Taking aim at Measure A

San Gabriel Valley Tribune - GLENDORA - About 400 residents, some with children and dogs in tow, showed their disdain for the developer-backed Measure A Maile, a 6-month-old Cairn terrier and beagle mix, wore a gray “Vote No on A” T-shirt. His owner, Glendora resident Dennis

Furry participants in 4-H dog show turn on the personality
Salisbury Post - Go Anna,” yelled family and friends of Anna Morgan of Rockwell each time she entered the ring with Sophie, a beagle puppy. While all the other dogs checked out the competition before the show, Noah watched a dairy heifer being washed and shaved.

Dogs on the job
Press Republican - Any canine connoisseur knows the term “work like a dog” has little to do with actual labor, but dogs do go to work. A beagle named Jared shares an office with John Wheeler at Commercial Site Services on Cogan Avenue in Plattsburgh. John, and his wife

The Badger Herald
Badger Herald - Devlin ( The Patriot ) and Marc Frydman (ABC s Commander in Chief ), and directed by Tony Bill ( Must Love Dogs is joined by fellow Yanks William Jensen (Philip Winchester), a high-spirited rich boy from a military family, Eddie Beagle

Puppy mills group s pet peeve; Society says most store dogs

Delaware State News - Cindi Brown, a sales associate at CR Pets in Camden, cradles three puppies for sale at the store, a beagle, a west highland Shain said she does not think any responsible breeder would sell dogs to a pet store, because they want to make sure that the

The Salisbury Post
Salisbury Post - Charlie, abandoned by a beagle breeder, wound up at Cascade beagle rescue in Oregon. Shortly after Duncan died, Mara was in touch with the rescue group, asking if they had any blind beagles. Within a week she’d heard back. Yes, they did have one

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Palo Alto Online - E-mail this topic. The deadly attack of a small Maltese dog by three pit bulls last Saturday is yet another in a seemingly unending series of maulings by pit bull terriers over the years. This time the pit bulls unexpectedly attacked a small dog that

Training A Deaf Beagle

Loss of hearing or congenital deafness is a greater handicap to the deaf Beagle’s owner than to the affected dog. Usually the Beagle’s other senses compensate for lack of hearing. Problems associated with this condition involve a lack of response to the owner’s spoken commands and the pet’s tendency to wander into the road or otherwise endanger himself. The deaf dog must be taught to come by a sign. Hand signs can also be used to teach Sit and Stay.
Direct physical contact is the only reliable training tool for deaf dogs. The only supplies required are beanbags and pea-sized pebbles. Your deaf pet must learn to keep his visual attention on you at all times. Therefore, teaching sessions are held in a safe but distracting areas. Each time his attention is distracted from you, a beanbag is tossed at his legs as you turn and walk away from him. Keep in mind that beagles have greater peripheral vision than people and are therefore better able to track objects in their peripheral field of view.
During this process, try walking away before tossing the beanbag to test his visual tracking and response. If he turns to follow, crouch down and make movements to attract him. When he approaches, pet him for a few seconds before the process is repeated. End the session when he follows reliably, about 6 times in a row, without the need for tossing a beanbag.
Sessions should be no longer than 15 minutes and about 3 hours apart. The process should be repeated at least twice daily over a 6-week period in increasingly distracting situations. For instance, the first few sessions might be held in the backyard or in the house. Once your Beagle is well oriented to you, field trips can be conducted, using only a few pebbles as substitutes for the beanbags. If he becomes distracted, toss a pebble to remind him to pay attention to you. This process should involve every family member who may need this type of control, even children. Once he keeps his eye on his family and stays close, hand signals may be used to teach Sit, Stay, and Heel.
Deaf beagles that wander into dangerous areas or that tend to chase (cars, joggers) should be taken through the above owner-orientation process. This eliminates the wandering or chasing problem. However, some dogs chase when their owners are absent. These animals must be taught, through the behavioral response communicated by the owner, that such activities are to be avoided. For this reason, the owner orientation of deaf dogs must be reliable. The deaf dog should be exposed to dangerous situations in controlled circumstances. That is, the vehicle or jogger must be under the control of a person who is cooperating with the owner and will react quickly to ensure that the dog is not injured.
The dog is walked toward the dangerous area such as a quiet street. As soon as he exhibits the first sign of recognition of an approaching car (driven by a cooperating companion), the owner must toss a beanbag at the dog’s legs (to gain attention) and then withdraw from the area. This procedure must be repeated until the deaf animal exhibits retreat behavior before the owner’s act on several occasions.
The situation should then be repeated, with the owner at increasingly greater distances behind the dog. When the Beagle fails to respond properly, the beanbag must be tossed again and the process repeated. This entire regimen must be continued for several days until the pet responds reliably when the owner is absent.

Dover car thief makes off with dog 

Once again, police are searching for a stolen car with a dog inside. A car thief made off with 9-year-old Sherman, a brown, black and white beagle owned by Sheila and Michael Sontag of Berkeley’s South Seaside Park section. Sherman was in the front seat of Michael Sontag’s Ford pick-up truck when Sontag left the vehicle in the parking lot at Ortley Plaza, on Route 35 in Ortley Beach, shortly

The guests all did the dog paddle at this pool party 
All kinds of pooches come out for Saturday’s “Hot Dog Dip” at the Briar Queen swimming pool. TOGETHER

DVD Review: Saving Shiloh  

Here’s one for the kiddies. Saving Shiloh is the third film based on the trilogy of novels by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor about a boy and his beagle. The first two were Shiloh and Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season . The series has been adapted into films by writer/producer Dale Rosenbloom. This is definitely a “family values” movie. It stars Jason Dolley as Marty, a kindhearted 13-year-old (that’s hard read…

Paw Prints

Sun and Press - the Animal Care Council. This neutered male adult cat is available for a fee at Project Paw. This 12-year-old male beagle is available for a fee at The Humane Society. This 1-year-old male Lab mix is available for a fee at the Front Street Dog Shelter.
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Shelter vet celebrates Sept. 11 miracle of new life
Commercial Dispatch - Monday afternoon - on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America - Felicia, a mixed-breed shelter State University College of Veterinary Medicine May 11, completed her first C-section Friday afternoon, on a beagle named
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Pet of the day: Lily
Biloxi Sun Herald - LilyLily, a 5-month-old female, Husky/Beagle mix, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi, 2615 Other pets are also available at the Waveland Animal Shelter, 322 Gulfside St., Waveland, 467-0230, or the Jackson County
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ANIMAL SHELTERS
Free Lance-Star - Orange County shelter:540/672-1124; Email: bmeier@orangecova.com All Spice, shepherd mix, spayed female, loves children and Mike, beagle-basset mix, neutered male, housebroken, good with children, afraid of cats. Cinnamon, Irish setter, spayed
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