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Most common service dog 'a Chihuahua' |
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 Service pet dogs - canine companions who aid their human owners with health conditions - are typically stereotyped in the guise of a Labrador leading a blind person.
However, according to the Winona Daily News, such an image is a misconception - the most common service dogs are actually Chihuahuas.
Anne Wicklund, owner of Service Dog Registry, tells the newspaper that around 70 per cent of the service licenses she gives out go to owners of pooches around the size of a Yorkshire terrier.
"People don't understand the very different kinds of things dogs can alert to. Size is irrelevant. You don't have to be big to alert to problems," she explains.
Service canines can be granted for a range of medical problems, including high blood pressure, depression, deafness and epilepsy.
One puppy walker - someone who helps put guide dogs through socialisation dog training - recently told the North Shore Times that she found her hobby very rewarding and educational.
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Cat and dog rescue shelter 'overwhelmed' |
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 A cat and dog rescue shelter has become overwhelmed by cases, reports the Tribune.
Welland and District Humane Society has begun to struggle due to an influx of cases and a lack of pet adoptions to balance the increased workload.
Ted Bettle, the shelter manager, told the paper that they had seen a 10 to 15 per cent rise in the number of animals coming to the shelter during the first two months of 2010.
Mr Bettle did acknowledge that the shelter had overseen a good number of adoptions, but that with the rising intake it just was not enough.
However, Mr Bettle recognised that abandoned pets are not always the fault of the owner as financial constraints can often play a part.
Mr Bettle said: "We had to go pick up a dog left tied to a chair in a laundromat. Someone cared enough to keep the dog warm but apparently could not support it since it wasn't claimed at the shelter."
Recently, Sally Smith of Planned Pethood had warned animal lovers not to assume that all stray kittens were abandoned.
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Pet dog 'loses 10% of her body weight' |
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 A pet dog has won a pet weight loss challenge.
Vets told the labrador's pet health care givers that it needed to lose weight after pushing the scales to five and a half stone.
The two-year old, named Ruby, shed ten per cent of her body weight in just six weeks after sticking to special dietary plans outlined by the vet.
But it didn't stop there for super-slimmer Ruby, who has gone on to shed over half a stone.
Ruby's efforts have not only been rewarded with a more slimline physique but saw her named the Kilo Crunch Doncaster champion in a Vets4Pets competition.
Previously, a cat from Chester proved that felines can pull their weight when it comes to slimming too.
Toots shed a remarkable 1.4 kg from her overall weight and now weighs in at a comparatively feather-light 4.7 kg.
Toots' efforts in losing 20 per cent of her body weight saw her acknowledged with a Kilo Crunch Challenge award as well.
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Dog rescue success stories on stamps |
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 Seven successful dog rescue stories have been captured on stamps.
The subjects of the successful pet adoptions have been snapped by photographer Steve Hoskins and printed on a new stamp collection.
The stamps, which were specially commissioned in honour of the work of Battersea Cats & Dogs Home, seek to capture the nature and character of rescue animals.
There are ten stamps in total, with three rescued cats lining up alongside the seven dogs. The stamps were made available in post offices on March 11th.
Howard Bridges, chief executive of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, said it was a huge honour for the rescue centre.
Mr Bridges said: "Everyone … is thrilled and the final images truly capture the character of the animals chosen".
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home was established in 1860 and seeks to reunite pets with their owners or give them shelter until they can be rehomed.
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Pet dogs and cats 'teach children life lessons' |
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 Pet dogs and cats are a great way of teaching children responsibility, according to a writer in the Oakland Tribune.
Linda Treml Hallam believes that with spring around the corner it could be the perfect time to think about pet adoption.
Having a pet to care for gives children a sense of what it is like to have someone dependent on them.
According to Ms Hallam, caring for an animal helps bring home this serious life lesson for children.
Ms Hallam writes: "One also becomes aware that consideration of others is a part of life – all life. When caring becomes love, it builds character that can last a lifetime."
However, Ms Hallam is keen to note that taking in a pet can be an enriching experience for the whole family and not just the children.
The website safekids.co.uk identifies small and low maintenance pets as the best pets for children seeking their first animal.
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