Pets and Animals
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Family reunites with dog a month after tornadoDec 18, 2013 3:51 pm - MELLOTT, Ind. — Members of an Indiana family were reunited Wednesday with their dog a month after he vanished in the aftermath of a tornado and was adopted by another fa...
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Decorating for the holidays can be tricky with felinesDec 18, 2013 12:58 pm - Do you have a feline in residence, and, if so, are you dreading putting up the Christmas tree and the rest of the traditional Christmas decorations? Has your feline demo...
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Dogs helping CLC studentsDec 15, 2013 3:54 pm - Trained therapy dogs have been visiting the College of Lake County’s library at its flagship Grayslake campus in an effort to provide much-needed stress relief for stude...
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Kids, cats get together for holiday party in South ElginDec 15, 2013 12:32 pm - Eighteen elementary school-aged kids, a stack of pizzas, and more than 100 cats — all together for four hours — may sound like chaos to many, but it’s just another day t...
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Frigid temperatures can be dangerous for your petDec 12, 2013 9:33 am - If you have been listening to Christmas music on the radio, you’ve probably heard Dean Martin singing “Baby, it’s cold outside.” And is it ever. Our most recent blast o...
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Mount Prospect mulls giving 'vicious' dogs a 2nd chanceDec 11, 2013 12:00 pm - Mount Prospect dogs characterized as “vicious” could get a second chance at redemption, if the village board agrees to a code change proposed this week. At Tuesday's Com...
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Unusual number of Arctic snowy owls seen in U.S.Dec 11, 2013 4:30 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — Snow-white owls with luminous yellow eyes are thrilling bird-watchers as the magnificent birds set up winter residence at airports, fields and beaches far...
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Wags and barks speak volumes when talking to dogsDec 10, 2013 4:45 am - LOS ANGELES — Wags and barks speak volumes when it comes to understanding what a dog is saying, but there are also clues in a dog’s eyes, ears, nose or the tilt of its h...
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NIU’s new husky mascot from MarengoDec 06, 2013 4:05 pm - Northern Illinois University’s new husky mascot is coming from a dog breeder in Marengo. The school said last month that it was retiring Diesel the husky dog after nine ...
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Dog excercise area opens:Dec 05, 2013 4:59 pm - Access to the Independence Grove Dog Exercise Area on Milwaukee Avenue north of Route 137 in Libertyville is complete and the site will reopen Friday. New site enhanceme...