Pets and Animals
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Brushwood Center to look at cold weather avian visitorsNov 17, 2014 10:00 pm - Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, 21850 N. Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, will host a program from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, focusing on birds that come to Illin...
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AKC agility trials all weekend at Libertyville Sports ComplexNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - The Libertyville Sports Complex was barking mad Friday, taken over by the Wisconsin-Illinois Agility Group for their American Kennel Club trials. About 200 people compe...
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Make a special homemade treat for your dog on ThanksgivingNov 12, 2014 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving Day is all about giving thanks, family, tradition and food. While cooking Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends is the focus for several weeks, it can...
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Poisoned Schaumburg dog was deliberately targetedNov 12, 2014 12:01 am - While most dogs find commercial rat poison as irresistible to ingest as the vermin it's intended for, it's not often that a canine is deliberately targeted for harm. "I'...
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Pet show gives abandoned animals a second chanceNov 09, 2014 12:01 am - An underbite with jutting teeth and drool weren't about to stop the Rogers family from kissing their favorite face Sunday during the Chicago Pet Show at the Kane County ...
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All sizes, colors of fish at Everything Aquatic in SchaumburgNov 08, 2014 12:01 am - People from far and wide came to the 2nd annual Everything Aquatic at the Schaumburg Convention Center on Saturday. It featured all kinds of fish, from nurse sharks to l...
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No downside to adopting older felineNov 05, 2014 10:00 pm - On many occasions I have exhausted the virtues of the domestic black feline and I will not go on and on here, except to say that they have personality plus. Being a bla...
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Read the dog food labels to find the right fit for your petOct 28, 2014 11:00 pm - I'd gone to the store to buy my dog some treats and was wandering through the dog food aisles. With all of the new brands and various formulated diets, I wondered if the...
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Lake Zurich salutes man and dog for chasing geese to keep Paulus Park clean for 11 yearsOct 22, 2014 5:30 am - At 80 years young, Bob Warren says he plans to continue volunteering with his dog to chase Canada geese from Lake Zurich's Paulus Park in an effort to keep it clean. Wa...
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How bad will our winter be? A caterpillar can tell you.Oct 22, 2014 1:00 am - Memories of last year's icy winter are etched in our minds. Many are wondering what's in store this winter. Look no further than the woolly bear caterpillar. Like Punxsu...