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CBS News: Sunday Morning – Custody of Pets

We recently received an email from a producer with CBS NEWS: SUNDAY MORNING asking for our assistance in researching a story involving custody of pets after the owners break up, separate or get divorced.

The subject of pet custody had never entered my mind before. I decided to search online and was quite amazed to find countless articles referring to what happens to a pet when custody is an issue. It become very apparent that it can become quite costly and very complicated.

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Consider the Cost of Adopting a Dog

by Jane Sanders
The joys of owning a dog can be tremendous, but there is a lot of responsibility that comes with ownership as well. From mental health, an increase owner life span to unconditional loyalty, man’s best friend really has a lot to offer. Still, adopting a dog can be a economically, as well as physically taxing endeavor. The costs associated with adopting can vary greatly, depending upon the shelter or breeder a person does business with. The most common form of adopting in the US is of shelter dogs, which are often rescued.

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5 Surprising and Healthy Dog Treats Hiding at Home

There has to be an alternative to store-bought organic dog treats.

This was exactly what I was thinking when I was buying another bag of organic treats for my dog. After my fifth bag, I was starting to feel the strain that these expensive treats were putting on my budget. But I wasn’t about to switch over to cheaper, junk food equivalents of dog treats. Driven by both my budget limit and my unwavering commitment to give my dog-only healthy food, I did my research and found out that there are lots of dog-tasty and human-budget friendly treats right in my own home. Here are five of these natural and homemade dog treats that my baby absolutely loves!

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Cats
Is Declawing or Debarking The Answer?

Declawing and debarking are operations that some pet owners may consider for their pets. Serious consideration should be taken before you have these procedures done.

It would make for a perfect world if your cat did not scratch up all your furniture or your dog would not bark at all hours of the night. But as you know we do not live in a perfect world. If you have pets in your home you should already realize that this is their normal behavior. They are simply doing what comes natural to them. With consistent training their behavior can be modified.

If your husband, wife or children just talked too much, would it be acceptable to have their vocal cords cut? No matter how much we would like to do this sometimes, it is just not the way the world works.

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Wordless Wednesday – Jenna

Submit your pet picture for inclusion here: Just Send an email to admin@petsblogs.com with the words Wordless Wednesday as the subject line. We’ll give you credit and link the photo…

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Chicago English Bulldog Rescue Helps Cranberry

A group of graduate students at DePaul University in Chicago are working on a project to spread the word of the efforts The Chicago English Bulldog Rescue is using to bring awareness to pet adoption. They are implementing various media to accomplish this goal and we were delighted when contacted to participate in the project. After reading the press release and looking at the before and after pictures, help us spread the word about Cranberry’s rescue and a new chance at life!

Please read the following press release and see if it touches your heart like it did ours.

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Blue-Collar Dogs Airs Tonight

SOMETIMES THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB IS MAN’S BEST FRIEND

JOIN K-9s ON THE FRONT LINES OF MEDICINE, DISASTER RELIEF AND THE WAR ON TERROR WHEN BLUE-COLLAR DOGS REPORT FOR DUTY ON NAT GEO WILD

Three-Hour Event Premiering Monday, February 21, at 8 PM ET/PT Reveals Dogs’ Extraordinary Work Capabilities in Some of the Most Dangerous and Demanding Environments on Earth

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