Labrador Retriever Dogs Blog

Attorney: Tinley woman not to blame in animal cruelty case
The animals that a Tinley Park woman is accused of neglecting and mistreating at her animal rescue facility were on the property without her permission, her attorney argued in court Friday.Dawn Hamill, owner of Dazzle’s Painted Pastures, 5555 W. 175th St., faces eight counts of neglect of owner’s duties and three counts of cruel treatment, all misdemeanors.Hamill’s attorney, Steven Decker, said …

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Pet of the Week: Precious will play patty cake and is friendly with everyone
Precious is a purebred yellow Labrador retriever. She is four years old (read calm and housebroken), and has been beautifully trained. She can not only sit and stay, but she will high five and play patty cake.

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Dog park upgrades coming
For as many active people who live in Highlands Ranch, there are almost as many dogs who enjoy a few hours of recreation every week.

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Pro fighter jailed after police standoff
A man described by Warrenville police as a professional martial arts fighter and military veteran had to be tear-gassed and shot with a Taser in order to end a five-hour standoff Friday afternoon and evening at an apartment complex in that city.Nathan J. Patrick remained early Saturday morning in DuPage County Jail in Wheaton on $500,000 bail. He faces trial on a charge of aggravated battery to …

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South Bay beaches emptied ahead of wave surge
South Bay beaches were cleared Friday morning as authorities braced for a tsunami that generated four-foot swells resulting from the magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Japan. South Bay beaches were cleared Friday morning as authorities braced for a tsunami that generated four-foot swells resulting from the magnitude 8.

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Army Dog Died Of A Broken Heart?
LONDON – Liam and Theo were a team, fast friends doing a dangerous job — searching out roadside bombs laid by insurgents in Afghanistan.

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U.K. Army Dog May Have Died From Broken Heart
The jovial British soldier and his irrepressible dog worked and played together for months, and died on the same day. On Thursday they came home, flown back to Britain in a somber repatriation ceremony for the soldier remembered for his empathy with animals and the companion he loved.

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Obituary: Joseph M. Kline / Lifelong outdoorsman always had a kind word
On Teece Avenue in Bellevue, in a shady corner of Bayne Park, stands a huge and ancient oak tree. To passers-by, it’s just a tree. But to Mark Kline of Evans City it’s “The Kline Tree,” so named by his father, Joe Kline, who used its stout trunk as a backrest when he and his pre-teen son would stop in the park to read. New books from the Hardy Boys series, old books from the father’s boyhood …

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D’Arcy’s Fishing Report: Rain won’t go away, keeps messing up the local fishing
The wet, windy weather has local rivers and streams jumping their banks again, muddying the steelhead trout waters. The local ponds and lakes are losing their ice cover, a sign the spring fishing season is just around the corner. In the meantime, it all adds up to another lost weekend of fishing around Northeast Ohio.

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Dog missing since fire found
Summary:  One more lost dog has been reunited with his family after the Feb. 27 wildfires. One more lost dog has been reunited with his family after the Feb. 27 wildfires. read more

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