Animal Control: Killer pit bull to be deemed vicious

Knoxville News Sentinel - I agree that breeders should have to be registered and investigated often, that would stop some of this chaos with these Two of these lovely pets got out of my neighbor’s yard and went into another neighbor’s house and attacked her poodle, took

Mixing it up: Popular hybrid dogs are marking their turf
Asheville Citizen-Times - One of the most sought-after is the Labradoodle, and the golden doodles (a cross between a golden retriever and a poodle) are also gaining the public s love, and breeders say they have trouble meeting the demand. Sonja Mann of Candler had 19

Letter-Be careful when shopping for a new pet
Daily Citizen-News - store to purchase some fish and with us leaving the pet store with some fish and an 11-week-old miniature chocolate poodle I guess, being naive, I thought all of the registered pet store puppies came from reputable breeders, which are sold to a

Poodle takes prize for comforting the sick

Vindicator - Vickie, a 10-year-old standard poodle, finished in the top five in a national award sponsored by Delta Society, an Vickie and her owner Katie Costello were in the “pet partners with a shelter or rescue animal” category of the contest. Go

Allentown Morning Call - The approximately 5-year-old white female poodle is recovering from severe malnutrition at Warren Animal Hospital in I got my dog from a shelter and who knows, [Locky] could have found a great home, but the unknown is just terrible. I want Go

George W. Bush’s presidency since 2007

Consortiumnews.com - When the president and his team set out to prepare the media ground for war, they can rely on a repetition compulsion that’s widespread in the American press. Major outlets seem unable to resist White House agenda-setting for war. Cases in point span Go

New York Daily News - Jeanine Pirro, whose challenge to Hillary Clinton imploded in 2006, flashed a wide smile as she ran errands with her pair of poodles. “I don’t want to be rude, but I’m really not saying anything,” Jeanine Pirro, 56, told reporters. “You guys really Go

Arkansas Times - Don’t forget our blog page , with links to all five of our operating blogs (and several more on the way shortly). At The Moviegoer, BSR keeps up a steady chatter on movies; Ninja poodles wants to know what’s up with koi; Hog Lawyer, as we mentioned Go

WTOP Radio - Dunsmore, fled the house barefoot but unscathed, though their two poodles died in the blaze, which quickly swept through their two-year-old home. “We can’t thank her enough,” Shawn Dunsmore’s aunt, Mary Ruth Dunsmore, said of McKee. “She went above Go

Arlington Heights Daily Herald - A poodle owner, Hoover once visited the home of a woman who owned standard poodles to discuss her lawn. He left his own, smaller poodle in the car, but when the woman heard yelping, she insisted on carrying his dog around while they talked about lawn Go

American Reporter - Apparently, Americans didn’t have any problems with french horns or french poodles. As absurd as the linguistic larceny that renamed food are the babblings of most of the nation’s radio talk-show hosts and their ranting gaggle of jingoistic Go

Question of the week

Scotsman - 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 A side benefit for humanity is that a future gun-owner breeder has been exterminated however much we may grieve the tragedy

SALEM POLICE DEPARTMENT
Statesman Journal - Police think one of the adults in the home was a poodle breeder, Anglemier said. In the freezer, eight dead poodle puppies were found wrapped in grocery store bags next to food items, Anglemier said. Detectives were told the dead puppies were placed

Parsippany poodle produces a baker’s dozen of puppies
Morris County Daily Record - poodle breeder Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:01 pm It’s really too bad this woman didn’t visit a local shelter, breed rescue group or visit the Petfinder.com website to find another dog. I just checked Petfinder.com and there are almost 100 poodles in NJ alone

Reuniting old friends

St. Petersburg Times - Decades ago, she and her husband gave away a toy poodle and never looked back. She had earned a nursing degree after she had An insurance adjuster, she had no kids and owned disabled dogs, including one whose feet were gnawed off in a puppy mill
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Chapter SIX Settling In
Providence Journal - She was what some call a designer dog, a cockerpoo half cocker spaniel, half poodle with beige fur, dark eyes and big No, the clerk said, this puppy would not shed. The dog went home with the bishop. He named her Molly. It had no special
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Police Blotter / Animal Shelter
Salina Journal - dogS — Yellow female Labrador puppy, Broadway and Pacific; white male poodle, 1300 Indian Rock Lane. CATS — Seal-point male Siamese, 1800 block of Halstead; white, tan and black female shorthair with declawed front paws, 700 block of Sheridan
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Buyer Beware: Puppies For Sale

WOAI - A darling toy poodle, named “Riley”, that would be a Christmas gift for the family. Little did she know, the puppy was sick We talked to a manager there who says Petland does get puppies from private breeders that she says are licensed by the USDA.
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Puppy Buyers Beware
NBC San Diego - The biggest complaints she said she gets about breeders are sanitation and sickness. “When you walk on property you don’t A momma Chow-Chow was in a pen with her pups and in horse-stables turned kennels, Malti-Poos, a Maltese-Poodle cross breed
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Statesman Journal
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
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Mother tells of con over puppy
Shropshire Star - not just send off your money and expect a pup in the post ,she should have gone to see the pups and met the breeders , ensured it is correctly registered with the kennel club etc ,etc. what breed she wanted for her son is irrelevent be it a poodle
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House drew complaints from neighbors

Statesman Journal - Officers also found 25 poodles and eight dead poodle puppies in the freezer next to food items. Police were told that the dead dogs were kept in the freezer until they could be buried in the backyard. Kevin Deal, 45, and Sarah Deal, 40, were arrested

The twists and turns of Halloween night
Hays Daily News - Danielle Robinson’s Boston terrier, Zoey, transformed into a pink poodle Wednesday night, all in the name of pet and pet And I don’t like puppies either,” Johnson said. Rempe: “I’m going to go make a dalmatian smoothie after this.” Hays Daily News

Mixing it up: Popular hybrid dogs are marking their turf
Asheville Citizen-Times - She owns a couple of female golden retrievers and drove to Hickory for male poodle sperm. They re very popular nowadays, she said of her puppies, which sell for $1,000 each, though some breeders charge as much as $1,500. They re adorable

Salem poodle-neglect case stirs anger nationwide
Statesman Journal - She was living in New York City at the time and found Heartsong through an online poodle discussion group. “Sarah told me that the dogs were brought up in a very different way from other puppies, in a home-style environment,” Kreicas recalled. “She

POLICE REPORTS
Northwest Arkansas News - Tuesday, two puppies on Slifer Drive were taken to the Bella Vista Animal Shelter. At 12: 51 p.m. Tuesday, a poodle and a large black-and-white dog were reported loose on Westbury Drive. At 12: 54 p.m. Tuesday, a caller on Headley Drive

Another Arrest In Child, Poodle Neglect Case
Channel 6000 - Eight poodle puppies were also found dead in the freezer. Police say the odor in the home was so strong, some detectives had to wear breathing apparatus. Kevin and Sarah Deal made their first court appearance Monday. Both are charged with criminal

Horse-drawn carriages may be banned in NYC
Herald Tribune - Hope is a tiny poodle mix that we rescued from animal services. She was sick when we got her, but we did not know how sick The hours will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and they will have dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens and even some special needs

Mixing it up: Popular hybrid dogs are marking their turf

Asheville Citizen-Times - One of the most sought-after is the Labradoodle, and the golden doodles (a cross between a golden retriever and a poodle) are also gaining the public s love, and breeders say they have trouble meeting the demand. Sonja Mann of Candler had 19 More

WVLT - The other’s are small dogs like a beagle and a poodle. So it definately all depends on the owners. And if you don’t believe Until we have the guts to stand up to the breeders and the dog fighters, pit bulls will continue to be bred in huge numbers More

Shropshire Star - not just send off your money and expect a pup in the post ,she should have gone to see the pups and met the breeders , ensured it is correctly registered with the kennel club etc ,etc. what breed she wanted for her son is irrelevent be it a poodle More

Knoxville News Sentinel - Breeders, trainers and owners determine 99% of a dog’s temperament. For every vicious pit bull, there are 50 that aren’t In fact the worst bite I ever got was from a poodle, followed by a Golden. You can’t take bad careless breeding and have a More

Coloradoan - Cindy Machado, a California State Humane Officer in Marin County, said one miniature poodle rescued from these conditions If the breeders aren’t willing to show you the premises or the parents - go elsewhere. If the parents of the puppy are not More

Herald Tribune - The same things happen with backyard breeders, only not to the same extent. I am not into the whole pedigreed-dog thing, but Hope is a tiny poodle mix that we rescued from animal services. She was sick when we got her, but we did not know how sick More

Sioux City Journal - If it was a little poodle, their M.O. isn’t to eat people. Pit bulls are known for this, they are known for their aggression which also leads to similar problems to Dobermans in the 70s - huge demand stimulates puppy mills and back yard breeders More

Pitbull attack puts 6-year-old boy in hospital

Sioux City Journal - Had him from the time he was a puppy until he died. He was never aggressive towards anyone and never killed another animal I was bitten by a poodle several years ago - do you suppose poodles should be banned! Don’t blame the breed for its behavior
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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
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Pet saves owners from poisoning
Allentown Morning Call - A Bethlehem couple promised extra Christmas treats for their toy poodle, Beanie, for alerting them to toxic levels of carbon monoxide in their home early Friday. Rick and Jean Scrak said when their apricot poodle woke them at 5 a.m. gagging, they
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Act of kindness reunites old friends
St. Petersburg Times - Decades ago, she and her husband gave away a toy poodle and never looked back. She had earned a nursing degree after she had An insurance adjuster, she had no kids and owned disabled dogs, including one whose feet were gnawed off in a puppy mill
Source: www.sptimes.com

Puppy Buyers Beware
NBC San Diego - A momma Chow-Chow was in a pen with her pups and in horse-stables turned kennels, Malti-Poos, a Maltese-Poodle cross breed The puppies come American Kennel Club certified, but Goldstein said keep in mind that doesn’t mean a puppy is healthy. “That
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Breeds found at many shelters
News-Leader.com - Animal welfare agencies are constantly called to investigate horrific animal abuse at puppy mills. It is not the city’s When I called my local shelter a few years ago about obtaining a toy poodle, she practically gasped. ‘No, she said we just
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True stories from Katrina, and how to keep your pet safe during a

San Francisco Gate - Marie was riding out the storm with her daughter, Kim, and Kim’s two dogs, as well as an elderly houseguest and her poodle worked with government departments like Homeland Security and private animal groups to develop disaster sheltering and rescue
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News Features
WSAZ - are out there for the wrong reasons, if you cannot afford the 300 give your dog up, and get yourself a beagle or a poodle Anonymous Doberman, Pit Bull’s and Rottweiler’s serve as Service dogs, Therapy dogs, Search and Rescue dogs as well as K9
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Salem poodle-neglect case stirs anger nationwide
Statesman Journal - The poodle world is disgusted by it,” said Sally Poindexter, rescue chairwoman of the Poodle Club of America, a national group affiliated with the American Kennel Club. “It was obviously money-motivated, with no love of the breed.” Sarah and Kevin
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More animals expected at Modjeska Ranch Rescue after fire
Orange County Register - MODJESKA CANYON - When Russell and Teresa Taylor go to bed, it’s a little cramped. There’s Boomer, the Great Dane. A golden retriever named Wrigley. A poodle named Toby. There’s also Daphne, a five-year-old St. Bernard who is owner-relinquished
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Pet therapy licks loneliness
Santa Cruz Sentinel - tops and basil — Sam, a 4 -year-old Rex Mix rabbit, waits patiently with owner Heather Mietz Egli for his friends outside the Pacific Coast Manor in Capitola. One by one they show: Sadie, a full-blood rescue collie; Daisy, a 6-year-old mixed poodle
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Bush and the Torture Tapes
Washington Post - Defending the destruction of videotapes showing the interrogations of two suspected al- Qaeda operatives, CIA Director Michael Hayden cited President Bush’s approving comments about the handling of one of the detainees in question, Abu Zubaydah. In
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