Pets
Tips for traveling with pets
With Memorial Day fast approaching, can the annual family vacation be far behind? That means that once again, many pet lovers will be faced with the dilemma of what do with their pets while they travel.
Pets
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PETS
Ada County Pet of the Week: Rex the Shepherd, Collie mix
Rex, 5, is a neutered male, black and white German Shepherd and Border Collie mix. Poor Rex has lived his whole life with one family and is very confused about being at the shelter after they relinquished him due to a move. This gentle boy deserves a chance to bond to a new, loving family. Rex is...
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PETS
Canyon County Pet of the Week: Banks the cattle dog mix
Banks, 2, is an Australian Cattle Dog mix. He is in the prime of his life and is looking for a job to do.
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PETS
Virus is ruffling Puff's feathers
Puff is a 21/2-year-old umbrella cockatoo living with Salema and Trevont in Atlanta. She was born in captivity and raised from hatching by Salema's mother until she was about 12 weeks old.
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PETS
Program provides peace for patients and their pets
Tell Katherine to go protect her mom, and the diminutive Jack Russell terrier jumps to Dolores Starcher's side. The companionship is one of the few pleasures the 75-year-old woman, who suffers from progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, can still enjoy.
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PETS
Canyon County Pet of the Week: Grant the Heeler mix
Grant, 1 , is a Heeler mix. This boy is one in a million. He is super smart, athletic and willing to please. Grant responds well to his handlers and is starting to pick up commands quickly. He does great on the leash, is well socialized with other dogs and would make an excellent new family...
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Ada Count Pet of the Week: Angel the Border Collie mix
Angel, 2, is a spayed female, black and white Border Collie mix. An affectionate and loving dog, she has quickly become a volunteer favorite. Angel was relinquished to the shelter because she was digging and escaping from her yard. Unfortunately her previous home forced Angel live outdoors 24/7 ...
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PETS
Lost pets find help getting back home in unique program
Indi the peripatetic Belgian Malinois was lost and found all in the space of four frantic hours.
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PETS
How to photograph a dog
When photographer James Morrissey schedules a portrait setting for a dog, he blocks out three hours.
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PETS
Eau de Pew! Help for your stinky dog
We love our dogs and want to be close to them, so when they smell bad we need to find out if the foul odor has an underlying cause that needs to be addressed.
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POLITICS
Idaho animal cruelty ballot initiative comes up short
Animal welfare groups across Idaho banded together last year on a ballot initiative that would put a felony animal cruelty law before voters. They had to gather 47,000 signatures by Tuesday to get it on the ballot.


