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Call that a ball? Dogs learn to associate words with objects differently than humans do

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According to new research, dogs learning to associate words with objects form these associations in different ways than humans do.

Stuff your Turkey, NOT your Pet, During the Holiday Season

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Haven’t we all fallen victim to that “Come-on-who-can-resist-this-face” look? Our sage advice:STAY STRONG.

Golden Oldies

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November is “Adopt a Senior Pet Month” and if you’ve considered bringing a new pet into your home adopting a senior pet is an excellent idea. If you’re not convinced, read on…

“We can rebuild him…we have the technology.”

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While it’s not quite the bionic technology that saved “Six Million Dollar Man,” Steve Austin or the “Bionic Woman,” scientific advances in veterinary medicine is giving virtually crippled pets a new lease on life.

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Keeping Your Pets (and people) Safe & Sane on Halloween

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Halloween is coming up, but your pets may not think Halloween is quite as much fun as you or your children do. So many things can prove to be stressful or wind up putting your pet, other people or even you in dangerous situations. There are a few things to keep in mind and precautions to take that should make things much easier on both you and your pets.

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Kandahar Airfield Veterinarians Serve Four-Legged Warriors

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When a working dog is sick or injured, the staff of the Kandahar Airfield Veterinary Medical Team is a dog’s best friend. The veterinary medical team here operates a medical clinic for canines deployed to southern Afghanistan.

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STRIKE A POSE – Your pet can be on the cover of Paw Prints The Magazine!

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Since we’re in print once again, we thought it made sense to bring back a contest we haven’t had in a while. We want to see the best photo of your pets that you can possibly come up with so we can choose one of them to be on the cover of our Winter issue!

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Maybe we should have named him Houdini

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We discovered is that he is a “climber.” A climber of fences to be exact.

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Choosing an “Apartment Dog” (& how do convince a landlord that’s what you’ve got)

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For many people, a dog is part of the criteria for achieving the “American Dream” – a perfect complement to the house with a yard. But people who live in apartments love dogs too, and while a house may not be in the immediate future (or ever – who needs yard work?), the idea of owning a dog is what will make their life complete as well. Why not?

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The World’s Best Way to De-Skunk Your Pet

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The weather finally warmed up (thank goodness) and you and your pets are spending more and more time outdoors – at parks, on hikes and even camping. So, the odds of Fido getting into something smelly begin to increase exponentially…

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KC’s Rose Brooks Center Opens Safe Haven for Pets

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We had to share the joy everyone felt today as Rose Brooks Center, a battered women’s shelter, opened their Paws Place today. This is a pet shelter on the grounds of RBC’s facility to where the abused can escape their abusers without leaving behind their beloved pets to face the wrath of the abuser as well… something that so often prevents the abuse victim from leaving.

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“It’s Ruff Being A Dog”

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This is an adorable song and video that will definitely make you smile. Those of you with kids may find they already know the words.

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May “MUDDY DOG” Photo Contest

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Spring showers may bring beautiful flowers, but it also brings MUD! So this month, we want to see your best (or maybe we should say, worst) muddy-dog photos!

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When is the right time to have Fido fixed?

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Traditionally, it has been common for pets to be “fixed” at around 6 months old, with the exception of those under the care of shelters and rescues which commonly have the procedure done much earlier… “Common knowledge” suggests that the benefits of doing so at an early age outweigh the risks. As is often the case, tradition takes precedence in the decision-making process even after evidence to the contrary has been discovered.

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Heat Stroke! An easily preventable cause of death.

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We haven’t even hit the the Dog Days of Summer and it has already been HOT! But I don’t need to tell you that. I don’t know how many times I’m overwhelmed by the temperature the interior of my car reaches when I leave it for even short periods of time. We hear time and time again of people leaving their children in the car for “brief” periods of time and returning to find them lifeless. How that can happen is anyone’s guess. We’re horrified and outraged every time the story plays on the news. But what about our pets?