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In the blink of an eye

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:21:21 +0000

Barry Weatherall has tremendous energy. At 50 years old, the transplanted Englishman spends hours walking Owen, his four-year-old German shepherd, near their home in Red Deer, Alta. He’s an avid swimmer and rock climber and a regular at the gym. He’s big on travelling, rock concerts and going to the movies with friends. Weatherall recently took up whitewater rafting and in June he will be competing in his third triathlon.

Weatherall accomplishes all this despite the fact that he’s blind.

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Puppy rescued from north St. Louis sewer has new name

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:20:26 +0000

A puppy rescued from a sewer in north St. Louis on Saturday now has a name.

People heard the two-month-old German Shepherd mix barking deep inside the sewer near Cote Brilliante and Arlington Avenues.

Metropolitan Sewer District workers had to use a jackhammer to open a manhole cover to get her out.

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She’s sweet, sunny and every inch a Sassie lady

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:17:43 +0000

PEOPLE can’t help but take a shine to sweet Sassie with her sunny nature.

This adorable two-and-a-half year old German Shepherd, is just waiting for the right person to come along to offer her the caring home she deserves.

RSPCA Sheffield branch animal care manager Tony Benham said: “Sassie is an inquisitive and intelligent dog with a sunny nature who really charms you the instant you meet her.

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Abilene police say wilkommen to new drug-sniffing dog

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:14:23 +0000

The Abilene Police Department has a new four-legged officer on their force — a 3-year-old dog named Thor.

Brought in from Aachen, Germany, on April 30, the German shepherd weighs 78 pounds and is still in training with his new handler, Officer Joshua New, responding to commands in Thor’s native tongue: “setz” for sit and “platz” for down.

“He’s taken real well to my German-Texan accent,” New joked at a news conference that introduced what police refer to as a K-9 officer.

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German shepherd rescue group calls Gwinnett home

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:11:14 +0000

DACULA — The dirtied yellow cast — earned through traumatic experience and, later, the lifesaving partnership that brought her to Gwinnett — does not slow Lessie down. She spins and bounces around her run at the kennel situated on Judge Carla Brown’s sprawling Dacula farm, front paws splayed high against the chain-link fence to welcome visitors.

Even the “lampshade” collar she’s sometimes forced to wear (she’s clearly chosen to ignore the “do not chew” warnings printed across the aforementioned cast) doesn’t seem to dampen the young German shepherd’s spirits.

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Malibu Adoptions Can Save These Lives

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:10:05 +0000

Sometimes even the sweetest dog on earth may spend years searching for the right home. Sadly, dogs often get passed from backyard to backyard. They are viewed as property and no more. But, there are dogs that yearn to be family members and we are featuring one of those today.

Gus Gus

Third time must be the charm for Gus Gus. This beautiful pure white German Shepherd mix, now four years old, has been a regular visitor to the South L.A. shelter. Originally as a puppy. Then adopted into a home where he lived for several months until he grew too large to move with the family to their new dwellings. When I saw him back at the shelter after they returned him, I was so excited and determined to find the best family imaginable for him, at last.

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Sinking Spring honors fallen officers

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:54:07 +0000

Sun shone through clouds and nearby road crews toiled, as taps played on the bagpipes at Memorial Park in Sinking Spring on Saturday morning.

Together, Tricia Wertz and Alecia Pagerly, accompanied by Pagerly’s German shepherd, Jynx, placed a wreath at the bottom of the newly dedicated Fallen Hero Memorial.

“It’s been almost a year since Kyle died,” Pagerly said of her late husband, Deputy Sheriff Kyle D. Pagerly, a K-9 officer with the sheriff’s department. He was killed in a shootout with a suspect while serving a warrant in Albany Township on June 29.

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Litter of horribly neglected puppies discovered in California mountains

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:53:30 +0000

Yesterday, the German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County (GSROC) took in a litter of five puppies suffering from a slew of maladies.

The puppies were discovered by a couple who had been hiking in the mountains.

According to a volunteer with the rescue, the hikers heard whimpering and went to investigate the source. Much to their shock was their discovery of five tiny puppies who were suffering from such advanced skin infections that most of their fur is missing and their breed is unrecognizable.

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Calif. Group Gives Texas Dog National Hero Award

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:52:04 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Bear was a 100-pound Shiloh German shepherd nobody wanted at a Texas shelter.

Debbie Zeisler came to his rescue. She has lost count of the times since then that he has come to hers.

On Monday, Bear was honored with the 30th National Hero Dog award by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles.

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Alleged Buddy shooter will appear in court next month

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:51:33 +0000

The man charged in the March shooting of Buddy, the German shepherd-mix dog, had his second court appearance Monday.

As was the case when the charges first appeared in mid- April, Simeon Smith, 32, did not appear in person in provincial offences court at the Sudbury courthouse on Monday morning to address his four charges of animal cruelty under the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. His lawyer, William Beach, set a date of June 4 for the charges to return and appear in court

Smith is charged with causing an animal to be in distress, permitting an animal to be in distress, failing to provide adequate and appropriate medical attention, and failing to humanely kill an animal by a method that is humane and minimizes the pain and distress to the animal.

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