Pets and Animals
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Use preventive measures to protect your dog from ticksJul 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Last week, a colleague of mine from work told me his dog was sick and was at the veterinarian undergoing tests. When the test results came in, his dog was diagnosed with...
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Service dogs open a new world for their ownersJul 09, 2014 12:00 pm - Dogs may be man's best friend, but for a number of Chicago-area children, teens, tweens and young adults, that special bond between human and a four-legged friend is muc...
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Running with bulls annual reminder of suburban tragedyJul 09, 2014 1:00 am - Every July, we are subjected to a stream of chaotic video clips, news stories, jokes and mean barbs about the weeklong "running with the bulls" in Pamplona, Spain. Dur...
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Pop-rocker scores song to soothe anxious caninesJul 08, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Score one for the dogs. DogTV, the 2-year-old television network for dogs, asked Grammy-winning musician Andrew Dost of the pop-rock band fun. to write...
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Petting zoo: Yelp review by St. Charles woman was libelous, untrueJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - A petting zoo owner believes a St. Charles woman crossed the line when she posted a less than flattering review on the website Yelp.com last year. DeKalb-based Friendly ...
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Kane County 4-H pet show features variety of animalsJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Thirty-three children representing 10 local 4-H clubs brought their reptiles, amphibians, birds, gerbils, rabbits, hamsters and fish to the annual Kane County 4-H Small ...
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Dog Day at Frontier DaysJul 06, 2014 1:01 am - The dogs had their day during the Frontier Days pet parade Sunday at Arlington Heights' Recreation Park. More than 50 pets, mostly dogs but also a cat and a guinea pig, ...
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Fast cars make this a tough time for slow turtlesJul 05, 2014 8:00 am - This is a tough time for pregnant turtles. It's the season when expectant mothers leave their watery homes in search of higher and drier nesting sites to lay their eggs....
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Des Plaines debating allowing chickens in cityJul 03, 2014 5:00 am - Des Plaines aldermen appear willing to let the Historic Methodist CampGround raise up to six chickens on site as part of a 4-H program, but whether chickens would be per...
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Rango is Arlington Hts. woman's miracle dogJul 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Editor's note: We wrote in February about the special bond Harley, an Australian Shepherd/border collie mix, had with his neighborhood and his owner Wendi Cali, who was ...