Pets and Animals
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Tips for dogs with separation anxietyAug 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Our schedules are changing just like the seasons. Family activities of the summer, which included our dogs, are being replaced with everyone going their separate ways f...
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South Barrington couple promotes raising service dogsAug 24, 2016 1:00 am - My husband and I are raising a future assistance dog for Paws With a Cause out of Wayland, Michigan. We brought home Indy, a black Labrador retriever puppy, on July 11 ...
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Trial begins for Round Lake woman charged with animal crueltyAug 22, 2016 1:00 am - Confinement in a windowless vehicle without air conditioning or water on a 90-degree day led to the deaths of two dogs last summer, a Cook County prosecutor said as a Ro...
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Brushwood Center to host young birders symposiumAug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The inaugural Illinois Young Birders Symposium, sponsored by the Illinois Ornithological Society, is set for Saturday, Aug. 27, at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods. The...
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Learn about hummingbirdsAug 21, 2016 1:00 am - Learn about hummingbirds during a presentation by ornithologist Vernon Kleen from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenber...
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Flying with your pet can be tricky businessAug 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Someone recently asked me for advice on feline air travel and I realized it has been a long time since I had any air travel experience with my felines. I remembered the...
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Buzz over to free Bug Fest in Batavia SaturdayAug 18, 2016 6:00 am - In 2010, when the Fox Valley Park District was contemplating a new nature-themed, outdoor family event, the conversation went something like this: "An event built around...
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Anderson Animal Shelter plans North Aurora satelliteAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - A previous version had an incorrect name for the shopping center. It is Randall Commons. The Anderson Animal Shelter plans to open a second facility next to a pet-s...
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Stranded whales require team responseAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "What happens when a whale washes up on the shore and doesn't get back in the water soon?" asked a young library patron at Schaumburg Township Distric...
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Pet parade in WaucondaAug 14, 2016 1:00 am - Wauconda's sixth annual pet parade will be held Thursday, Aug. 18, during the farmers market in the downtown area. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. Prizes will be awar...