Articles filed under Pets and Animals
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Dog due diligence: How patrolling your yard for wild mushrooms can keep your pet safe
Oct 16, 2021 8:24 AM - Some wild mushrooms can be toxic to pets. Experts tell how you can keep your dogs safe in the wake of the flourishing fungi. -
After Hours: Canine Club of Barrington
Oct 15, 2021 12:03 PM - The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and the village of Barrington gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 12 to celebrate the opening of Canine Country Club of Barrington located at 340 Lageschulte St. in Barrington. Ribbon-cutting ceremony attendees (from left): Suzanne Corr (Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce); Dennis Kelly (FGMK Insurance Agency, Inc.); Scott Anderson (village of Barrington); Sharon and Amanda Orlowski (Canine Country Club of Barrington); Nicholas Wiley (Aloha Restoration Co.); and Charlotte Neault (Barrington Bank & Trust Co. N.A.). -
Get tips on bird feeding with Bloomingdale Garden Club Oct. 19
Oct 14, 2021 11:11 PM - On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the Bloomingdale Garden Club will present "Backyard Birds & Bird Feeding" with David Brooks at Cornerstone Faith Community Church in Bloomingdale. -
Join 'Search for Spiders' at Oct. 23 nature program in Elgin
Oct 14, 2021 10:26 PM - What a great time of the year to look for little, eight-legged creatures! They're creepy, they're crawly, and they're cool! -
If your dog loves balls, Flyball may be the sport for him
Oct 14, 2021 9:59 AM - Whether it's retrieving one, squishing a soft one in their mouth or tossing one on the floor themselves and jumping around it, dogs do seem to love playing with a ball. If your dog really loves it, then maybe an activity known as Flyball is right up his alley. -
A more comfortable goodbye? Vets bring pet euthanasia home
Oct 14, 2021 9:02 AM - Services that offer home euthanasia for pets have been busy since the pandemic led to restrictions on humans inside veterinary practices and animal hospitals
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St. Charles canine wins 'World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest'
Oct 14, 2021 9:55 AM - A St. Charles dog named Heaven has won People magazine's "World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest." Jackie Rakers fostered and then adopted Heaven from Starfish Animal Rescue in Batavia, and now she's donating the prize, a year's supply of Pedigree dog food, to the shelther that initially rescued Heaven. -
Explore birding around the world with DuPage Birding Club Oct. 14Oct 12, 2021 11:36 AM - Join the DuPage Birding Club for their October meeting featuring a program by Denis Kania and Joe Suchecki on the wonders and joys of international birding.
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Ready to fly: Monarchs raised at Libertyville High School prepare for their winter migration
Oct 8, 2021 5:15 PM - Monarch butterflies raised in an environmental science classroom at Libertyville High School are set to be released for their long, perilous migration to the mountains outside Mexico City. -
Carol Stream woman gets jail time for Yellowstone grizzly close encounter
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