Pets and Animals
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Studies show 'smarty cats' learn by memory like we doSep 10, 2014 11:00 pm - As feline enthusiasts, we get the term "smarty-cat" because we see firsthand feline repetitive learned behavior. Wikipedia defines feline intelligence as "the capacity t...
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Suburban pet stores sue Cook County over puppy mill lawSep 09, 2014 1:00 am - A group of suburban pet stores, including a Petland in Hoffman Estates and Happiness is Pets in Arlington Heights, filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging a Cook C...
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Lux hotel manager says little difference between people, petsSep 08, 2014 5:45 am - Hotel manager Dixie Eng stops by a room to check on an overnight guest. Classical music plays while guests sleep. Some have brought blankets and toys, reminders of home....
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Arlington Heights pet store gets reprieve from puppy mill banSep 08, 2014 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights pet store will be allowed to stay open for now — in spite of a Cook County ordinance banning the sale of dogs from puppy mills — but village officia...
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Hooked sea turtles heading back to the GulfSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - JACKSON, Miss. - Ten young sea turtles nursed back to health after swallowing anglers' hooks are headed back into the Gulf of Mexico. The animals released Saturday are a...
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Bring your four-legged friend to Dog Days of DundeeSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - Dogs and cats are a part of the family, and they're invited to a get-together in the park. Dog Days of Dundee is being held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at...
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Hoffman Estates resident questions dog park pond's safetySep 04, 2014 1:00 am - Though registration began Thursday for a much requested and long-awaited Schaumburg dog park scheduled to open Oct. 1, a nearby Hoffman Estates resident with a public sa...
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Calling All Party Animals to Clearbrook's Pet FestivalSep 03, 2014 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (August 26, 2014) - Wag those tails and jump for joy because Clearbrook's first-ever Raise the Roof Pet Festival is coming to Melas Park in Mount P...
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From working dog to family pet: Police dogs in retirementAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Shane loves tug-of-war. He walks around his backyard with a tug toy or a deflated ball in his mouth, ready to play. And unlike when he was working, the German shepherd d...
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Elk Grove Village girl pursues dolphin trainer dreamAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - As an idealistic young boy in rural Indiana, I vowed to grow up to be the starting second-baseman on the Chicago Cubs team that would win all those World Series champion...