

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Mar 19, 2009 — This is another extremely disturbing story involving children. In Lake City, FL four boys stole five dogs from the Lake City Humane Society, throwing one...
Why do Dogs Lose Their Hearing?

Dr. Eric Barchas 1

Mar 19, 2009 — We have a Shepherd/Boxer mix named Sophie. She is 10 years old. She seems to have lost her hearing over the last six months. Is...
Give Blood, Give Life

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Mar 18, 2009 — Recently I made an annoucement concerning the Milk-Bone contest finalists, two of which were Dogsters. One of them is Wyatt, a very handsome Boxer, who...