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Tuesday Top Ten: Cities with the most dog bites of postal carriers

Last week was national dog bite prevention week, but these stats got to me a little late.  According to the US Postal Service, their carriers were bitten 5, 669 times in 2010.  Here are the top ten cities, along with the number of attacks sustained in each.

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Best Pet Adoption Stories Contest

Could you use an extra $500?  Could your favorite shelter use an extra $1,000?  If you win this contest, that’s what you and your shelter would receive!

People Saving Pets is having an online contest where you can submit the story of your pet’s adoption and possibly win prizes for both yourself and your favorite rescue or shelter.  The contest, called My Magnificent Adopted Pet Online Contest, is sponsored by PetSmart Charities.

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Saturday Survey: Will Cooper Get Wet This Year?

If you’ve been a reader for awhile, you know we’ve been trying to convince our Vizsla Cooper that he is indeed a retriever and should not be scared of the water.  He begs to differ.

Well, our Dock Dogs season opens this weekend with the Clay’s Park Me & My Pet Event, so I’m wondering, will this be the year Cooper finally gets into the pool?

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