Pets and Animals
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Maple Park native takes top honors at world horse judging championshipsNov 15, 2020 10:00 pm - West Texas A&M University's horse judging team continues to ride high. "WT's team was the most successful horse judging team in the world this year," said coach John Pip...
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Dog walkers are returning to work, and it's been a joyous - but cautious - reunion
Nov 15, 2020 5:21 am - When dog walker Jessica Enfante showed up for her first day back on the job in June, she experienced the kind of sweet reunion with an on-the-job pal that millions of te...
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Two years in the making, dog rescue opens adoption center in PalatineNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - After a two-year search and months of renovation, a nonprofit dog rescue has opened a dog adoption center in Palatine. Second City Canine Rescue was able to buy the buil...
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Veteran promotes horse therapy to help save livesNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - Vietnam War veteran Bill Mercurio joked that before he first encountered the BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center in Harvard in 2015, the only riding he...
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Have some down time? Teach your dog to readNov 04, 2020 10:00 pm - If you have a dog in your life, chances are you've had the experience of having to limit his daily physical exercise due to an injury or other circumstances. Now, how do...
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Symposium shows young people have a passion for birdingNov 04, 2020 5:00 am - Those of us working through the COVID-19 era may be tiring of video conference calls. It's easy to get Zoomed out, dreading the next "virtual" meeting. But a Zoomer abou...
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Wags, Heartland earn four paws upNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - Lionel the cat is a big fan. So is Aerith the dog. Both of those animals were treated under the Dr-Do-More-Fund of Northbrook's Heartland Animal Shelter. The shelter has...
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Best Bets: Go backstage virtually with Joffrey's 'Nutcracker'Nov 03, 2020 5:00 am - Backstage online The Joffrey Ballet goes virtual with the behind-the-scenes event “Pulling Back the Curtain: The Nutcracker” on Saturday. It features interviews with dan...
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Cat fight: How to know when it's just play among felinesNov 01, 2020 10:00 pm - Kittens born in the same litter learn many lessons through play with their littermates. They learn to stalk, chase, pounce and bite. They learn how to communicate with o...
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After wolves rebound across U.S. West, future up to voters
Oct 30, 2020 1:00 am - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves. A pack of 35 named...