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Best cities for dogs

By Bill Peña on 06/07/2007

Men's Health has just put out their ranking of the best cities for dogs, based on things like per capita dog ownership, # of veterinarians and dog parks, and rate of heartworm.

Here's the top 5:

  1. Colorado Springs, CO
  2. Portland, OR
  3. Albuquerque, NM
  4. Tucson, AZ
  5. Seattle, WA

Want to see where your city ranks? Click here for the complete rankings and breakdowns.

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Volunteer Honored For Keeping Maine Police Dogs Safe In the Line of Duty

By Aidan Bindoff on 05/21/2007

An 18 year old from Maine has been honored for her work in raising money to outfit police dogs with bullet-proof vests, winning a Prudential Spirit of Community award.  Kelly Davis started her charity work when she was just 11 years old, and even had a law changed to enable her to continue this work!  At the time, Maine had a law preventing anyone from raising public funds for the benefit of a law enforcement agency.

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Why Do Dogs Have a Tendency to Chase Moving Objects?

By Aidan Bindoff on 05/14/2007

On the Yahoo "Click to Calm" list recently, Jen asked "why do other [non-herding] breeds chase things?"

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NEW: Karen Pryor Academy and Dog Trainer Certification Program

By Tia Guest on 05/03/2007

We're thrilled to announce Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior, an innovative approach to teaching created by the best minds in clicker training today, and available across and the United States and Canada.

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What Separates the Little Guys from the Big Guys in the Canine Kingdom?

By Aidan Bindoff on 04/12/2007

- the gene IGF-1 and the DNA that sits next to it, according to a team of researchers lead by K Gordon Lark and his team of researchers at the University of Utah.

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