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Not only in divorces, but in situations like that after Hurricane Katrina, when people who were forced to flee New Orleans finally tracked down their pets, only to find that they’d been adopted and the new owners didn’t want to give them back.
The Seattle Times reports.
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I don’t know how US breeders feel about it, but in the UK, inbreeding is considered enough of a problem that microchipping litters is being proposed as a partial solution.
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Deborah Wood, of Marietta, Georgia, has been rescuing dogs since 2001. Now, she and 16 dogs need someplace to stay after a fire that damaged Wood’s house.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the details.
A dog snoozes during a ride
The Financial Times has a fascinating article on Moscow’s stray dogs, and the city’s complex relationship with them. One group of dogs has even learned to ride the city’s metro system.
Tami Tanoue and Copper
This is a beautiful story from USA Today’s Sharon Peters. Some special people provide some special animals love and peace in their final days.
Kika on the puppy came
Kika, a shiba inu who lives in San Francisco, first became a web celebrity (cewebrity?) in 2008, when a live video feed documented her caring for her first litter of puppies. Now it’s happening again, with the arrival of five new pups, 3 males and 2 females.
The live feed is here, if you want to join in. As I write this, the puppies are nursing. Awww.
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Dogs and humans have lived together for so long that researches hope canine DNA may give them clues to human ailments.
For example, a team recently discovered a gene related to obsessive disorders in Doberman pinschers; dogs display obsessive behaviors in a manner similar to humans. Other researchers are now studying the same gene in humans.
In addition to psychiatric disorders, scientists hope that dog’s genes may help them with epilepsy, cancer, and phobias, all of which dogs develop in ways similar to humans. The Boston Globe has more.
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Happy 2010, Dogfolk! In case you missed this story, an 11-year-old boy in British Columbia is thankful for his Golden Retriever, Angel, who saved him from a cougar in his own back yard.
CBC News has the details.
