Month: September 2011
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Special Needs Pet Feature: Lilly Anna
What is your pet's name? Lilly Anna Story How old is your pet? 2 Where did you get your pet? Odessa Humane Society, Texas What...
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Contest: Start 2012 Off on the Right Paw with a Pittie Calendar
Okay, we know that next year is far off (thank goodness, there's still too much to do before this one ends!), but we got these...
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Video We Love: Jedi Dogs
Howdy, Dogsters! Today, our fearless blogger, Maria Goodavage, begins her month-long hiatus as she works her tail off to turn scores of notes from countless...
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Farewell to Eleanor Mondale Poling, a Great Friend and Dogster
Eleanor Jane Mondale Poling, dear friend and Dogster extraordinaire, passed away on Saturday. The cause of death was brain cancer. Her parents, former vice president...
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Beside Every Good Rock Star Is a Loyal Dog
On my recent voyage to Panama, I had the pleasure oftraveling with Delta Airlines. After I finished the book I'd brought along, I reached into...
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I’m Marching Off with Soldier Dogs for a Few Weeks
My Dear Dogster Friends, As many of you know, I have been very hard at work researching and writing my next book, Soldier Dogs, which...
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Winners of Book by Bella the Boxer
Our competition last week to win a copy of Bella the Boxer's new book, Secrets of a Working Dog: Unleash Your Potential and Create Success,...
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Bark Like a Pirate Day: FREE Jolly Roger Gift for Today Only!
Ahoy, me hearties! Monday, September 19, is National Talk Like a Pirate Day, where scurvy-ridden landlubbers put on hats and eyepatches and say "Arrrr!" a...
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A Great Idea: Airport Therapy from a Lovable Dog
Airports aren't filled solely with travelers who are harried or excited or just doing business as usual. Look a little under the layers of an...
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Vet Blogger Officially Recommends Against Any Non-Cat-Safe Product — in Dogs
A recent comment on a post about K9 Advantix caught my eye. Patrick wrote, regarding Advantix: It will kill your cats and dogs if given...
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Win a Book on Creating Success the Canine Way
Dogsters, today we bring you something special: A guest post from a boxer. Bella the Boxer is author of Secrets of a Working Dog: Unleash...
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Dogster’s Picks of the Week: Sophisticated Snake Edition
From python prints to snake motifs, this surprisingly easy-to-wear print is everywhere! What I love most about a great snake print is its sophisticated edge...
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Six Flags Rescues Dog from Scorching Car, Loses Dog
A Pomeranian named Malibu was prostrate from heat in a car at Six Flags Magic Mountain when security staff broke a window and rescued her....
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It’s Us vs. Them, Again: Dog Restrictions in National Park Highlight Community Tensions
Hey, Dogsters! Today we bring you guest blogger Robyn Hagan Cain, a self-described "recovering lawyer" from San Francisco. She writes an amusing and informative piece...
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Win a Pawtographed Book from Boo, the Most Popular Dog on Facebook!
It isn't every day that a Pomeranian with a teddy bear haircut can say he has more fans than People magazine, but Boo, known to...
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What Should I Do If My Dog Eats Five Rimadyls?
On September 1, my pal Buster helped himself to the better part of a box of Heartgard (sic) Plus. I wrote afterward that this was...
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How You Can Help the Stray Dogs of Panama City
I've just returned from a whirlwind trip to Ciudad de Panama, aka Panama City, the captivatingcapital of Panama. It was an altogether glamorous experience, and...
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Is Your Dog This Bad? (Probably Not.)
Last week I read a New York Times review of a new Animal Planet series called Bad Dog! The pilot aired last year and was...
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9/11 Tribute: The Last Remaining Search Dog
As a way to pay homage to the search and rescue dogs of 9/11, Explore.org, Dog Bless You, and the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation...
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What Should I Do If My Dog Eats Five Heartgards?
Guess who definitely won't be catching heartworm this month? My pal Buster! Actually, it would be more accurate to say that any larval heartworms he...
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Win a Snazzy Doggie Jacket from Upcoming Feature Film “A Bird of the Air”
A Bird of the Air is an upcoming sweet-yet-slightly-offbeat romantic comedy directed by Margaret Whitton that pairs Lyman (Jackson Hurst), a loner of a graveyard...
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When You Want to Give Your Dog an Extra Special Treat
There are times when it's transcendent to be a dog — or a human caring for one. For my dogs and me, the day I...
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Seeking Dogster Advice: “My Dog Bit My Daughter in the Face!”
Jane Pratt is the veteran editor behind Sassy and Jane magazines and, more recently, Dogster's sister Say Media site, xojane.com. She's a busy single mom...
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Dogster’s Picks of the Week: Back to School Edition
Dogsters, I'm really happy to introduce a new feature on the dog blog. Christine Martinez, of the terrific blog Miles to Style, will be bringing...
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Starving Dogs Eat Owner
Holy karma! A dog owner in Indonesia apparently went on vacation for two weeks and left his seven dogs at home with no food or...
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Remembering Heroic 9/11 Dogs
This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. While the focus of most media is on the tragic events of that terrible day,...
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Do Dogs Develop Moles or Warts?
My dog has moles or warts that are flesh-colored. Should I worry about these, or are they normal? "I heart Indiana" San Francisco, CA They're...
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Former Mexican Cowboy Lassos Drowning Dogs, Saves Lives
Jesus Villanueva hadn't brought out a lasso since he worked in a cattle ranch in Jalisco, Mexico, 30 years ago. But you couldn't tell he...
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Will an Expensive Test Help My Pet?
My puppy is a 7-month-old Jack Russell. She recently had to have her spleen taken out, and she has a rare liver condition, which causes...
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Doggone: Tale of a Lost German Shepherd
Doggone | Short Film from F. Erickson on Vimeo. I received the following note the other day from Los Angeles filmmaker and producer Forest Erickson:...
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