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Diamond collar stolen from pet's grave

For years an urban legend circulated in the town of Asnieres-sur-Seine of how a valuable diamond necklace was buried with a dog in a grave at the world's oldest pet cemetery. It turns out it was true. French police were investigating the theft of a diamond-studded dog collar from a desecrated grave of a dog named Tipsy at the Cimetière des Chiens d'Asnières, in the Paris suburb. Police officials said: "The grave of a dog...
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Abused dog rescued by war veteran and his family

A couple of months ago, Iraq war veteran Brian Hallows read a news story about a dog that had been saved by Open Arms Rescue WNY from a shelter in Ohio, after the dog had suffered sexual abuse at the hands of her owner.  Aurora, a sweet German Shepherd mix, had been looking for a home since the summer. "[After] what she's been through is amazing that she can be so loving and so affectionate...
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German Shepherd chases mountain lion up a tree

Cody chased an unusual cat up a tree on Tuesday morning in Los Altos, California. The German Shepherd had scared a mountain lion up into a tree in his owner's backyard. The California Department of Fish and Game were called to the upscale home of Denise and Larry Del Carlo in Los Altos after neighbors called to report  a mountain lion 30 to 40 feet up a tree. Mountain lions have been known to eat...
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Pitbull that defended his guardian from ex-husband's assault put to death

In a shocking and tragic turn of events, Minneapolis Animal Care and Control put down Putz, the pitbull of Debra Peters, who was seized by the office on October 6, 2011 after the dog bit her ex-husband while defending her during a domestic dispute. Peters said Putz was only trying to defend her and himself. Her ex-husband had spat in her face before kicking the dog. When he took a swing at Peters, Putz came...
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Dog sneaks his shelter buddies out of their kennels to party

The Battersea Dogs & Cats Home noticed that when they arrived in the morning to work kennel doors were open with dogs roaming the halls and food eaten in the kitchen. They couldn't solve the mystery. So they decided to install some cameras to get to the bottom of things and made a startling discovery.
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Stolen deaf puppy reunited with family after being used as bait dog

Harmony, a deaf American bulldog puppy who was stolen from her guardian's car just two days after Christmas has been found. A young man called Erin Lovejoy, founder of the Lovejoy Foundation, an animal rescue foundation, who raced over with Patrick Thomasson, Harmony’s adoptive father. For two weeks, Lovejoy and the Thomasson family had sought the community's help in finding the four-month-old puppy. Harmony was taken from the family's car in Manhattan Beach, LA, while...
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Heroic dog saves two children by jumping in front of motorcycle

Kabang, a small family dog, is being credited with saving two children from a dangerous collision when she threw herself into the path of a speeding motorcycle that was about to hit them in Zamboanga City, Philippines. In December, cousins Dina Bunggal, 11, and Princess Diansing, 3, were walking across Nuñez Extension, and did not notice the motorcycle speeding towards them. All of a sudden, Kabang, the Bunggal's family dog, appeared out of nowhere and...
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Twelve-year old boy champions antifreeze law to honor his dog's death

Nikko, a 6-year old Shibu Inu fought for his life for a week to overcome antifreeze poisoning. On January 19 he wandered away from his home and around the neighborhood. The Coash family went looking for him, and an hour later he came home on his own. But a few days later the dog became very sick. Not knowing what had happened, he was put on antibiotics and IV fluids for four days without any...
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