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Pets

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Loving Your Dog Enough to Let Go

My dog was in the ICU this week. Those are words I never thought I’d write—not because my 11-year-old chihuahua is the picture of perfect […]

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Dating the Pre-Elderly

So a few months back, the unthinkable happened. It didn’t happen to anyone except me, so I’m pretty much the only one who got bent […]

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A Real Alligator Living Near a Wawa in Delaware

Delaware Fish and Wild Life officials responded to a call about an alligator walking around a parking lot. They eventually found a three and 1/2 […]

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PHOTOS: Philly’s Most Popular Dogs

The American Kennel Club recently released its list of the most popular dog breeds in the country. The data also revealed the 1o most popular […]

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The 10 Cutest Dogs in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Television has probably rotted my brain, but I can’t seem to stop watching. Sometimes I enjoy bad TV just as much as good TV. The […]

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Top 7 Puppy Bowl VIII Moments

Who cares if the Eagles didn’t make it to the stinkin’ Super Bowl this year? There was a way awesomer sporting event happening yesterday: the […]

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More Cute Polar Bear Cubs? Nooooo!

It seems like only yesterday when I was obsessed with a tiny polar bear cub named Knut (pronounced kuh-noot). But it was 2006 and I […]

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Seven Best Reasons for Generation X to Love 2012

I’m one of those annoying people who’s prone to complaining about this modern age—despite the fact that I’m in the Cult of Apple; despite the […]

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I Took My Chihuahua to a Playgroup

I have never abused my dog. I’ve never beaten her with a stick, but she’s afraid of sticks. Nor have I hit her with the […]

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SPCA Searches Kensington Home After Finding Dead Dogs

The total number of dead dogs has not yet been reported, but SPCA officials are searching a home in Kensington after finding several dead pit […]

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Funemployment Tales: Of Beagles, Meaningless Degrees and Midlife Changes

Okay, ladies and gents, we’re back with more stories from the unemployment lines. First an update on my own situation: I have another mystery-employer phone […]

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Scenes From the National Dog Show

Until a few days ago, I was a dog-show virgin. Given my unfathomable love for  canines—and my exhaustion from the news coming out of Penn […]

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Snow Leopard Cubs Debut at Zoo Tomorrow

The first pair of snow leopard cubs born at the Philadelphia zoo will make their first public appearance tomorrow morning. The cubs—Kimti and Dian—haven’t been […]

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Pet Owners: Clean Up After Your Dog

Former zoning board chairman David Auspitz once told me that one of his favorite things to do in Philadelphia was to stroll the city streets […]

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HughE Dillon One-Shot: PAWS Mutt Strut

Due to severe weather, the 5th Annual PAWS Mutt Strut (Halloween parade) was postponed until yesterday. The event, at FDR Park in South Philly, was […]