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  •  Sissou, a 48-pound, female Husky, is about one year old.

    Tips for how to stop your dog from barking May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
    The windows are open, the curtains are fluttering in the spring breeze. After the weather ups and downs of the past couple of weeks, it feels good to have fresh air and sunshine coming into the house. Sounds come in through the open windows too - lawn mowers, birds singing, children playing and dogs barking.

     
  •  Dr. Rod Block works with an elephant, adjusting its pelvis at the Meadowbrook Animal Sanctuary and Haven in Perris, Calif. “

    Animal chiropractors offer pet care alternative Apr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
    Thirty years ago, Dr. Gene Giggleman was a veterinarian who thought chiropractors were quacks. Since then, he says he's straightened out thousands of dogs and cats, not to mention the occasional snake, hamster, gerbil and guinea pig. "And I know people who have adjusted pigs, goats and rodeo bulls," said Giggleman, a professor at Parker University in Dallas, which specializes in chiropractic care. In Southern California, Dr. Rod Block has tended to an elephant, a paralyzed iguana, a turkey, pigs, llamas and countless dogs and horses.

     
  •  The inaugural Kitten Bowl will be shown on the Hallmark Channel. The show is part of Hallmark’s Pet Project Initiative and will be done with partner American Humane Association.

    New Kitten Bowl will be the cat’s meow Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM
    a Super Bowl matchup for the ages: cats vs. dogs. The Puppy Bowl, a fixture on Animal Planet during the Super Bowl for nearly a decade, will have new competition next year from the Kitten Bowl, the Hallmark Channel announced this month.

     
  •  About 62 percent of all households in the United States have a pet, according to the American Pet Products Association. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the majority of those are obtained from acquaintances and family members.

    Poll Vault: Where did you get your pets? Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    Is getting a pet from a pet store and not a shelter just wrong in your mind? Or do you think it's OK because unsold pets at shops will go to the shelter anyway, or worse? Where did you get your pets?

     
  •  U.S. Air Force Maj. Gina Stramaglio holds a three-day-old puppy, one of eight airmen brought to the shelter with the mother on Feb. 10.

    Elk Grove woman’s mission to save dogs continues Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
    The effort of a former Elk Grove Village woman to save stray dogs in Mali continues even while she has been redeployed to other duties. This report updates the story of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gina Stramaglio, who has been working in her off hours been working to improve deplorable conditions at a shelter for dogs.

     
  • A consumer protection bill sponsored by state Sen. Dan Kotowski would let buyers return sick dogs and cats to pet stores if the animal had an illness at the time of purchase.

    Pet owners may receive protection from 'lemons' Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM
    The state's first "Puppy Lemon Law" would seek to protect consumers who purchase a sick dog or cat from an Illinois pet store was approved by an Senate committee Wednesday. State Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge Democrat, sponsored the proposal, which he said would reduce the amount of lawsuits filed between pet owners and pet stores.

     
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    Biting, chewing and scratching — oh my! Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM
    When our pets are itchy it can drive us crazy, not to mention how it affects our cats (and dogs).

     
  •  Caesar, a therapy dog, comforts a patient in the NCH Medical Group waiting room.

    Northwest Community Healthcare to use more therapy dogs Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Northwest Community Healthcare therapy dogs, which have been visiting hospital patients since 2007, now are being used at physician offices in Arlington Heights, and NCH is planning to expand the program to its offices in Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, and Schaumburg. "The patients' faces light up when the therapy dogs make a visit to the waiting room," says Diane Ryzner, an advanced practice nurse who helped expand the program.

     
  •  Hoffman Estates police officer Dan Donohue shows off Bundo, who until recently was the department’s only K-9 officer. With Bundo retiring this month, the Hoffman Estates Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association is hosting a fundraiser May 5 to help the department purchase a new dog.

    Citizens group hopes to buy Hoffman Estates a new police dogApr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Hoffman Estates Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association is hosting a fundraiser on Sunday, May 5, in an effort to raise about $12,500 for a new K-9 unit for the village's police department. Bundo, the department's dog for more than seven years, retired this month.

     
  •  Huckleberry sits on the throne after being crowned the winner of the 34th annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest, Monday, April 22, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. The bulldog is owned by Steven and Stephanie Hein of Norwalk, Iowa. The pageant kicks off the Drake Relays festivities at Drake University where a bulldog is the mascot.

    Meet Huckleberry, the ‘Beautiful Bulldog’ Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    If at first you don't succeed, wipe the slobber off and try again. Just ask 4-year-old pup Huckleberry, who was crowned Monday as this year's "Beautiful Bulldog." Huckleberry competed for the title in 2010, only to walk away empty-pawed. That changed this year, when he strutted down a blue runway at Drake University in Des Moines dressed in a beige suit with a suitcase as the main character from the movie "Forrest Gump."

     
  •  Buba, a 9-year-old beagle from Hanover Park, went loose on forest preserve property near Bode and Bartlett roads last week but was kept safe by Cook County Forest Preserve District officers.

    Hanover Park dog reunited with owners after running awayApr 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    A dog was reunited with its owner a day after it was lost in a Cook County Forest Preserve and nearly hit by cars on Golf Road in Hoffman Estates. “We lost hope, (thinking) that she was probably eaten by coyotes or hit by a car,” Joanna Drodz said.

     
  • Pet microchip event: Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
    Vernon Hills police will host a pet microchipping opportunity from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27 at the police department garage, 754 Lakeview Parkway.

     
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    Vet says a number of irritants could cause cat’s ear wax Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    Buddy is introducing a new feature, “Ask The Vet.” Our guest vet, Dr. Scott Petereit, graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991 and has more than two years of clinical small animal medical experience.

     
  •  Emma stands in the fenced area outside the barn after the March snowstorm.

    Spring Valley’s Heritage Farm welcomes cow, newborn calf Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
    Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley, 201 S. Plum Grove Road, welcomed Jersey cow Emma, and her newborn this spring in Schaumburg.

     
  • Liberty, a dog rescued by the Elgin Police Department Animal Control Unit in March, will be available for adoption in about eight weeks.

    Elgin police seek owner in animal cruelty case Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
    A dog named Liberty will soon be free to move into a new, loving home after being rescued from an abusive owner whom Elgin police are still trying to track down, authorities said. The Elgin Police Department Animal Control Unit responded to a complaint March 20 after a witness reported seeing the owner, identified as Gregory Griffin, 38, kick the animal while its head was stuck in a door frame.

     
  • Rocket, a male foxhound, weighs about 81 pounds and is 1½ years old. For information, visit thebuddyfoundation.org.

    Do you know what to do if your pet is choking? Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    Now that was scary. My big dog, Kasey, was choking. He was eating his dinner and stopped. His body got stiff. He lifted his head and stood absolutely silent. After several moments, which seemed like way too long a time, he started to cough and out came a piece of kibble. I petted him, told him he was a "good boy", and gave him a hug. He looked at me and walked off to get a drink of water.

     
  •  Rescued sea lion pups in Laguna Beach, Calif. Scientists say nearly half of all the sea lion pups born in island rookeries off Southern California this season have died.

    Starving sea lion pups fill California rescue centers Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
    Between Jan. 1 and March 24, 948 pups were rescued. The bulk of those were in Los Angeles County, which had 395, followed by San Diego, Orange, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, he said. Last year, only about 100 pups needed saving during the same period.

     
  •  An 8-month old female harbor seal, known as Pup 49, swims Wednesday in a pool at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn.

    Seal pup learning to swim again after amputation Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
    "She has a really inquisitive and interested personality, and she is very interactive with the environment around her," said Mystic Aquarium veterinarian Allison Tuttle, who supervises the pup's treatment and care.

     
  •  Rascal is a very sweet, black and white female cat with hazel eyes. She loves attention and is waiting patiently for a loving owner to pet her for hours. Rascal is best friends with Sly and gets along well with other cats.

    If your cat stops using the litter box, there is a reason Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
    Does your cat sometimes have trouble finding the litter Box? Actually, does he/she have trouble using the litter box? If so, there is an underlying problem you need to figure out.

     
  • Learn to recognize birds at Lake Co. Audubon meeting Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
    Recognizing Warblers by Sight and Sound is the topic of the Lake County Audubon Society meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 1 at the Libertyville Village Hall, 118 W. Cook Ave.

     
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