Although she's hosted seven child-themed expos, Caroline O'Connell, publisher of Family Time Magazine in Frankfort, did extensive homework on pet expos before deciding to launch her first one on May 10.
BAGHDAD -- The mission was to get Simba al-Tikriti out of Iraq and to a new life in Britain.
BAGHDAD -- The mission was to get Simba al-Tikriti out of Iraq and to a new life in Britain.
AMHERST, Mass. -- One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby.
The Suburban Chicagoland Dachshund Lovers (SCDL) group will have a '50s-style sock hop, "Rock Around the Dachs," from 1 to 4 p.m. May 18 at Alfie's Poochie Playlot, 19418 S. 97th Ave., suite 1, in Mokena.
May 10
Kathy Banks is a woman on a mission to do what she can, where she can. "I think everyone should give back. Everyone has a skill to offer," Banks said.
It is a story John Sullivan hears over and over again: A dog owner loves her pet, but the dog's behavior simply became unacceptable.
BAGHDAD -- Families stroll the park's sidewalks and picnic in the shade as laughing children clamor to see the main attraction -- lions once owned by Saddam Hussein's son, Odai.
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and rides shotgun in a truck with a diaper securely fastened, it really is the bird. During his morning errands, Ed Kanive's diaper-clad duck, Ellie, rides in the front seat of his pickup, enjoying the sights and a bit of preening perched on the truck's dashboard.
Trooper the dog was doing well enough last week to go home with his foster mom. However, the pit bull mix whose plight was written about last week in The Ark is still healing. He has a lung infection that is being treated with antibiotics.
Snickers the Sea Dog is barely more than a pup, but he's already an old salt. The 8-month-old pooch spent three months adrift in the Pacific with his owners and a parrot until their 48-foot sailboat ran aground in December on tiny Fanning Island, 1,000 miles south of Hawaii.
"I mix this up for her at 5:45 a.m., and she eats a pound of food for her first meal," Ed Kanive said. "She takes a nibble of the food, then sticks her beak in her water bucket. By 10, 11 o'clock, most of it is gone."
Trooper the dog was doing well enough last week to go home with his foster mom. However, the pit bull mix whose plight was written about last week in The Ark is still healing. He has a lung infection that is being treated with antibiotics.
Snickers the Sea Dog is barely more than a pup, but he's already an old salt. The 8-month-old pooch spent three months adrift in the Pacific with his owners and a parrot until their 48-foot sailboat ran aground in December on tiny Fanning Island, 1,000 miles south of Hawaii.
"I mix this up for her at 5:45 a.m., and she eats a pound of food for her first meal," Ed Kanive said. "She takes a nibble of the food, then sticks her beak in her water bucket. By 10, 11 o'clock, most of it is gone."
Sally Disney was worried because her dog Ginger was less responsive. Disney didn't know where to go for help until she heard about a new audiology clinic - one that provides hearing tests for dogs.
Brittany wields her paintbrush with confidence, slapping it roughly against the canvas to produce streaks of green or smears of orange. With apparent pride, she steps back, inspects her work -- and extends her trunk to receive a freshly loaded paintbrush.
Brittany wields her paintbrush with confidence, slapping it roughly against the canvas to produce streaks of green or smears of orange. With apparent pride, she steps back, inspects her work -- and extends her trunk to receive a freshly loaded paintbrush.
