This is from my local paper, the Omaha World Herald. I hope more businesses follow this trend of letting dogs in. It seems like the coasts are much more dog-friendly when it comes to this kind of thing than we are in the Midwest. Way to go, Canfield’s!

It’s a small dog’s world after all
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This breaks my heart. I guess I have mixed feelings about using dogs in combat if this is the result. This article was especially interesting to me because my Grandpa, Floyd Harmon trained dogs for combat in World War II. I hope they get Gunter back home ASAP and make the effort to rehabilitate him. [...]

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This just made my day! I’ve been following this story and assumed the worse, given that Cinnabun had been missing for three weeks. I’m so thrilled that Jesse James and Sandra Bullock were reunited with their beloved dog, Cinnabun. Here’s what was posted on the West Coast Choppers site:
“The search is over! We got [...]

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This is absolutely amazing to me. Firefighter Joe St. Georges rescued a stranded German Shepherd and was severally hurt by the frightened dog. What a hero…He selflessly risked himself to save this dog. I love that he didn’t blame the dog because he realized he was just scared. Please get well soon, Joe…you are a [...]

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The situation in Haiti during and after the earthquake is beyond devastating…I can’t even begin to imagine how horrific it must be for the people who live there or were visiting. I also know that many dogs and other pets are among the casualties and my heart breaks for them too. Here’s a great way [...]

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I was practically speechless as I watched Oprah last Friday.  She profiled a program called Puppies Behind Bars that is beyond amazing.  The program takes dogs at 8 weeks and matches them with an inmate who then trains these dogs for sixteen months.  The inmates spend valuable time socializing each dog as well as training [...]

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I’ve been going back and forth as to whether to write about the Obama Family’s new dog, Bo.  I’m sure that some people will read this and think, “what’s the big deal?”  To me, this speaks to the bigger message that this blog represents.  So, here’s my take on it.
When I heard the news that [...]

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