| Crooks use the Web and puppies in scam
PHOENIX (AP) - Ads appearing in Arizona online and print classifieds offer English Bulldog and Yorkshire Terrier puppies and all you do is pay for shipping.The hitch is when contacted by e-mail, the giver says they're on a religious mission in Africa and they need a few hundred dollars to ship the dog. The con artists get the money, and the dog, if there ever was one, is never shipped.The Better Business Bureau and the American Kennel Club have issued warnings about the scam. .
Animal Corner / The poodle hairdo
It continues until fall. "During the winter I have time to play backgammon," says Muli Perlman, a veteran dog and cat groomer. "At this time most dogs are brought in for shampooing after having played in the mud. Few owners are interested in a winter haircut. Sometimes, owners bring their dogs for a haircut only because they did not brush them and dead fur collected," Perlman reveals. "I tell every customer: 'Keep a brush in your back pocket and brush the dog at every opportunity.' You also have to brush against the direction of hair growth - this technique takes out a lot of dead fur. In addition, brushing is also a nice massage for the dog."
Cats also need frequent brushing. This is especially true of long-haired cats, such as Persians. "If you don't brush them every day, they begin to get dreadlocks," explains veterinarian Dr.
Chihuahua diagnosis good, vet faces court
Today the Chihuahua went to another vet for a diagnosis. On her first birthday, this five pound pooch received some very good news. "He thinks that her eyesight will be totally back," owner Maryann Deluca said. The tiny Chihuahua made big news after it was injured during a visit for spay surgery on June 4th at the Sun City West animal clinic. According to investigators, technicians allegedly saw Dr. Joshua Winston strike Bella in the head causing her right eye to pop out. Bella's owner said Dr. Winston called her immediately after the incident. Dr. Joshua Winston was arrested, but he told us there's a lot more to the story and is confident his name will be cleared. "During the course of good, standard care things can happen that are hard for someone outside the field to understand," he said.
Pregnant beagle that was shot gives birth to 7 puppies
And Odie's healthy litter of seven, born June 9, are being called miracle pups by their veterinarian. "I would have bet a year's salary the puppies would have been reabsorbed," said Tom Ferstl, owner of the Millington Veterinary Clinic. "Sometimes you just get lucky. I'd have to say the diligence in care from the dog's owner, and the dog, had a lot to do with it." A nightmare turned realApril 15 for Odie and her owners -- Diane Springstube, Amber Springstube, 16, and Katelynn Springstube, 10. The beagle crawled home bleeding with up to 40 holes in her. She'd been peppered with a shotgun; the second dog in the neighborhood that had been recently shot. Diane had been outdoors doing chores at her Sister Lake Road home in Marathon Township when Odie was attacked. The dog plays on their two-acre homestead and is free to roam on the neighbor's cornfield that adjoins their property.
Boxer Dog Receives Bravery Award
Boxer dog Cally recieved a PDSA Commendation yesterday (29 May) after she led her owner, Nick Hurle, to injured farm manager, Peter Gurney, who was pinned down by two half-tonne bales of silage at Pinner Park Farm.
The special presentation was held at Pinner PDSA shop on Bridge Street on Tuesday 29 May at 4.30pm.
Recounting the story, Nick Hurle, 60, said: "Last March I was taking my usual morning walk with Cally near Pinner Park Farm when she ran off. When she came back, she insisted that I follow her. Suddenly, I could hear a man crying out in pain and saw large plastic bales, which are normally stacked neatly, scattered across the farmyard. I ran over and realised he had been crushed by two of the bales. If it wasn't for Cally I would never have found him. I quickly rang 999."
Farm Manager, Peter Gurney, 60, said: "I was using my tractor to bring the silage down to feed the cows.
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