Cutting Edge Pet Fashions

The New York Pet Fashion Runway Shows will present cutting-edge product innovations and the latest trends in pet fashions…a trend vision of what the future in pet fashion / accessories / products holds.
Pet Fashion Week NY ‘06 is the only all pet-accessory & product trade event in the world exclusively targeting high-end and innovative products.

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“Dog Night” at PNC Park on August 29th

The Pittsburgh Pirates have joined a growing list of Major League Baseball teams sponsoring a “Dog Night.”
Your dog is welcome (one dog per person) at PNC Park on Tuesday, August 29th, 2006.
Watch the Pirates play the Cubs with your WHOLE family. Plenty of “pup-friendly” pre-game activities are planned as well… [...]

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Dogs of the Sewickley Valley Poster

By Adam Brandolph – Sewickley Herald Staff Writer – Dogs can get slippers, the newspaper and fleas, but only a Sewickley-area dog can help raise money for an independent preparatory high school in Pittsburgh.
The Child Health Association of Sewickley (CHAOS) is conducting a new fundraiser and promotion for its annual black-tie event in November by [...]

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Pet stocks can endure tough markets

By Karen Richardson – WSJ – Even when times are tough, pet lovers typically don’t scrimp when it comes to health care for their furry and feathered friends.That is lucky for pets — and for the companies that make money providing veterinary care.    

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Canine Mutiny: Dog Owners Fight Insurers

By M. P. MCQUEEN – WSJ.com – State Lawmakers Aim to Stop Practice of Denying Coverage To Homes With Certain Breeds – Dog owners are biting back at the insurance industry.

There is a push by lawmakers and animal-welfare groups to ban the growing insurance-industry practice of refusing to write homeowners' policies for people who own [...]

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Beef-flavored beer for dogs available online

By Bob Batz Jr. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Lots of dog-owning beer drinkers know how much dogs like beer. But did you know there's a beer made especially for dogs?    

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Del Monte puts Meow Mix into its kitty

By Teresa F. Lindeman – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – The brand that cats ask for by name is now safely in the Del Monte Foods Co. portfolio with yesterday's closing of the $705 million acquisition of the Meow Mix cat food business.
The Meow Mix acquisition will bring about 60 jobs to Pittsburgh, bringing [...]

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As Seen On TV: ‘Direct response’ advertising becoming more popular

By Teresa F. Lindeman – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – OK, so there's this pig and a dog on a leather couch. They're in counseling. She's been chewing on his big pink ears.
How was this relationship saved?
The marriage counselor recommended Better Than Ears dog treats. Oh, and by the way, here's a Web site where [...]

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Rendell dismisses dog-law advisers: He cites the poor conditions at Pa. “puppy mills.” Board members contend they are not at fault for inaction.

By Amy Worden – Philadelphia Inquirer Harrisburg Bureau – HARRISBURG – Members of the Pennsylvania Dog Law Advisory Board have received pink slips from Gov. Rendell, in what he called the first step toward addressing inhumane conditions at the growing number of commercial dog breeding operations.
The action comes as animal-welfare advocates increase pressure on officials [...]

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Action News Extra: Puppy Mills Investigated

Sheldon Ingram – WTAE-TV Channel 4 Action News Pittsburgh – For those who have never heard of a puppy mill, it's equivalent to solitary confinement for young dogs, with substandard conditions.
As a result, some of the dogs that emerge from puppy mills look either malnourished or in overall bad health.
Channel 4 Action News went undercover [...]

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Green Tree couple earns best new franchise award for Camp Bow Wow USA

The Signal Item – Camp Bow Wow USA, the first and largest dog daycare and boarding franchise in North America, recognized its Pittsburgh Camp Bow Wow location as the Best New Franchise of 2005.
The company presented the award to Jordan and Barbara Murray of Green Tree at its second annual meeting in Las Vegas earlier [...]

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Pet-Groomer Dispute: Clippingdales Accuses Precious Pawz

By Patti Dobranski – Tribune-Review – A longtime Murrysville pet groomer has filed suit against three former employees alleging they confiscated her client list and removed equipment to start their own business in the same municipality.
According to papers filed in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Ellen Sweet, owner of Clippingdales [...]

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Police dog racket claims investigated

News.com.au – A SENIOR officer with the New South Wales Police dog squad was under investigation over an alleged racket involving the sale of sniffer dogs worth $40,000.

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Del Monte Foods bulks up on pet food

Del Monte Foods Co. is bulking up its Pittsburgh-based pet foods operation by buying the Milk-Bone brand from Kraft Foods. Recent adverse publicity surrounding the popular Greenies®  treats highlights the opportunities available in the Pet Treats/Snacks business. It is ripe for competition.   

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Cultivating a Golden Retriever’s nose for mealybugs

By JULISSA McKINNON – The Napa Valley Register – A litter of week-old golden retrievers look more like big hamsters than canines. But these nine tiny balls of fur are a big source of hope for Napa Valley growers whose vineyards are blighted by infestations of vine mealybug.

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EBAY DOG FUR SALE STOPPED

By Jeremy Armstrong – UK Mirror – INTERNET auction giant eBay removed a Korean dog fur coat from its site yesterday – thanks to the Mirror.  

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If Dogs Could Only Learn to Sign Contracts

By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN - NYT – WHEN Michael Meyer invites you to be in touch if you need a broker, he does not slip you a business card. Instead, he hands you a red plastic scoop for dry dog food, with his contact information on the bone-shaped handle. Or a red lid for pet food [...]

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Friends….or Food?

Dog & Cat Eating in China – Animals Asia Foundation – Whilst some countries in Asia such as Hong Kong, the Philippines and Taiwan have banned the practice of dog eating, evidence shows that in China, the biggest dog eating country in the world, it continues to thrive.  

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