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Owner and deaf dog to change focus

Team will focus on education after retirement

DATE: May 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Silverton’s resident wolf-dog dies

Town laments loss of beloved Wolfie

DATE: May 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Listen up dog owners, La Plata County drafts barking ordinance

When rural dogs are barking, La Plata County law is silent. But that’s about to change. County staff has produced a preliminary draft of the county’s first ordinance on nuisance ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

A waiting place in Durango

DATE: Feb 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free to good home: Horses who have served country

He received good marks in his early days in the military: “quite impressive,” his supervisor once wrote. But after he kicked a few soldiers, he swiftly found himself unwelcome in the Army. ...

DATE: Feb 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lt. Dan, disabled dog at La Plata County Humane Society, finds a home

Stray dog lost use of both of his back legs

DATE: Feb 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rabies vaccine requirement for pets gains momentum in state Legislature

Currently, local governments determine policy

DATE: Feb 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

When you train puppies, it’s not easy to say goodbye

Durangoan socializing her 12th guide dog puppy

DATE: Jan 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Online pets all the rage

Some animals have millions of followers

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

United gives furry comfort

Holiday travelers at DIA greeted by paws and wagging tails

DATE: Dec 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cats, dogs partying like animals

LOS ANGELES – Ugly sweaters aren’t just a Christmas tradition for people. Cats, dogs and even guinea pigs are joining the party. Zigzilla “Ziggy” and Chopper “Lambchop” got sweat...

DATE: Dec 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Japanese vessel to kill 333 minke whales for ‘research’

On Tuesday, Japan’s whaling fleet will set out on a three-month-long hunt for minke whales. The Japanese government argues that this hunt – which will kill 333 whales, about a third of the a...

DATE: Nov 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World