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		<title>Bark in the Park picnic rescheduled for November 5th.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Animal Friends has rescheduled this year’s Bark in the Park dog picnic for November 5, 2006 at 9:00 am. It has also been moved to the Caryl Gates Gluck Resource Center. Check the Bark in the Park website for more information. &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=319&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sandcastle Canine Pool Party September 9th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandcastle Water Park is hosting The Ultimate Canine Pool Party on Sept. 9, in which 300 dogs will be admitted. The larger dogs will have a chance to swim in the wave pool (sans waves) and those under 35 pounds will get their own smaller kiddie pool. Other festivities include a canine bathing suit contest. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=312&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Community Education Dog Training Classes Fall 2006</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community College of Allegheny County is offering several community education dog training classes this fall. Starting September 16, 2006 they offer 8-week Puppy Kindergarten ($45) and Dog Obedience ($59) classes. Also, First Aid for Dogs ($35) and Shiatsu Massage for Dogs ($35) one-day seminars are scheduled in September and October. Classes are available at Boyce, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=317&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bark in the Park &#8211; Pittsburgh&#8217;s Biggest Picnic for Dogs on August 27th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Animal Friends is holding this year&#8217;s Bark in the Park dog picnic on Sunday, August 27 from 9 am until 1 pm in North Park, South Ridge Loop. Sponsored by Del Monte Pet Products and hosted by Jim Krenn. Animal Friends About Bark in the Park: In its 12th year, Bark in the Park has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=311&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Edge Pet Fashions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Pet Fashion Runway Shows will present cutting-edge product innovations and the latest trends in pet fashions&#8230;a trend vision of what the future in pet fashion / accessories / products holds. Pet Fashion Week NY &#8217;06 is the only all pet-accessory &#38; product trade event in the world exclusively targeting high-end and innovative [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=313&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dog Park Etiquette and Perils</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love my local off-leash dog park! Unfortunately, some dogs and their handlers make my visits less than ideal. In today&#8217;s mail, the September issue of The Whole Dog Journal arrived. It has an exceptional article about off-leash dog parks. It is subtitled: Rules of Dog-Park Etiquette and Deportment for Dogs and their Handlers. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=310&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuing Dogs in the Line of Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In times of emergency, the suffering of companion animals is often overlooked. We saw this in New Orleans a year ago. Now, the conflict between Israel and Lebanon has put many animals in the line of fire. There are heroic efforts underway to relieve their plight.      Hakol Chai, an Israeli Humane Society, led [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=309&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Area Humane Society Volunteer Meeting August 22nd</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, August 22, 2006 the Washington Area Humane Society (WAHS), a no-kill shelter, is holding a Volunteer meeting at King&#8217;s Restaurant on Route 19 at 7:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed for shelter activities, fundraisers, pet therapy, fostering animals, vet care, grooming, etc. Some of their upcoming fundraisers: Saturday, September 9, 2006 is the 100 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=308&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Dog Night&#8221; at PNC Park on August 29th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Pirates have joined a growing list of Major League Baseball teams sponsoring a &#8220;Dog Night.&#8221; 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 &#8220;pup-friendly&#8221; pre-game activities are planned as well&#8230;      ===== [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=305&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Explain Dog Slaughter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement on cases of rabid dog bites in Yunnan Province Recently, there have been human and livestock deaths and injuries caused by rabid dog bites in some places in southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province. As of July 25, 360 cases of rabid dog bites were reported in Mouding County alone. Three people died after all treatment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=307&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dogs of the Sewickley Valley Poster</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Adam Brandolph &#8211; Sewickley Herald Staff Writer &#8211; 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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=304&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mad Dogs in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China has a rabies epidemic. The virus killed an estimated 2,400 Chinese in 2005. Dog bites were the most common cause of transmission to humans. In response, local officials have started culling all dogs in rabies affected areas. In southwest China, 50,000 dogs were culled/killed/slaughtered in Mouding County, Yunnan Province.     This has set-off [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=306&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Dog Diet&#8221; talk in Shaler CANCELLED</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Dog Diet&#8221; author Patti Lawson and Sadie have cancelled a luncheon and book signing program at Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd. She was to talk about her healthy lifestyle and new book from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 12. Call 412-486-0211.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=277&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Dog days / China is coping cruelly with a rabies problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette &#8211; Admittedly, Americans adore and pamper their pet dogs, with vaccinations, professional clipping, even booties. Some owners take bereavement days when their pets die. Veterinarians send condolence cards. The beloved creature may be cremated and the ashes ensconced in an urn displayed on the mantle. China is a different story. There, only 3 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=296&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Newfoundland Club of America Water Test at Pymatuning State Park this Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 03:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Penn-Ohio Newfoundland Club will sponsor the 18th Annual Newfoundland Club of America Water Test at Pymatuning State Park in Jamestown, PA on August 12 and 13, 2006. The Water Test Premium List is available as a PDF File. Contact: Bethany Karger at bethanykarger@verizon.net. Directions to Pymatuning State Park from Pittsburgh: Take I-79 North to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=299&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Penn’s Woods Pointing Dog Trainers A.K.C. Hunt Test Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Penn’s Woods Pointing Dog Trainers will hold a Hunt Test at the Oak Ridge Pointing Dog Club grounds in Rimersburg, PA on August 12, 2006. They will run two continuous courses &#8212; one for Junior and one for Master and Senior Dog events. The Hunting Test Premium List is available in PDF format. The Annual [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=279&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obituary: Susan Butcher / Four-time Iditarod champion who brought attention to race</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jeannette J. Lee &#8211; AP &#8211; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette &#8211; Four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher, who in 1986 became the Alaskan sled dog race&#8217;s second female winner and brought increased national attention to its grueling competition, has died. She was 51. Ms. Butcher died Saturday in a Seattle hospital of a reoccurrence of leukemia after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=274&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pet project nears completion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laura Wilcox &#8211; TRIBUNE-REVIEW &#8211; Four Footed Friends in Indiana County &#8212; a sanctuary for unwanted animals until they find permanent homes &#8212; will move soon to a spacious, new facility.     Manager Karen Fedelia began working with the nonprofit shelter, at 228 Beck Road, 18 years ago in a trailer without plumbing. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=297&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PA Turnpike Plazas May Get Dog Walking Trails</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joe Grata &#8211; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette &#8211; The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has signed a 30-year deal with HMSHost Corp. to redevelop travel plazas in exchange for operating, maintaining and making over $100 million worth of improvements at the facilities. The state-of-the-art plazas are to include Internet access for wireless laptop computers, food courts, special services [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=275&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keystone Waterfowlers Hunting Retriever Club August Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keystone Waterfowlers Hunting Retriever Club will hold training sessions Aug. 20, 2006 at 9 A.M. Call Doug Ross at (724) 468-0312 or email dcross6usa@netscape.net.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=280&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasant Hills Dog License Fee Quintupled</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pleasant Hills Borough Council approved an amended ordinance that substantially increases the costs of many services in the borough. The dog license fee was increased from $2 to $10. Also, if you own exotic pets, please contact the borough office at (412) 655-3300 for new permit information.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=276&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Zoo African Wild Dog Grand Opening</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[African Wild Dog Grand Opening - Sunday, August 6, 2006 at the Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh can celebrate the grand opening of the new African wild dog exhibit. There will be live African dancing and drumming performances, African mask making, introductions to the wild dog keeper and a chance to see the dogs receive special treats.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=273&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dog slaughter in China to fight rabies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Quentin Sommerville &#8211; BBC News, Shanghai &#8211; A county in south-west China has ordered all 50,546 dogs to be killed to fight a rabies outbreak which has killed three people, state media say. It has taken five days, but authorities in Mouding County in south-west China say they have killed almost all of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=295&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Twilight Walk in Peters brings out people, their pets for Montour Trail fund-raiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Janice Crompton &#8211; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette &#8211; As many as 500 people turned out last weekend for the Montour Trail&#8217;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. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=281&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Babies, pets can bond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Linda Wilson Fuoco &#8211; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette &#8211; 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, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pittsburghdogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=34142&amp;post=278&amp;subd=pittsburghdogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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