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Published: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 | 
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Leave a comment Pets are the lights of their owners' lives. And keeping pets healthy is key to extending the warmth and love for years. Here are five good habits: Healthy eats, treats; Food puzzles; Walking and playing; Socializing with other dogs; Vet visits. A pet owner's primary goal should be to prevent disease, not only treat it. Changes in diet or lifestyle, giving nutritional supplements and exercising more are straight forward solutions. Sometimes you just need a prod.
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Top 5 healthy habits for pets, their owners
Published: Wed, Jan 25, 2012
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Pets are the lights of their owners' lives. And keeping pets healthy is key to extending the warmth and love for years.
Dr. Ernie Ward, nationally renowned veterinarian, pet author and founder of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, offers his 'Top 5 Healthy Habits' for pet owners to help ensure pets stay... Read More
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Pets are the lights of their owners' lives. And keeping pets healthy is key to extending the warmth and love for years.
Dr. Ernie Ward, nationally renowned veterinarian, pet author and founder of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, offers his 'Top 5 Healthy Habits' for pet owners to help ensure pets stay... Read More
Pet Tales: Puppy mill rescue is a welcome part of pet family
Published: Mon, Jan 23, 2012
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Pet Tales: Readers share their pet tales. Read More
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Pet Tales: Readers share their pet tales. Read More
Pet Tales: Houdini learns a new trick
Published: Mon, Jan 16, 2012
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Pet Tales: The Oklahoman readers share their pet tales. Read More
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Pet Tales: The Oklahoman readers share their pet tales. Read More
Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet
Published: Sat, Jan 14, 2012
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Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet. Read More
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Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet. Read More
Wildlife rescue may be next move for kangaroo, former Broken Arrow owner
Updated: Fri, Jan 13, 2012
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McALESTER — Former Broken Arrow resident Christie Carr said she and her disabled kangaroo, Irwin, plan to move to Wild Heart Ranch, a wildlife rehabilitation center near Foyil. Read More
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McALESTER — Former Broken Arrow resident Christie Carr said she and her disabled kangaroo, Irwin, plan to move to Wild Heart Ranch, a wildlife rehabilitation center near Foyil. Read More
Horse left at Ohio Amish-area Walmart needs home
Published: Sat, Jan 7, 2012
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SOUTH RUSSELL, Ohio (AP) — Wally the Walmart horse is looking for a new home. That's the nickname given to a 9-year-old standardbred horse that a humane society says was left at a northeast Ohio store by an Amish teenager more than two months ago. Humane Officer Christian Courtwright in Geauga County says the... Read More
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SOUTH RUSSELL, Ohio (AP) — Wally the Walmart horse is looking for a new home. That's the nickname given to a 9-year-old standardbred horse that a humane society says was left at a northeast Ohio store by an Amish teenager more than two months ago. Humane Officer Christian Courtwright in Geauga County says the... Read More
Temporary barrier along I-35 in Norman removed
Published: Sat, Jan 7, 2012
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Crews contracted by the state Transportation Department this week finished removing a temporary barrier along Interstate 35 near the Lindsey Street/State Highway 9 interchanges. The barrier has been in place since November. Read More
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Crews contracted by the state Transportation Department this week finished removing a temporary barrier along Interstate 35 near the Lindsey Street/State Highway 9 interchanges. The barrier has been in place since November. Read More
Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet
Published: Sat, Jan 7, 2012
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Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet. Read More
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Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet. Read More
Florida man reunites with lost kitty in Colorado
Published: Wed, Jan 4, 2012
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GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A cat who wandered away from his new home in Florida has been reunited with his owner after being found nearly 2,000 miles away in Colorado. Waylon, an orange-striped tabby cat, was reunited with Daniel Johns on Wednesday at the Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden. The cat went missing from... Read More
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GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A cat who wandered away from his new home in Florida has been reunited with his owner after being found nearly 2,000 miles away in Colorado. Waylon, an orange-striped tabby cat, was reunited with Daniel Johns on Wednesday at the Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden. The cat went missing from... Read More
Man banned from owning dog after puppy gets drunk
Published: Wed, Jan 4, 2012
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LONDON (AP) — A British court has barred a man from having a dog for three years after his Labrador puppy was discovered drunk. Matthew Cox had been drinking vodka and coke with his roommate on Aug. 22 when he left his glass on the floor to go for a smoke. He returned to find that his 6-month-old dog, Max, had... Read More
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LONDON (AP) — A British court has barred a man from having a dog for three years after his Labrador puppy was discovered drunk. Matthew Cox had been drinking vodka and coke with his roommate on Aug. 22 when he left his glass on the floor to go for a smoke. He returned to find that his 6-month-old dog, Max, had... Read More
Cat-sitting opens eyes of dog lover
Updated: Tue, Jan 3, 2012
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If Oklahoman columnist Carrie Coppernoll has learned anything during the holiday season, it's that cats hate her. Serving as cat-sitter for friends dinged her self-esteem. Read More
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If Oklahoman columnist Carrie Coppernoll has learned anything during the holiday season, it's that cats hate her. Serving as cat-sitter for friends dinged her self-esteem. Read More
Pet Tales: Peaches sniffs out all sorts of critters
Published: Mon, Jan 2, 2012
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Pet Tales: Peaches is a little dog that lives on an acreage with lots of strange critters. Read More
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Pet Tales: Peaches is a little dog that lives on an acreage with lots of strange critters. Read More
Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet
Published: Sat, Dec 31, 2011
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Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet. Read More
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Oklahoma City metro-area adopt a pet. Read More
Rescue group in crisis mode after cat euthanized
Updated: Wed, Dec 28, 2011
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PHOENIX (AP) — Animal lovers threatened to pull donations to an animal rescue group and the public flooded the agency with scathing comments and calls after a man's cat was euthanized when he couldn't afford its medical care, prompting the Arizona Humane Society to go into damage-control mode Wednesday. The... Read More
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PHOENIX (AP) — Animal lovers threatened to pull donations to an animal rescue group and the public flooded the agency with scathing comments and calls after a man's cat was euthanized when he couldn't afford its medical care, prompting the Arizona Humane Society to go into damage-control mode Wednesday. The... Read More
Pet Tales: Yorkiepoo 'joy'ful after her team's big win
Published: Mon, Dec 26, 2011
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Pet Tales: Joy is a Yorkipoo who, like her owner, loves the OSU Cowboys. Read More
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Pet Tales: Joy is a Yorkipoo who, like her owner, loves the OSU Cowboys. Read More
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A dog wash fundraiser sponsored by a network of animal rescue organizations. Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2011, at a northwest Oklahoma City shopping center at May Avenue and Britton Road.
