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VOL. II - No.
14 - February 2002 |
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What
Happens to War Dogs After a War?
HARTSDALE, CT (USA) — In times of war and
crisis, dogs have come to the aid of humans for millennia; Assyrian temple
carvings showing dogs leading warriors into battle date back as far as
1235 BC.... [full story] |
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Dog's
Slobbery Kiss Saves Woman from Deadly Bee Sting
CHARLOTTE, NC (USA) — Ms. Davis
found herself in a dyspathic situation after being
stung by a bee... [full story] |
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Study
Shows Veggies Make Your Dog Smarter; and
The Top 8 Signs Your Dog is Getting Dumb
TORONTO, ON (Canada) — New
research shows that a vegetable-rich diet can halt the mental
decline... [full story] |
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Loyal
Man Saves 2 Drowning Dogs
BOCA RATON, FL (USA) — Mr.
Schiffer and his two dogs from South Florida were driving near a
construction site in Boca Raton where streets had been flooded... [full
story] |
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Is This
the Biggest Tongue in the World?
DETROIT, MI (USA) — Physiologists
and historians are scrambling to determine whether or not
"Brandy" the Boxer has rightful claim to the title... [full
story] |
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FLASHBACK:
"He went thataway!"
GUEST ARTICLE by Paul B. Morgan (USA) —
We were doing a piece for Animal Planet which airs every so
often...Animal
Heroes....It was about Suzie in Vietnam... [full
story] |
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Mutt
Rescues 63-Year-Old Woman Held at Gunpoint
LONDON (UK) — Celeste
Shellard says that this is not the first time the gang has
attacked her, nor is it the first time she has been saved by
"Ricki", her faithful dog... [full
story] |
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Dog
Comes Home for Christmas,
7 Weeks Late and 200km Away
BATHURST, NSW (Australia) — A
tiny Shih-Tzu/Maltese mix who disappeared on Christmas Eve
reappeared... [full story] |
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Scotland
Bans Fox Hunts; and
A Dog's Top 8 Favorite Beatles Songs
(Scotland) — Following years
of culminating protests and intense debates, the Scottish
Parliament has made a momentous and very controversial move... [full
story] |
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Wandering
Coyote Booted from Airport Hops Train Instead
PORTLAND, OR (USA) — Authorities
reported on Wednesday that a wild coyote was chased off the tarmac
at Portland International Airport. The traveling prairie
pooch proceeded to the Tri-Met Airport Terminal Station where it
boarded the light-rail train bound for downtown... [full
story] |
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 VALENTINE'S
DAY SPECIAL
To Ape, From Dog, With Love
BIRMINGHAM (UK) — Long time Scoop
readers have learned not to be alarmed by bizarre love
connections... [full story] |
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Pawsitively
Patriotic Dogs!
(Pictures of Mardi Paws,
Part I)
NEW ORLEANS, LA (USA) — "Laissez
les bone temps rouler!" They came in all colors,
shapes and sizes... [full story] |
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King
& Queen of Mardi Paws
(Pictures of Mardi Paws,
Part II)
NEW ORLEANS, LA (USA) — The
identities of year's krewe royalty (or "Royal Hairs")
had been cloaked in secrecy, as the tradition goes. The
announcement only came last month at the bal masque: the King and
Queen were... [full story] |
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Dog
Soldiers of the Future
(Pictures of Mardi Paws,
Part III)
NEW ORLEANS, LA (USA) — Even
civilian dogs got to live out their wildest ambitions by dressing
up as SAR dogs, bomb-sniffing dogs and tactical military... [full
story] |
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Slightly
Confused Labrador Adopts Kitty Litter
BALLYGLUNIN (Ireland) — Late last month, a dog was honored
as one of the 2001 Pets of the Year for adopting... [full
story] |
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Dognapped
Pomeranian Foils Captors
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (USA) — Her legs may be no longer than a set of fountain-pens and
her brain may be no bigger than a radish, but she had what it took to
outwit... [full story] |
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Have
You Ever Seen a 21-Dog Salute?
KOLKATA [CALCUTTA] (India) — Canines
put on a spectacular display of patriotism at the ceremonial
parade on Red Road... [full story] |
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Dog and
Cows Steal Pickup Truck
ALVA, OK (USA) — A gang of farmyard car-thieves pulled off the animal heist of the century
when they... [full story] |
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Why
Would Anybody Like a Job Like This? (A K-9 Career Story)
Guest article by Paul B. Morgan (USA) —
"You made your bed and now you have to lie in
it!" Those were the consoling words from my dear mother in a letter
when I complained to her that joining the US Army had been a big mistake...
[full story] |
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CPR
Revives Dead Police Dog
(Again?
Didn't this happen last month?)
VANCOUVER, BC (Canada) — Put your books away; we're going to have a
little pop quiz... Study the three diagrams below and tell
me which is the proper way to... [full
story] |
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"Melbourne's
Most Dangerous Dog" Breaks Out of Jail, Sends Postcards from Secret
Location; Detectives Baffled
MELBOURNE (Australia) — John Henderson has been receiving mysterious
photographs of his pit bull... [full story] |
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