Month: June 2021

|In: Terrier Dog|Last Updated:
Franklin’s Own Black Russian Terrier Makes Second Appearance in Westminster Dog Show
Trogg- Showsight Magazine 2021

A six-year-old Black Russian Terrier from Franklin named Trogg is competing in the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this weekend in Tarrytown, NY for the second year in a row. Only the top five dogs in each breed across the nation receive an invitation to the Westminster Dog Show, making this a highlight of Trogg’s career.

Randy and Linda Ayers, Trogg’s owners, have lived in Franklin for over 15 years, and their beloved pup has certainly made a name for himself within the community.

“We love taking Trogg out with us,” said Linda Ayers. “Whether it’s a trip to the hardware store, Home Depot or sidewalk dining at Zolo’s, everywhere we go people stop to say “hello” to Trogg. We know we can’t take him out with us if we’re in a hurry!”

Trogg’s size, cheerful personality and perfectly groomed black coat are usually what draw the attention

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|In: Pigs As Pets|Last Updated:
Chinchillas and guinea pigs and snakes, Oh my! Branford shelter open to all critters

BRANFORD — Miss Piggy is leading her five babies, born June 12, around the cage, while Hamilton and Hamlet, one of which is the dad, are across the room. Pig Newton, father to her first litter, has a cage to himself.

You might get the idea that this is a pet store or a farm, certainly not an animal shelter that houses dogs and cats.

But you’d be wrong. The animals in this convoluted family saga are guinea pigs, and they are among the current residents of the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter. It’s not your average shelter.

“The babies don’t have names yet because we don’t know if they’re boys or girls,” said Dawn Buffone, one of the shelter’s animal control officers. “When Mom came in, she was humongous.”

Five is a large number for a guinea pig litter.

It all started when the pet store told the guinea

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|In: Pigs As Pets|Last Updated:
Chinchillas and guinea pigs and snakes, Oh my! Branford shelter open to all critters

BRANFORD — Miss Piggy is leading her five babies, born June 12, around the cage, while Hamilton and Hamlet, one of which is the dad, are across the room. Pig Newton, father to her first litter, has a cage to himself.

You might get the idea that this is a pet store or a farm, certainly not an animal shelter that houses dogs and cats.

But you’d be wrong. The animals in this convoluted family saga are guinea pigs, and they are among the current residents of the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter. It’s not your average shelter.

“The babies don’t have names yet because we don’t know if they’re boys or girls,” said Dawn Buffone, one of the shelter’s animal control officers. “When Mom came in, she was humongous.”

Five is a large number for a guinea pig litter.

It all started when the pet store told the guinea

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|In: Catahoula Leopard Dog|Last Updated:
President Biden’s Canine Champ Dies

Updated June 19, 2021 at 1:05 PM ET

Champ Biden, a single of two German shepherds belonging to President Biden and his household has died, the president and first woman Jill Biden declared late Saturday early morning. He was 13 yrs aged.

“Our hearts are large these days,” Biden and initial girl Jill Biden wrote in a statement, introducing that the pet experienced died at their dwelling.

The Bidens had been at their household in Delaware.

“Even as Champ’s energy waned in his very last months, when we arrived into a space, he would quickly pull himself up, his tail always wagging, and nuzzle us for an ear scratch or a stomach rub,” the statement stated. “Where ever we were, he wished to be, and anything was

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|In: Collie Dog|Last Updated:
Rattlesnake teaching safeguards area dogs from bites | Western Colorado

Two several years ago, Emili Coringrato’s 8-month-previous heeler dog Lucie died from a rattlesnake bite in Salida.

That won’t be taking place once again, as she and her mother, Julieanne Shepherd, who was going for walks Lucie that working day, obtained their two canine rattlesnake trained Friday by Canyon Nation Animal Clinic.

Shepherd, who said the pair moved from Salida to the Grand Valley due to the fact they didn’t believe in the rattlesnake situation, explained the training was “just awesome.”

“We’ll surely do this just to hold our puppies secure,” Shepherd mentioned.

The teaching was put on by Andy Andrews, a self-explained “dog hiss-perer,” who introduced 20-25 rattlesnakes to Grand Junction from southern California to prepare the pet dogs.

Andrews place snakes, which includes Mojave, Speckled, Southern Pacific and Panamint rattlesnakes in 4 cages organized all over a house owned by Canyon Country’s Dr. Kyle Dunn.

Doggy entrepreneurs walked

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