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Category Archives: community
Dogs Help Kids Read?
A program in Maryland is pairing literacy volunteers and dogs together to help children gain confidence in their reading skills. But wait, how can dogs possibly serve as reading tutors? Wags for Hope, a local nonprofit, operates under the premise … Continue reading
The Daily Puppy!
Somehow, we just learned about the canine adorableness delivered every day by the website The Daily Puppy. We can’t believe we’ve been missing out all this time!
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Cute Dog Photos
This is one of our favorite galleries of dog pics (other than our own).
Dog Surf-A-Thon 2009
Surf’s up this September 13 at the annual Dog Surf-A-Thon in San Diego. Both dog surfers and human surfers are welcome at this fundraising event for Helen Woodward Animal Center. Below, check out the scene at last year’s event – … Continue reading
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Prisoners Foster Dogs and Cats
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy At an Indiana Correctional Facility, prisoners are fostering dogs and cats who later get put up for adoption. This sounds like a win-win situation to us.
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Looking for Work: Personal Pet Assistants
A few weeks ago we saw a sign posted in a park in our neighborhood: Personal Pet Assistant Looking for Work. In a way, it wasn’t surprising – the area we live in has its share of movie-industry high rollers … Continue reading
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Bark For the Cure
Mark your calendars! Bark for the Cure, a 5K run/walk to raise money for canine cancer awareness will take place in LA’s Griffith Park on Saturday, October 4.
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So Cal Dog Parks
For a list of the 55 best dog parks in Southern California, click here. We’re proud to see our hometown, Santa Monica, represented five times! Here is a summary of the list: 1. Airport Park Santa Monica 2. Arbor Dog … Continue reading
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Walk For the Underdog
We had a fabulous time at the Walk for the Underdog event in Los Angeles on Sunday. There was music, there was pizza, there were 50 dachshunds. What more could you ask for? We were there schmoozing with various dogs … Continue reading
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Walk for the Underdog
The good news: about 575 dogs are adopted from shelters each week in Los Angeles. The bad: 500 are euthanized weekly. Rescue organizations pluck dogs from overcrowded shelters, saving them from certain death, and then find adoptive parents for them. … Continue reading
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Baghdad Pups and SPCA International
A DOG’S LIFE has been working together with SPCA International to launch a special line of treats commemorating their charitable initiative, Baghdad Pups. The program has been funding and managing the return of stray dogs in Iraq that have been … Continue reading
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