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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 Fido's Clone Just Ain't Fido 

Doggie behavior, physical traits can differ

Jan 1, 09 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Lou Hawthorne's canine cloning business is well on its way—with clients paying upwards of $130,000 to duplicate their pets—but the copies of his own beloved family dog have hardly replaced her. Clones Mira and MissyToo vary in size and color, and Hawthorne's mother—keeper of the original... More »

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South Korea • cloning • dog • cloned pets • animal cloning • pet owners • Lou Hawthorne

OPINION

 Best in Show: 
 10 Canine Classics 

Time names top dogs of genre

Dec 29, 08 7:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Marley & Me's victory at the box office last weekend shows that man's best friend still fetches gold in Tinseltown. Time picks their top canine classics:
  • Lassie Come Home (1943): In the film before the series, Lassie escapes to reunite with her original owner, braving bad weather, evil people,
... More »

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Stephen King • dog • movies • Disney Studios • Lassie

For Fido, Fetch Can Be Fatal

Tossing sharp sticks
at canines not so
smart after all,
UK vet says

Dec 28, 08 1:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Chasing sticks leads to as many doggy injuries as running around on roads, a leading British vet tells the Times of London. With their pointy ends, erratic trajectories, and tendency to break apart, nature's fetch toys can cause all sorts of canine injuries, from stab wounds to paralysis to slow... More »

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infection • veterinarian • dog • pet safety

 Afghan Dogfighting 
 Resurges 

Thousands flock to weekly events

Dec 28, 08 6:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Dogfighting in Afghanistan is experiencing a major resurgence since the fall of the Taliban, with weekly fights in many communities and purses as high as $50,000, reports the New York Times. The Taliban banned the practice as un-Islamic, but the fights are now as popular as ever. Twice... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • dog • extreme sports • sports fans • dog fighting

movie review





 Bring Tissues 
 for Marley & Me 

Critics concede it's a family film, but little more

Dec 24, 08 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Walk into Marley & Me not expecting to be wowed, and it’s an easy film to watch, Claudia Puig writes in USA Today. Unfortunately, “it’s just as easy to forget.” The writers deftly pull dog-lovers’ heartstrings, but the story itself is ordinary and chemistry lacking between... More »

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movie review • Jennifer Aniston • Owen Wilson • dog • Labrador • Marley & Me

UK Mailman
Maimed by Rottweilers

Passerby clubbed, drove over dogs; may have saved man's arm

Dec 23, 08 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - A British mailman suffered serious injuries when he was mauled by rottweilers while delivering Christmas cards yesterday, the Times of London reports. The two dogs ripped his arm, and bit his back and legs, until a passerby intervened, clubbing the canines with an iron bar and running over one with... More »

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Cambridge • attack • Britain • Royal Mail • dog • post office • rottweiler

 Hard Times Bite Dogs, Cats 

Out of work owners leave pets at shelters

Dec 22, 08 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - As man's bills pile up, man's best friend is all too often getting the heave-ho, reports the AP in a look at the economic impact on animal shelters across a recession-battered America. As dogs and cats of broke owners stretch shelters to their limits, the sinking economy also cuts into... More »

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euthanasia • Humane Society • dog • cat • economy • animal shelters • veterinary services • Petside.com • American Pet Products Association • Animal Humane Association • Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals • Help Out Pets Everywhere

Dog Poop DNA, Sean Avery Rule 2008 Ideas

NYT assembles hodgepodge of year's memorable concepts

Dec 13, 08 2:42 PM CST
(Newser) - For the eighth straight year, the New York Times Magazine has compiled the best—and worst—ideas that influenced the past 12 months:
  • Can’t get enough of popping bubble wrap? A Japanese, battery-operated key chain now simulates your favorite mindless activity.
  • Sean Avery not only made his
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • moon • dog • Sean Avery • condoms • bubble wrap • Best of 2008

 Dogs Get Jealous: Study 

But canine envy is simpler than that felt by primates

Dec 8, 08 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Dogs can indeed get jealous, a new study shows. While it’s known that other primates feel envy, the report offers the first evidence of the green-eyed monster in canines. Dogs were paired up and commanded to put their paw in an experimenter’s hand, and then given unequal rewards:... More »

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experiments • canine behavior • science experiment • primates • dog • canines • envy

(Newser) - Move over, Rover: Man has a new best friend that is helping to combat two scourges plaguing the developing world. Rats, normally reviled as filthy vermin, are sniffing out land mines and detecting tuberculosis bacteria. "Rats are usually considered pests or enemies of humanity,” said one Mozambican handler,... More »

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Africa • United Nations • Mozambique • Tanzania • rats • land mines • tuberculosis • dog

 Hypoallergenic Dog Is Tall Tail: 
 Allergists to Obama 

It's the dander, not the hair, that usually causes problems; steps recommended

Nov 13, 08 12:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama plans to acquire a hypoallergenic dog because of daughter Malia’s allergies, but doctors have bad news, the AP reports. No canine is “truly ‘hypoallergenic,’” an allergists group says. “It is falsely believed that a dog that sheds less will not cause a... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • first families • dog • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • pet allergies • hypoallergenic

Hey, Obama Girls, Peru's Got Your Puppy

Not cute or furry, but Peruvian Hairless loves kids, is hypoallergenic

Nov 11, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Peru may hold the solution to the president-elect’s canine conundrum, the Telegraph reports. The Peruvian Hairless, a dog with ancient Inca origins, is hypoallergenic and family friendly, perfect for Obama’s allergic daughter Malia; a puppy has been offered to the incoming first family. “If we send it... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Peru • Machu Picchu • dog • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • hypoallergenic • Peruvian Hairless

OPINION

Doggone It, Obama's Better Than I Thought

First pooch search shows his political skill, empathy: Kristol

Nov 10, 08 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - For William Kristol, election night was bad, but not dreadful, for his fellow conservatives—until the president-elect promised his daughters a puppy. Suddenly, writes the New York Times columnist, Barack Obama showed "competence plus warmth, a pretty potent combination." Forget winning an electoral college landslide; it was... More »

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Barack Obama • press conference • dog • conservatives • President Obama • William Kristol

OPINION




 Vote 
 Greyhound 
 for First 
 Pooch 

Loyal, cuddly and in need of a political push

Nov 8, 08 3:51 PM CST
(Newser) - So the Obamas are looking for a hypoallergenic rescue dog? Well, Jezebel has just the breed for them: Greyhound. Today known mostly as racing dogs, Greyhounds have a proud history. They were protected by law in the Middle Ages, they appear in Chaucer, Shakespeare and the Simpsons, and are the... More »

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pets • Barack Obama • animal cruelty • dog • President Obama • Greyhound • Greyhound racing

(Newser) - Neighbors are accusing a Los Angeles County assistant fire chief of beating their puppy so badly that she had to be put down, KTLA reports. Glynn Johnson attacked the dog for no reason, they say, pummeling it with a rock and trying to break its jaws. Johnson told superiors he... More »

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animal cruelty • puppy • dog

Promised First Dog May Be
'a Mutt, Like Me': Obama

With daughter's allergies, choice of pooch will be 'a major issue,' president-elect grins

Nov 7, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Of all the pressing questions looming before the Obama administration, one is dominating discourse at water coolers, around dinner tables, and even on the president-elect's website: What kind of dog are Malia and Sasha getting? The president-elect's first press conference today quickly turned to the family pet, which he laughingly... More »

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Barack Obama • allergy • dog • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • pet allergies

Allergies Complicate Obamas' Pooch-Vetting Process

Malia's issues have AKC pushing 'hypo-allergenic' breeds; docs say there's no such thing

Nov 7, 08 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Animal advocates are chomping at the bit to sway President-elect Obama’s choice of first dog, and they’re using daughter Malia's allergies to do it, the New York Times reports. The American Kennel Club suggests the Obamas buy a “hypoallergenic” breed like a poodle or Bichon Frise, but... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • PETA • American Kennel Club • America's poodle • poodle • dog • Malia Obama • mutts • President Obama • goldendoodle • pet allergies • Obama family

(Newser) - Take that, liberal media. One of the presidential pooches, Barney, bit the finger of a Reuters reporter at the White House today, ABC News notes. When Jon Decker reached down to pet Barney, the Scottish terrier snapped at him and broke the skin on his index finger. Decker got some... More »

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White House • dog

A Tough Decision for Obama: Picking the First Dog

AKC wants a poodle, PETA wants a mutt

Nov 5, 08 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama promised his daughters a dog after the election, win or lose. So it was no surprise when he told the girls during his acceptance speech they “have earned the puppy that is coming with us.” But what kind will the first family choose? Malia, 10, wants... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • American Kennel Club • puppy • poodle • dog • Election 2008 • mutts

Bow WOW! Berlin Opens
Soup Kitchen for Dogs

New leash on life for pets of struggling humans

Nov 2, 08 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Things are apparently woof all over—so Berliners have now opened a soup kitchen for dogs. Businesses have donated pet food and funds so that hounds belonging to homeless people and the unemployed can chow down. Organizers shrug off criticism that their efforts would be put to better use serving... More »

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Berlin • homeless • soup kitchen • Man's best friend • dog • financial crisis

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