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Treat Your Pooch to the Dog Days of Summer Festival in Chestnut Hill
Courtesy of Chestnut Hill Philadelphia Our canine companions have shed their winter coats and are so eager to get out; they may just paw down the front door. Take them to the Dog Days of Summer...
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New Dog-Walking Areas Debut at Dilworth Park
Courtesy of Dilworth Park There are few more-satisfying ways to shake off a long work day than heading to your favorite watering hole at closing time for a drink or three. Unless, of course, you’re a...
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You Can Order a Puppy Play Date Through Uber Today
Shutterstock.com From now until 3 pm today, your Uber app will double as a furry-friend finder. The Philly branch of the on-demand car company is teaming with Pennsylvania SPCA to bring folks puppy...
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Adorable Beagle Sniffs Out Currency, Plants on “Trusted” Traveler at PHL
K9 Auburn, a beagle working for Customs and Border Protection, sniffed out undeclared plants and $39,715 in unreported currency at PHL Airport on Thursday. (Photos: CBP) A woman traveling from Greece...
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PHL’s K9 Beagles: The Adorable Faces of National Security
From left: PHL K9s Mattie, Auburn and Yoshi. Photo | Dan McQuade If you step off the plane at PHL after a long international flight this holiday season, there’ll be someone there waiting for you when...
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Michael Vick to Lobby for Pa. Animal Protection Bill
Michael Vick, during his Eagles playing days.| Jeff Fusco Michael Vick is doing a good deed for dogs. Vick, who pleaded guilty in 2007 to charges stemming from a dogfighting ring he ran during the...
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Three Philly-Area Pups Will Compete in Puppy Bowl XII
From left: rottweiler Leah from Center City’s Morris Animal Refuge; lab Marley from Souderton’s Salfid Rescue, Inc.; schnauzer Kevin from Marlton’s New Life Animal Refuge. If Super Bowl Sunday finds...
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North Wildwood Cops Looking for Driver in Hit-and-Run That Killed Dog
An example of a dark-colored 2004 Dodge Stratus released by North Wildwood Police. It is similar to the one that reportedly killed a dog in a hit-and-run crash yesterday. A car struck a dog and killed...
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These Are the Top 10 Dog Breeds in Philadelphia
Photo by Daniela Magallón used under a Creative Commons license The Labrador retriever may be the No. 1 dog in the country, but in Philadelphia another breed is top dog. Yesterday, the American Kennel...
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What Evil Person Sealed a Dog Inside This Crate in Willow Grove?
Yes, this is what you think it is. However many terrible people there were in the world before, that number has now increased by one. The Upper Dublin Township Police Department is investigating a...
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11 Things You Might Not Know About the Founding Fathers’ Dogs
Admiral Penn from Violet Oakley’s mural series at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Photo used courtesy of the Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee and Brian Hunt Today is National Puppy Day,...
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Philly One of Worst Cities for Dog Attacks, Says U.S. Postal Service
iStockphoto.com | SVPhilon Though most of us have only seen a dog biting or otherwise attacking a letter carrier in the movies, the fact is that these things happen more frequently than you might...
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Pets: I Hate Your Dog
Illustration by James Boyle It was one of the first warm Saturdays of spring, and I couldn’t wait to get outside for a run. As is always the case when good weather finally sets in, the city was a...
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Former Philly Mag Pinup Pup to Cover DNC With SEPTA’s K-9 Unit
When last we reported on Quest back in the September 2014 issue of Philly Mag, the German shepherd was a 10-week-old pup on his first day of training at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, trotting...
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Grab a Pint (or Two) At The Dog Wash
This weekend grab a drink with your true best friend, your dog. The Trestle Inn and Philly Pet Hotel are pairing up to host the “At The Dog Wash” event for the third year. From 2 to 7 p.m., this...
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Ocean City May Allow Dogs on Its Beaches
Photo by Tim Buss (license) Ocean City, the town with a history of restrictive laws, could be loosening its leash a little. City Councilman Keith Hartzell has proposed a law that would allow dogs on...
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How HUP’s Pups Help Hospital Patients, Caregivers
Image courtesy Penn Medicine It’s not fun to be in the hospital on a holiday. But there are some four-legged friends who are helping to boost everyone’s mood this Christmas. In truth, the therapy dogs...
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Dog Found in Trash Bag Gets Wheels
Photo via Pennsylvania SPCA A dog found in the trash in the Summerdale section of Philadelphia recently got a new pair of wheels. The Pennsylvania SPCA reports that Frances, the dachshund found in a...
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Meet Your New Best Friend at Tria Fitler Square’s Wine and Woof Wednesdays
Tria Fitler Square has teamed up with the Pennsylvania SPCA for their canine-centric Wine and Woof! series, happening tonight and every Wednesday night this month through May 31. This month’s Wine...
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Check Out These Dogs Surfing in Ocean City for a Good Cause
A New Jersey-based nonprofit that offers free surfing and skateboarding lessons to families affected by autism and/or other special needs received some help this past weekend from a couple of unlikely...
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