Twilight Walk in Peters brings out people, their pets for Montour Trail fund-raiser

By Janice Crompton – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – As many as 500 people turned out last weekend for the Montour Trail’s fourth annual Twilight Walk in Peters, which is part fund-raiser, part fitness promotion and part block party, a very long block party.
There were almost as many dogs as walkers during the event July 21. For [...]

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Babies, pets can bond

By Linda Wilson Fuoco – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – The pretty cocker spaniel puppy was welcomed with great enthusiasm into a home where she quickly became the much-loved center of attention. All was well until the new baby arrived, and the dog was banished from the house. Tethered to a dog house in the back yard, [...]

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Laps for Learning PAWS Walk Looking for Sponsors

Laps for Learning PAWS Walk is scheduled for Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the Mall at Robinson from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., spotlighting Paws With A Cause Assistance Dogs. Bring the family, including the dog and enjoy watching the fun all day!
Paws With A Cause and The Mall at Robinson will be [...]

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‘Bridal party’ puts on the dog for entertaining canine ceremony

The bride wore fur — so did the groom – By Linda Wilson Fuoco – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – There’s nothing like a wedding to elicit tears and smiles from assembled guests, even when the bride and groom and all of the attendants are canines.
The bride, a collie-mix named Peaches, wore a white satin “gown” and [...]

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Lucky place to be a dog

‘This is the cause that found us,’ says Angel Ridge Animal Rescue owner – By Lynda Guydon Taylor – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Five dogs followed Nancy Shannon to the top of the hill as if she were a Pied Piper of the animal kingdom. Along the way, a German shepherd and a mixed-breed [...]

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Pup gets a taste of future as therapy dog

By Margaret Smykla – Tri-State Sports and News Service – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – As she grows, Anastasia will find she not only has almost two dozen fashionable outfits to grow into, but she also has some very big shoes to fill.
Anastasia, a 16-week-old Rottweiler, is in training to be a pet therapy dog [...]

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Wolf dogs killed owner, autopsy determines

By Linda Wilson Fuoco and Chico Harlan – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Sandra L. Piovesan bled to death after being mauled by a pack of nine wolf dogs that she had raised as pets and was so devoted to that she once told a neighbor they “give me unqualified love.”
Ms. Piovesan, 50, [...]

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Woman’s body found in pen of 9 hybrid wolves

By Moustafa Ayad – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – The body of a Westmoreland County woman was found mauled inside a pen where she kept a pack of nine hybrid wolves, but authorities were awaiting results of an autopsy to determine whether she was killed by the animals or died of an illness.
The [...]

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Unto, popular former Bethel Park police dog, dies

By David Templeton – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Unto, the popular police dog who retired from the Bethel Park Police Department last year due to paralysis, has died at the age of 8.
A Bethel Park K-9 officer since March 2001, Unto suffered from a degenerative disease that initially attacked his spine, leaving him [...]

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Meet Mt. Lebanon’s K-9 Team

Mt. Lebanon Public Library hosts “Barks and Badges” for kids entering grades 1 – 5 on Thursday, July 13th, 2006 from 1 to 2 p.m. Meet Mt. Lebanon’s hairiest police officer. Location: Meeting Room A- Lower Level. Contact: Judy Sutton (412) 531-1913.

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The cat’s curious as 4 African wild dogs join zoo neighborhood

By Anita Srikameswaran – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Jasmine the Cheetah had the best view of the four African wild dogs that yesterday became her new neighbors at Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.    

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