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Britain may force owners to microchip dogs
British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b6d9488e18822e098fe731345093110b&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b6d9488e18822e098fe731345093110b&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b6d9488e18822e098fe731345093110b&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b6d9488e18822e098fe731345093110b&p=64&kw=Insurance'>Insurance</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b6d9488e18822e098fe731345093110b&p=64&kw=Pets'>Pets</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b6d9488e18822e098fe731345093110b&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b6d9488e18822e098fe731345093110b&p=64&kw=Law'>Law</a>

Manufacturer expands pet food recall
Nature's Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food because of concerns over salmonella. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6aad06928874ad2cad699698d80871f3&p=64&kw=Pet+food'>Pet food</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6aad06928874ad2cad699698d80871f3&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6aad06928874ad2cad699698d80871f3&p=64&kw=Product+recall'>Product recall</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6aad06928874ad2cad699698d80871f3&p=64&kw=Animal'>Animal</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6aad06928874ad2cad699698d80871f3&p=64&kw=Health'>Health</a>

Missing dog turns up 600 miles from home
<a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35696541/ns/today-today_pets_and_animals/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/TodayShow/Sections/Today Entertainment/People.com/2010/MissingGermanShepherd.thumb.jpg" alt=""Deacon was in a pen with another dog when he saw us," Pamela Holt recalls of the family's reunion after a separation of more than two months. "He ran to my husband and jumped on him. He was so excited."" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>About two weeks before Christmas, Deacon, an 85-pound German shepherd, went missing from his family home in rural Stuart, Va. As weeks passed, his family feared the worst — until a curious phone call from Florida in late February changed everything. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53ed87c92bb3e83044538c231b5281b7&p=64&kw=German+Shepherd+Dog'>German Shepherd Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53ed87c92bb3e83044538c231b5281b7&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53ed87c92bb3e83044538c231b5281b7&p=64&kw=Florida'>Florida</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53ed87c92bb3e83044538c231b5281b7&p=64&kw=Pets'>Pets</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53ed87c92bb3e83044538c231b5281b7&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a>

‘Lazy’ Brit fined for walking dog from his car
An English dog-owner was fined and barred from driving for six months after taking his pet for a stroll while sitting behind the wheel of his car. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=75ece732c52594b86458d83dbd9d1bad&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=75ece732c52594b86458d83dbd9d1bad&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=75ece732c52594b86458d83dbd9d1bad&p=64&kw=English+people'>English people</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=75ece732c52594b86458d83dbd9d1bad&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=75ece732c52594b86458d83dbd9d1bad&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=75ece732c52594b86458d83dbd9d1bad&p=64&kw=Shopping'>Shopping</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=75ece732c52594b86458d83dbd9d1bad&p=64&kw=Humor'>Humor</a>

Guinness: Arizona Great Dane is tallest dog
<a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35525339/ns/today-today_pets_and_animals/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/100223/tdy_robach_dog_100223.thumb.jpg" alt="Feb. 23: A 250-pound blue Great Dane measuring 7 feet 3 inches from nose to tail is the world’s tallest dog, according to the Guinness World Records organization. (Today Show)" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>The 4-year-old Great Dane weighs 250-pounds and stands 3 feet, 7 inches tall from paw to shoulder — three-quarters of an inch taller than his closest rival, according to Guinness World Records. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3ed9dfa0bde5ff015ffa4ea1342557c2&p=64&kw=Guinness+World+Record'>Guinness World Record</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3ed9dfa0bde5ff015ffa4ea1342557c2&p=64&kw=Great+Dane'>Great Dane</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3ed9dfa0bde5ff015ffa4ea1342557c2&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3ed9dfa0bde5ff015ffa4ea1342557c2&p=64&kw=Breeds'>Breeds</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3ed9dfa0bde5ff015ffa4ea1342557c2&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a>

Maddow fans share videos of singing canines
Maddow fans share videos of their dogs being stimulated by theme songs, musical instruments, fire engine sirens. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=727d0c3700c38e9ca8ee155717dce76c&p=64&kw=Theme+music'>Theme music</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=727d0c3700c38e9ca8ee155717dce76c&p=64&kw=Music'>Music</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=727d0c3700c38e9ca8ee155717dce76c&p=64&kw=Fire+apparatus'>Fire apparatus</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=727d0c3700c38e9ca8ee155717dce76c&p=64&kw=Arts'>Arts</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=727d0c3700c38e9ca8ee155717dce76c&p=64&kw=Shopping'>Shopping</a>

Who let the dogs pig out?
Someone once said that if your dog is fat you're not getting enough exercise. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=48f28b1ebf379d149f43702e3e8e7514&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=48f28b1ebf379d149f43702e3e8e7514&p=64&kw=Health'>Health</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=48f28b1ebf379d149f43702e3e8e7514&p=64&kw=Lorem+ipsum'>Lorem ipsum</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=48f28b1ebf379d149f43702e3e8e7514&p=64&kw=Weight+loss'>Weight loss</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=48f28b1ebf379d149f43702e3e8e7514&p=64&kw=diet'>diet</a>

West Hollywood moves to ban dog, cat sales
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35432635/ns/us_news/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/outlawing pet sales-617113542.thumb.jpg" alt="Monty, a 3-year-old French bulldog, and his owner Andreas Mathieu visit at William S. Hart park, an off-leash facility for dogs and their owners, in West Hollywood, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. This famously quirky city that formally recognizes pets as "companions" and their owners as "guardians" was set to adopt an ordinance Tuesday night, banning stores from retailing cats and dogs in a move aimed at curbing so-called puppy mills and kitty factories. Pet shops will be permitted, however, to offer animals from shelters. Officials acknowledge the new ordinance will have little bite - no pet stores in the city currently sell animals - but they're hoping it will have a lot of bark and other municipalities will follow suit. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>The vote to ban the sale of dogs and cats in this famously liberal enclave will likely have more bark than bite, since no pet stores in the city currently sell animals. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=282ca6dfc708c4def19c7284ee655af8&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=282ca6dfc708c4def19c7284ee655af8&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=282ca6dfc708c4def19c7284ee655af8&p=64&kw=West+Hollywood++California'>West Hollywood California</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=282ca6dfc708c4def19c7284ee655af8&p=64&kw=Pet'>Pet</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=282ca6dfc708c4def19c7284ee655af8&p=64&kw=Cat'>Cat</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=282ca6dfc708c4def19c7284ee655af8&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=282ca6dfc708c4def19c7284ee655af8&p=64&kw=Pet+store'>Pet store</a>

Chicken-flavored pet food recalled
Lincoln-based Nature's Variety is voluntarily recalling packages of its chicken-flavored pet food over concerns of salmonella contamination. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b1c397c253b27c49cf491214f33852c3&p=64&kw=Pet+food'>Pet food</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b1c397c253b27c49cf491214f33852c3&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b1c397c253b27c49cf491214f33852c3&p=64&kw=Animal'>Animal</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b1c397c253b27c49cf491214f33852c3&p=64&kw=Pets'>Pets</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b1c397c253b27c49cf491214f33852c3&p=64&kw=Health'>Health</a>

When vets make mistakes, pets pay the price
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35286379/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/090319/p_greyhound_misdiagnosed2_090319.thumb.jpg" alt="A pathologist’s report of aggressive bone cancer turned out to be wrong for Finnegan, an 8-year-old Greyhound. Three years later, he’s happy and healthy and his owners are glad they got a second opinion, though they worry about medical errors in other people's pets. (msnbc.com)" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>When medical errors occur in animals, owners and advocates say they're often ignored, minimized or outright denied by a system that devalues the bond between pets and their owners and fails to hold veterinarians sufficiently accountable for mistakes. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4fbf2e4a6a7f66725b4caaa50bb81f77&p=64&kw=Veterinarian'>Veterinarian</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4fbf2e4a6a7f66725b4caaa50bb81f77&p=64&kw=Pets'>Pets</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4fbf2e4a6a7f66725b4caaa50bb81f77&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4fbf2e4a6a7f66725b4caaa50bb81f77&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4fbf2e4a6a7f66725b4caaa50bb81f77&p=64&kw=Animal'>Animal</a>

Alaska bars pet sloths, chimps; OK with big cats
Alaska is famous for wildlife: moose, bear, whales. Not capuchin monkeys and kinkajous. And the Alaska Board of Game wants it to stay that way. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=41ea75ca798d881a35dce2bf8e608f15&p=64&kw=Sloth'>Sloth</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=41ea75ca798d881a35dce2bf8e608f15&p=64&kw=Alaska'>Alaska</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=41ea75ca798d881a35dce2bf8e608f15&p=64&kw=Big+cat'>Big cat</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=41ea75ca798d881a35dce2bf8e608f15&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=41ea75ca798d881a35dce2bf8e608f15&p=64&kw=Capuchin+monkey'>Capuchin monkey</a>

Man charged with operating on his own dog
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35257964/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/illegal dog surgery--145925553.thumb.jpg" alt="A veterinarian had to perform a second surgery on Alan MacQuattie's 14-year-old Labrador mix to deal with an infection that set in after MacQuattie operated on her himself. He said he couldn't afford veterinarian care to remove a cyst on the dog's leg." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>A Rhode Island man who says he couldn't afford medical care for his dog has been charged with illegally operating on the pet. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=571fb83e2d4c63ca624a5f90d32e1f7c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=571fb83e2d4c63ca624a5f90d32e1f7c&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=571fb83e2d4c63ca624a5f90d32e1f7c&p=64&kw=Rhode+Island'>Rhode Island</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=571fb83e2d4c63ca624a5f90d32e1f7c&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=571fb83e2d4c63ca624a5f90d32e1f7c&p=64&kw=Health+care'>Health care</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=571fb83e2d4c63ca624a5f90d32e1f7c&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=571fb83e2d4c63ca624a5f90d32e1f7c&p=64&kw=Politics'>Politics</a>

NYT: Debarking to quiet noisy dogs losing favor
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35219154/ns/health-the_new_york_times/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100203-nyt-marder-hmed-930a.thumb.jpg" alt="Veterinarian Mike Marder had his dog Nestlé debarked after a neighbor threatened to complain to the co-op board." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Nestlé barks when Mike Marder and his wife come home, and he barks when they leave. He barks at delivery boys, he barks at the doorbell, and he barks at the Marders’ new puppy, Truffle. But for all that effort, the only sound Nestlé makes is a raspy squeak. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=66b4ce8313f6208e28cc3be62920d90e&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=66b4ce8313f6208e28cc3be62920d90e&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=66b4ce8313f6208e28cc3be62920d90e&p=64&kw=Pets'>Pets</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=66b4ce8313f6208e28cc3be62920d90e&p=64&kw=Marder'>Marder</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=66b4ce8313f6208e28cc3be62920d90e&p=64&kw=Nestl%C3%A9'>Nestlé</a>

5 worst states to be an animal: Abuse laws lax
Idaho, Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Dakota have the weakest animal protection laws in the nation, according to a recent report. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c785119bd5376e40fb5c8ac6897768b4&p=64&kw=North+Dakota'>North Dakota</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c785119bd5376e40fb5c8ac6897768b4&p=64&kw=Kentucky'>Kentucky</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c785119bd5376e40fb5c8ac6897768b4&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c785119bd5376e40fb5c8ac6897768b4&p=64&kw=Mississippi'>Mississippi</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c785119bd5376e40fb5c8ac6897768b4&p=64&kw=Politics'>Politics</a>

Back to nature: Used fur coats warm ill animals
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Video: America’s most popular pooches
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Salmonella warning issued for some dog treats
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End of dog racing leaves greyhounds homeless
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34691145/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/010104.thumb.jpg" alt="Rogan, a 2-year-old greyhound, was adopted by Steve and Odile Scroggin in Madeira, Ohio, from a race track in Birmingham, Ala. with the help of Queen City Greyhound. Nine racetracks around the United States closed in 2009, leaving numerous dogs needing homes." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Greyhound advocates are scrambling to find homes for hundreds of dogs that will no longer be racing after nine tracks around the U.S. closed in 2009, including several just last week. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6eb5dea6fe7803b789cb760ba5273d4b&p=64&kw=Greyhound+racing'>Greyhound racing</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6eb5dea6fe7803b789cb760ba5273d4b&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6eb5dea6fe7803b789cb760ba5273d4b&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6eb5dea6fe7803b789cb760ba5273d4b&p=64&kw=Homelessness'>Homelessness</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6eb5dea6fe7803b789cb760ba5273d4b&p=64&kw=Greyhound'>Greyhound</a>

Cat finds way home after 11 days, 2 broken legs
A Florida cat missing 11 days somehow arrived home — but with two broken legs. Owner Tracie Steger nearly lost hope after search parties and fliers failed to turn up her beloved Giggle-Blizzard. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6bcb06d982f19830fc3f1d6e4e79678e&p=64&kw=Florida'>Florida</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6bcb06d982f19830fc3f1d6e4e79678e&p=64&kw=Pets'>Pets</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6bcb06d982f19830fc3f1d6e4e79678e&p=64&kw=People'>People</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6bcb06d982f19830fc3f1d6e4e79678e&p=64&kw=Lost+or+Missing'>Lost or Missing</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6bcb06d982f19830fc3f1d6e4e79678e&p=64&kw=Shopping'>Shopping</a>

War vets, shelter dogs heal together in program
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34572712/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/091223_pet_crop.thumb.jpg" alt="Former Army Staff Sgt. Will "Ace" Acevedo hugs Xena, a Jack Russell mix he adopted. "She's done wonders for me," says Avedo, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. "Instead of you focusing on yourself and your battle wounds, you focus on the dog." " style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Former soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder say a new program that pairs war veterans with homeless animals is helping them find new meaning. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9c88b6af327688bf2878c674253237e8&p=64&kw=Veteran'>Veteran</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9c88b6af327688bf2878c674253237e8&p=64&kw=Posttraumatic+stress+disorder'>Posttraumatic stress disorder</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9c88b6af327688bf2878c674253237e8&p=64&kw=Mental+health'>Mental health</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9c88b6af327688bf2878c674253237e8&p=64&kw=Health'>Health</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9c88b6af327688bf2878c674253237e8&p=64&kw=Disorders'>Disorders</a>

Chihuahuas fly east due to California glut
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34490971/ns/us_news-giving/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/dce7c10e-e5c2-4900-a5b8-39bced9005fe.thumb.jpg" alt="Chihhuahuas are prepared for transport at an animal care center in Mission Hills, Calif., on Friday." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Chihuahuas have been flying out of California since other states learned about the glut of little dogs in the Golden State. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=63c0714e0c125b441a53a70df4401002&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=63c0714e0c125b441a53a70df4401002&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=63c0714e0c125b441a53a70df4401002&p=64&kw=Chihuahua'>Chihuahua</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=63c0714e0c125b441a53a70df4401002&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=63c0714e0c125b441a53a70df4401002&p=64&kw=Pet'>Pet</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=63c0714e0c125b441a53a70df4401002&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=63c0714e0c125b441a53a70df4401002&p=64&kw=California'>California</a>

Two-legged dog gives hope to disabled vets
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34450488/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/091216_two_legged_dog_park_crop.thumb.jpg" alt="Faith was born without her two front legs in 2002 and taken in by a family who taught her to walk by balancing on her hind legs. The Lab-chow mix and her owner, Jude Stringfellow, visit veterans' hospitals across the U.S." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Born without front legs, a Lab-chow mix named Faith learned to walk on her hind legs. She and her owner visit thousands of disabled soldiers at veterans' hospitals and on Army bases to bring hope. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=aba7fb004005becc8c12a854031657c6&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=aba7fb004005becc8c12a854031657c6&p=64&kw=British+Army'>British Army</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=aba7fb004005becc8c12a854031657c6&p=64&kw=Veteran'>Veteran</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=aba7fb004005becc8c12a854031657c6&p=64&kw=Faith'>Faith</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=aba7fb004005becc8c12a854031657c6&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a>

Chihuahuas crowding California shelters
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34352750/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/091209-calif-chihuahua-hmed.thumb.jpg" alt="Dec. 11: Animal shelters in California are reporting a glut of abandoned Chihuahuas, leaving officials scrambling to find homes for all the tiny dogs. NBC’s George Lewis reports. (Today Show)" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle, and it has Hollywood to blame. <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=39ba7b1ab5aef1d0e243a58016f09759&p=64&kw=Dog'>Dog</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=39ba7b1ab5aef1d0e243a58016f09759&p=64&kw=Hollywood++Los+Angeles++California'>Hollywood Los Angeles California</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=39ba7b1ab5aef1d0e243a58016f09759&p=64&kw=Hollywood'>Hollywood</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=39ba7b1ab5aef1d0e243a58016f09759&p=64&kw=Recreation'>Recreation</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=39ba7b1ab5aef1d0e243a58016f09759&p=64&kw=Pets'>Pets</a>

What do cats do all day? Kitty cam has answer
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Recalled cat food sickens 21 cats
A Missouri company said Tuesday its recalled dried cat food has sickened 21 cats and the pet food was distributed in multiple states in the South and along the East Coast. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=895a56bcf4fe9474c4ca3c75ec74c498&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=895a56bcf4fe9474c4ca3c75ec74c498&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=895a56bcf4fe9474c4ca3c75ec74c498&p=64&kw=Cat+food'>Cat food</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=895a56bcf4fe9474c4ca3c75ec74c498&p=64&kw=Diamond+Pet+Foods'>Diamond Pet Foods</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=895a56bcf4fe9474c4ca3c75ec74c498&p=64&kw=Business'>Business</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=895a56bcf4fe9474c4ca3c75ec74c498&p=64&kw=Pet+Supplies'>Pet Supplies</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=895a56bcf4fe9474c4ca3c75ec74c498&p=64&kw=Consumer+Goods+and+Services'>Consumer Goods and Services</a>

Cats are trainable — and that’s not a punchline
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33800570/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-hlth-091109-cats-111p.thumb.jpg" alt="A kitten kindergarten class at the Houston SPCA in Houston teaches felines how to work — or at least learn tricks — for their food." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Training cats isn’t just for professionals — human or feline. The Michigan Humane Society has a Pawsitive Start program that uses volunteers to train cats in their shelter in useful and fun behaviors like the high-five and walking into a carrier. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c71aeb9e0b389f05616df25f151c7000&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c71aeb9e0b389f05616df25f151c7000&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/>

Unlikely friends: Why we love odd animal pairs
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33485224/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-091103-animal-friends/ss-091103-animal-friends-17.thumb.jpg" alt="A baby hippo named Owen walks with its "mother," a giant male Aldabran tortoise named Mzee, at the Mombasa Haller Park. After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami reached the Kenyan shore and separated Owen from his mother, the two have stuck together, and now even have their own Web site and line of books." style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Horses nuzzling cats. Dogs caring for kittens. A pig nursing tiger cubs. We love these unusual animal friendships. But are they genuine — or do we just want them to be? <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cf1a497b332f3e27c76d3f1fdf041dd3&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=cf1a497b332f3e27c76d3f1fdf041dd3&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/>

Pet cat in U.S. catches swine flu
A cat in Iowa has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu, the first time a cat has been diagnosed with the new pandemic strain, the American Veterinary Medical Association said. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=773680adf0fe073002dd7d932f41a5bb&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=773680adf0fe073002dd7d932f41a5bb&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/>

Scratching? Your pet could have allergies
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8 tips to control your pet allergies
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33233901/ns/health-allergies_and_asthma/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/091013-dog-hmed-1240p.thumb.jpg" alt="" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Even if you or your child suffer from pet allergies, you don't necessarily need to give up your furry friend. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=09a138fd65d681490e20e61d6bbeebb1&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=09a138fd65d681490e20e61d6bbeebb1&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/>

Most pet owners willing to go mouth-to-muzzle
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33412829/ns/health-pet_health/"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/caa1bbd2-0df2-4d91-80a5-9b7403428bab.thumb.jpg" alt="Pet first-aid instructor Denise Fleck demonstrates how to perform CPR on a dog dummy at the Burbank Animal Shelther in Burbank, Calif. " style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" /></a>Most pet owners would leap into action for an injured pet, even if it meant risking dog breath by going mouth-to-snout. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b0fde440af8e2c34b43949b6b209266a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b0fde440af8e2c34b43949b6b209266a&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2220"/>