Man lacks funds to regain pets’ custody 

The Greenbrier County man who is building kennels in an attempt to save his pets from being destroyed may not have enough money to spring the animals from the county’s custody. Continued…

Chris Jennings Herald Democrat An e-mail was forwarded to me the other day that moved me to the point that I want to share it. It started out simply as Five years ago today, November 10th, 2001, I started running. No, thats not true. I started trying to run. Actually, I mostly walked. Continued…

With a promise of plunging temperatures and the holiday buzz already upon us, winter is a great time to bone up on reading, especially when the subject is our furry friends. Be it a holiday gift for your favorite pet lover or a tearjerker to curl up with under the covers, there’s a bounty of good reads on bookshelves. And they cover the gamut: from demystifying your pet to tracking its astrology Continued…

If youre looking for a holiday photo keepsake, check out the following experiences with the jolly old fat man. You can keep your holidays festive and create memories with your sweet, wide-eyed wee ones or, this being Portland, take pictures with your wily, bug-eyed … Continued…

Lions And Tigers And Schnoodles Oh My! Who let the dogs out Into the world of designer canines, that is. Is a mutt by any other name the same Continued…

Achoo! Are any pets really allergy free?

MSNBC - And that’s where breeders and even genetic engineering come in. A San Diego company recently announced it has developed a line bichon and Pomeranian than when she visits friends who have heavily shedding breeds such as a Labrador and a pug.
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dog breeding is a booming business
Economic Times - One crore rupees can be the value of a Sieger prizewinner from Germany, according to some well-known vets and dog breeders in Somewhere, a Pug standing on its hind legs, issues orders to her human minions More! I need more fluffy cushions
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Teaching Your Pug Dog How To Crawl

Step 1: Teach this behavior on grass or on a carpeted surface.
Place your Pug in a down position. Step in front of him, facing your dog.
Hold a piece of dog biscuit in your right hand. Place your left hand on your dog’s shoulder.
Place the biscuit six inches in front of your dog’s nose. Give the command “Crawl.”
As your dog moves forward to get the biscuit, praise him.
Keep your left hand on the Pug’s shoulder. If he tries to stand up, command “Down.”
Do not allow your dog to get the biscuit. Continue to keep it about six inches in front of his nose while you induce him forward.
After your dog has crawled forward about twelve inches, praise him and allow him to eat a piece of the biscuit.

Practice this step every day. Increase the distance that your dog crawls forward a little each day before you reward him with the food. Be sure to reward him with verbal praise as he is crawling. Do not remove your hand from his shoulder. You want to condition your dog to keep his belly on the ground.

Step 2: When your Pug will crawl for ten feet using step 1, you can now move on to step 2.
Place your dog in a down position.
Step directly in front of your dog, facing him. Do not place your hand on his shoulder. Bend forward slightly toward your dog.
Show him a dog biscuit. Give the command “Crawl” and slowly back up in your tracks.
If your dog follows after you by crawling forward, praise him.
If he attempts to get up from the down position, quickly command “Down.” Then repeat the “Crawl” command.
After your dog has crawled forward for twelve inches, reward him with a piece of biscuit.
Continue backing up, rewarding your dog at one-foot intervals, until you have gone ten feet.

Practice this step every day. Be sure to stand right in front of your dog. As your dog becomes proficient with this step, have him crawl longer distances between rewards. Eventually do not reward your dog until he has crawled the entire ten feet.

Step 3: When your dog will crawl with your hand off his shoulder for ten feet, you are ready for step 3.
Down your Pug dog and tell him to “Stay.”
Go one foot away and turn to face your dog. Hold a dog biscuit in your hand.
Give the command “Crawl.” Simultaneously pat both of your hands, palms open, on your thighs. Your dog will associate this hand patting as a hand signal to crawl.
Back up six inches as your dog begins to crawl toward you. Verbally praise him as he crawls. Continue to pat your thighs and interject the command “Crawl.”
Be sure your dog keeps his belly on the ground. If he starts to stand up, give the command “Down.”
When your dog reaches you, pet him and verbally praise him. Let him have a piece of the biscuit.

Practice this behavior every day. Increase the distance away from your Pug dog in one-foot intervals until he will crawl as far as you want. If you have problems, revert back to a prior step.

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Wichita Eagle - wormed, $300 firm . KITTENS FREE we are sweethearts! all colors, good homes. - 11/28/2006 11:10 PM GMT KITTENS FREE we are sweethearts! all colors, good homes. 570-562-7767 ready for christmas - 11/28/2006 10:27 PM GMT have 2 pug puppies
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Ex-prosecutor lets his career go to the dogs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - They also have dogs — a pug named Suki and a Chihuahua named Gizmo. Mr. Paladina is a native of Center, Beaver County. He puppy mills are breeding facilities that raise hundreds of puppies — or more — per year. Such puppies are raised in kennels
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Healthy, Glowing Lindsay Lohan Drinks Bottled Spring Water At
Defamer - We don’t know how Friedman neglected to mention the cardboard box full of abandoned puppies by the club’s entrance, from which two that night, then left a check for $6 million made out to the ASPCA pinned to the collar of the poor, adorable pug she
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If the dog fits
Winnipeg Free Press - Many people don’t do any research before deciding on a breed of dog,” says Kevin Ross, a Winnipeg pug breeder (Luvapug Ross and Edginton also suggest spending some time at the kennel to get to know the dogs and the various puppies to help make a
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank You
PRWeb - gala in honor of City Critters, a nonprofit rescue and welfare organization, and in memory of Malcolm, a well loved pug We’re kicking off the “General Store” with Champion Labrador Retriever Christmas puppies from HuntersCreek Retrievers; perfect
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Homes, people needed to save pets, not money
Echo online - Unwanted puppies and kittens are born every day, several times a day. If you can’t find them at your local shelter This was put into perspective when I stopped by a pet store and saw a pug puppy for sale at over seven hundred dollars. All
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American Kennel Club: The benefits of registering 

Breeding and raising German shepherds is Debbie Miller’s life and her business, and she knows the value of registering her dogs with the American Kennel Club. Miller, 46, and husband, Dan, have owned and raised German shepherds for 20 years and started Danbie German Shepherds, a hobby breeding kennel, a few years ago.
Source: www.ourmidland.com

Hearth To Hearth 
Lions And Tigers And Schnoodles? Oh My! Who let the dogs out? Into the world of designer canines, that is. Is a mutt by any other name the same?
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Teaching Your Pug A Classic Trick: Roll Over & Play Dead

If you have trouble getting your Pug dog or puppy on her back, it may be helpful to work on the Roll Over and Play Dead exercises. These exercises get her used to the idea of being on her back. As with other tricks, make it a game for her by using a toy or treats. This way, you won’t have to fight her to lay on her back.

A rollover is nothing more than a Down position with a twist to the stand position. To do a Roll Over, first place your dog in a Down position. Once she is down, then see which way her body is curving. If it is curving more to the left, then you want to roll her over on her left side. If she is curved more toward the right, then you want to roll her over on her right side.

Hold a motivator and rotate it near her nose and say “Roll Over.” Rotate her nose until it is stretched over her neck and guide the motivator over a little in the direction that you want her to roll over. This will rotate her shoulders around and bring her on her back. You may need to take a step to the right or left, depending which way she is rolling over, to gain better leverage as you guide her in the Roll Over with the motivator. The momentum of her roll will swing her hind legs over and she will go into the stand position. At first, she may turn only half of the way over, so you may need to assist her to complete the rollover by nudging on her hind legs to make the full rotation.

This is a good exercise because it makes your puppy feel vulnerable. She must trust you because she is off her feet and exposing her underside. A dog’s underside is a tender spot - under the abs and neck is the area where Pug dogs try to attack during a fight.

You can also train her to play dead. Place her in a down position and use the same rotation with the motivator to make her rollover, but when she gets on her back, hold the motivator above her to keep her on her back. Try to keep her on her back for a few seconds as you let her nibble at the motivator that is right above her. Say “Bang! Bang!” while the other hand points at her chest like a pistol. Let her receive the entire treat upside down. Letting her receive the reward in this position allows her more time to play dead.

This is a great exercise to work if you are angry at your dog for something she has done. Instead of yelling at her or hitting her, keep your voice calm and say “Bang! Bang!” Your Pug dog will lay in a submissive pose on her back as she plays dead.

Straight From The Vet’s Mouth

Just a few days ago my puppy was bumped by a car when she got out of the yard. She seemed just fine after it happened. But in the last few days we have noticed that her front leg is starting to look crooked near her wrist. What’s going on? Does she need surgery?

Here is what my vet said:

Your puppy has premature closure of the distal ulnar physic. What has happened is that the area of active growth of the end of the ulna (one of the two bones of the forearm) has stopped growing. The problem is that she is not yet full-grown. Since there is a second bone in her forearm (the radius) that is continuing to grow, her front leg is starting to curve. You see, her forearm can only grow straight if both bones grow at the same time.

It would be easy to assume that since she seemed okay after the injury, no bones had been broken and everything would be fine. The truth is, even if she had been examined by a veterinarian, we would have had no way of knowing if a growth stoppage was in the future for that bone. X-rays cannot show the microscopic changes that started all of this. But with that area of bone near her wrist no longer growing, the curving of your dog’s front leg will only worsen unless she has corrective surgery.