Poor pooch or posh pup?

Pantagraph - The winning cut was very plain, like a puppy clip.” Of course, those were simple times, long before Americans began shelling That would be the fog machine Stoops and her three assistants plan to use after she grooms her miniature poodle, Jada, into a More

York Daily Record - With her tail wagging beneath a purple-and-black, sequined fish costume, Laci, a 10-year-old standard poodle, waited So did Mirage - a 100-plus pound Great Dane female puppy who still is growing. She modeled costumes that included a fish and More

Fergus Falls Daily Journal - The couple believes the dogs were stolen, as Precious Molly, a 7-month-old red miniature poodle and Sam, a 3-year-old male If you purchase a pet, especially if its not a puppy. Take it in and have it scanned. I have heard stories of small dogs More

Designer dog breeding disaster

News.com.au - Ms Sullivan said the designer crossbreeds came from unregistered breeders who were under no obligation to limit the number of Most of the time they come in totally matted because people are buying these cute and fluffy poodle crosses and not Go

Guardsmen on smuggling charges

CNN - Susan Noe, didn’t know if her home in Poway was still standing but was more concerned about reuniting an owner with a lost poodle she had found on an early morning walk with her dog. She stood for most of the morning at the entrance holding the dog

Coyotes getting ugly, kill pets

MSNBC - In May, Rider’s poodle, Zetec, was attacked by a coyote that jumped Rider’s backyard fence. “To this day, I can’t let her out Jack Murphy, director of Urban Wildlife Rescue, a Colorado nonprofit that cares for injured and orphaned wildlife, said

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Florida Times-Union - Tomlinson found out that Beauregard the Boston terrier, Marty the long-haired Chihuahua and Moonlight the greyhound were all rescue dogs; Fraiser the boxer is a couch potato; Lefty the pug’s talent is eating and sitting and Max the poodle did a jig

Michael Sharp from Victoria BC, Canada writes:
Globe and Mail - Jason Mote from Toronto, the Ontario election was the most boring provincial election in recent memory. The only issue was school funding. From 2500 miles away Ontarians appear to be complacent and quite content in their insular BIG province. To

Investigators advance into tunnel after deadly inferno
CNN - Earlier, firefighters shot high-expansion foam into the tunnel to try to smother the fire so crews could enter on rescue 1 Flames don’t discriminate 2 Clydesdale dressed as poodle 3 Code Pink hounds Rice 4 Firefighter battles own burns 5 Blaze

CNN Heroes: Helping kids with Mira Sorvino
CNN - Among the groups GFC is working with is one called Jedica in the Democratic Republic of Congo that helps rescue child 1 Giant plane flies into history 2 Working from home 3 Clydesdale dressed as poodle 4 Innocent man serves 22 years 5 Teddy the

Limiting shedding one catalyst to ‘designer dogs’
Observer-Reporter - Among them are the “labradoodle,” which is a Labrador retriever-standard poodle mix; “goldendoodle,” golden retriever of these dogs decide they don’t want them anymore, they can go back to the breeder or there are any number of breed rescue

Fire officials: 24 injured in Harlem apartment blast
CNN - ET blast blew some of the building’s windows out, according to firefighters. Watch rescue workers tend to injured Although 1 Giant plane flies into history 2 Code Pink hounds Rice 3 Clydesdale dressed as poodle 4 Innocent man serves 22 years 5 Winfrey

Nearly 200 dogs delivered safely to shelter

Times Herald-Record - This is the end of a cross-country journey, an undercover dog rescue and an all-night trek to the Town of Wallkill animal No. 32 is a copper-colored poodle with curly hair that falls over her eyes. In cage 50, No. 13 and No. 121 huff around their

Montel Williams Gets Hitched Again
ABC 4 - And from day one we’ve had family and friends together that support this.” Williams’ 18-year-old daughter Maressa attended the nuptials and the couple’s black toy poodle, Mr. Max, was the ring-bearer. Photo Copyright Getty Images Copyright World

Opinion: Ellen, time to tip-toe out of dog poop

MSNBC - woman who usually manages to stay out of the headlines, was tearfully defending her decision to give away a puppy she But when she didn t stop and Justin Timberlake didn t swoop in from the wings with a toy poodle, those real tears became

Iraq: ‘You can’t cut and run’
Scotsman - Iraqi deputy prime minister accuses Western governments of ‘defeatism’ Foreign secretary raises prospect of dividing Iraq in three US commanders appear to backtrack on 2010 commitment to Iraq Key quote “There is no option for the international

Keeping an eye out for sick puppies at border
San Bernardino County Sun - Jamie has been part of the Border Puppy Task Force, a consortium of 18 California animal-welfare and law-enforcement Colton resident Ofelia Carrillo and her husband, Javier, who purchased a toy French poodle Sept. 18 at the border, said they

Make your own Halloween costume this year to scare in style
Riverside Press Enterprise - I saw the pink and polka-dot fabric and fell in love with it,” she said about the car hops’ poodle skirts. The fabric To top it off, she used black and white face paint and mixed up a batch of “puppy chow,” which was a mixture of

Matching dogs and people
Austin American-Statesman - Mollaghan (pronounced MOLL-a-HAN) has been obsessed with the canine mind since she was 3 years old in Dublin trying to train the family poodle, Cindy. But dogs aren’t her only interest. At the Town Lake Animal Center, Mollaghan also

Are we more interested in dogs than people?
Fort Madison Daily Democrat - They held a PetAdoptathon and an e-mail address was given on How to adopt a pet. Call it puppy love. Allegedly If politicians were dogs, what kind of dog would John Edwards be: a French poodle, maybe? Fred Thompson, a Labrador perhaps

Blessing for the animals

San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Canon Colville Smythe blesses the poodle of Christina Gonzalez, 16, of La Mirada at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church’s 11th annual Blessing of the Animals on Saturday in Whittier. At left, Pattie Dickey of Whittier brought her dogs, Molly and Rosie, in

One dead, 17 injured in East County wildfire
San Diego Union-Tribune - She loaded her car with eight dogs, five puppies, five cats, a tortoise, two snakes and a frog. Bothelo was headed to San And Valery Chavez had her French poodle, Shaggy. Tony Martinez had only what he was wearing faded blue jeans and a Navy

Veterinarians Name 2007 Animal Hall of Fame Inductees
Forbes - The Professional recognition is given to an animal professionally trained to assist humans, such as police dogs, military Karuna is a 10-year-old female standard poodle owned by Christine Hopkins of Shoreline. Animal Hall of Fame award nominations

Fighting for your best friend
Twin Falls Times-News - Photos by ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News Lilly, a 12-year-old standard poodle, completed radiation and chemotherapy three years ago after being diagnosed with cancer. Her owner, Dr. Laird Seaich, pictured with one of his other dogs, Molly, pushed for

Puppies With A Purpose On Kauai

KHNL News 8 - (KHNL) - If you’re allergic to dogs, there’s a new breed gaining in popularity. It’s a labradoodle - a cross between a labrador and poodle. But it’s more than just a great companion. It’s also gaining a reputation as a great service dog. Now a
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Adopt a dog Month
Lake Charles American Press - I rescued Cammie from Sulphur Animal Control’s death row over a year ago when she and her sister were small puppies. Her I also remember one little old white poodle who was shoved into my arms for an immediate bath. She had obviously been
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Creatures great and small

Akron Beacon Journal - Even Hummer and Chocolate the two head-turning standard poodles owned by Don Skello, owner of the Pet care Center on Arlington Road in Green were relatively laid back given all the attention they were getting. Undoubtedly, you would have found Read

New Orleans Times-Picayune - St. Tammany Parish authorities Tuesday offered for adoption 88 small dogs including Chihuahuas, poodles, dachshunds and pugs that were recently found living in deplorable conditions at a home near Sun. The dogs have been under the care of the parish Read

Gay City News - From one side, “Monsters1 and 2″ guard the door as if it is the entrance to a temple but from another they look like coiffed poodles out for a walk. On opposing walls “Black Sun” radiates black light onto the “Sycamore Moons” waning across the room Read

Raleigh News & Observer - LOUISBURG - It was a field test for retrievers, but you couldn’t tell from the scene. Only two pickup trucks were tucked in among the 30 or so SUVs, wagons and minivans parked in the pasture. The handlers were almost all women. And the dogs were Read

Williston Pioneer - Justin and Cane are poodles owned by Maureen Watson. Justin is rated among the top five poodles in the country. (Photo by Pat Hibbs) Read

Hot under the collar

News.com.au - Mark Sheppard, of the state dog breeders’ group the Canine Control Council, says some local councils “implement first, think A poodle raises a sandy nose for a look, then goes back to digging. Sam, the cocker spaniel, and Malibu, the bison frise Go

Lake Charles American Press - I also remember one little old white poodle who was shoved into my arms for an immediate bath. She had obviously been You could also talk to experienced breeders for advice. Too many times we see great herding dogs like border collies in local Go

Scotsman - The Breeders will have to “vet the buyers” more closely, and keep them out of the hands of the neds, who cannot adequately Some who say all dogs bite - yes but getting bit by a Yorkie or a toy poodle is painful but you usually get to keep you face Go

Statesman Journal - Some breeders automatically debark some of those dogs before selling them. The procedure at Wood’s clinic ranges from $250 to Tami Lundy of West Salem has an almost 4-year-old toy poodle named Sophie, whom she has not debarked because barking is not Go

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - small dogs attract big attention, so I wasn’t surprised when a breathless woman appeared out of nowhere with a tiny poodle Backyard breeders (hide comment) Stud fees for purebred dogs can range from $150 to over $1000, dependant upon breed and Go