Kids & Family - July 12, 2008
This pet of the week has no name
This week the "Pet of the Week" has no name. She is a nameless, faceless unclaimed stray. She is one of 138 animals in the first six days of this month alone that have already been euthanized at animal control.
Tags: dog, cat, stray, animal control

Kids & Family - June 16, 2008
Companion Animal Resource Center Pet of the Week: Ellie
Fortunately for Ellie, the hardest part of her journey is over. She is safe. Secure in a loving foster home with the Companion Animal Resource and Adoption Center, she has no idea her stop is a temporary one until her forever family is established -- but she doesn't care.
Tags: dog, stray, puppy

Kids & Family - May 5, 2008
Companion Animal Resource Center Pet of the Week: Betty
We don't often receive Saint Bernards at animal control so she caught my attention a few days later when I noticed her still waiting for her family. I felt bad for her -- she seemed depressed, looked thin, and acted old.
Tags: saint bernard, dog, shelter

Kids & Family - April 20, 2008
Companion Animal Resource Center pet of the week: Kevin
Kevin is a 1-year-old American bulldog mix who is neutered and current on vaccinations. He was found as a stray and taken to animal control but an owner was not located.
Tags: dog, heartworm, stray

Marketplace - April 16, 2008
Local shelter works to place harder-to-adopt stray dogs, cats
A visit to a local shelter can be a heartwarming experience. Puppies and kittens are in high demand, but what about the less adoptable dog and cats? That's where the Companion Animal Resource and Adoption Center comes in.
Tags: animal shelter, amy christiansen, humane society, madacc, Companion Animal Resource and Adoption Center, stray, dog, cat, pet

Kids & Family - March 27, 2008
Wally Dog Had a Good Day
Wally Dog had a good day.  Emily came over and petted him...lots.  Ethel put his picture up on her ebay profile.  AND, he got to bark at the cat and the humans took up for him.  They finally saw that the cat is an instigator.Ethel is going to make belly bands for a an incontin...
Tags: dog, dog clothes

Kids & Family - March 25, 2008
Wally Dog Thinks Humans Burning Lunch is Funny
Wally Dog loved Easter as much as the humans enjoyed the church service and message.Ethel followed the directions for cooking lamb...and burned it...set off the fire alarms and had to open three doors to get the alarms to stop.  It was snowing so Wally had a big laugh at the shivering humans...
Tags: dog, clothing, spring, coat, custom

Kids & Family - March 20, 2008
Wally Dog is Disappointed
Wally was very dismayed this morning to find out we will be under a winter storm watch tonight.  What's up with that?  Hasn't anyone told the weather it should be getting warm now?!  Huh?  This will be our second spring here and we're just not sure what to expect.  We wer...
Tags: dog, clothing, spring, coat, custom, gripe

Marketplace - March 19, 2008
Ahh...the Snow is Melting
Wally Dog from Wally Dog Wear and Gifts is shedding his custom fur dog coat for a light weight dog jacket from his doggy clothes bin.  It's getting warmer and he's losing more hair and he's desiring to get outside for more than a few minutes.Ethel, the one who mainly takes care of him, is gl...
Tags: dog, dog clothes