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Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, royal redemption...
Posted on 5/17/12 at 11:27 AM
The pursuit of passion
Think Easy, Light, Smooth, and Fast. You start with easy, because if thats all you get, thats not so bad. Then work on light. Make it effortless When youve practiced that so long that you forget youre...
Posted on 5/16/12 at 6:38 AM
The greatest two minutes in sports
This year's Kentucky Derby is coming fast, with post time around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The spring has been so busy with our own horses and getting ready for the summer racing season that I've hardly h...
Posted on 5/3/12 at 7:35 AM
CJ and the Dogma Dog Bakery
The full power of the Internets was evident the other day. I received a nice e-mail from the good people at Dogma Dog Bakery in Arlington, Virginia last week. If you recall, during a trip to Washing...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 12:17 PM
Zorro Defends Lecture, Cinnamon Wounds, and Puppies
Here are some funny pranks and some very unfunny, dangerous practices, and also, just because, puppies. First, a college lecture suddenly becomes exciting with the addition of a purse theft, Zorro, a...
Posted on 4/20/12 at 9:37 AM
An officer and a gentleman: Superior police dog Dargo euthanized
By Maria Lockwood, Superior Telegram , May 25, 2012
Calf orphaned in shooting has llama for a dad, two mother goats
By Ryan Johnson, Forum Communications , May 25, 2012
170-pound dog's attack on toddler is second at home
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Police say a 170-pound mastiff dog that clamped down on the head of a toddler in St. Paul had previously injured a child at the same home.By Associated Press , May 25, 2012
Pet Care: Prozac won’t end soiling
Dear Dr. Fox: My daughter’s house cat, a 9-year-old spayed female shorthair tabby, has been pooping on the floor and/or rug for the past few months.By By Dr. Michael Fox , May 25, 2012
New Ulm orders eviction of horse
NEW ULM, Minn. – For decades, neighbors, children and horse lovers have been visiting a gentle gelding named “Chammy” at a small New Ulm barn.By Associated Press , May 24, 2012
Dog DNA business cracks down on errant droppings
By Associated Press , May 23, 2012
Ingenuity, plywood and sweat save horse stuck in Minnesota swamp
By Peter Passi, Duluth News Tribune , May 22, 2012
North Dakota Ag Dept. helps rural veterinarians pay off debt
Recruiting for smaller communities a challengeBISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture since 2008 has helped 15 veterinarians set up practice in rural communities and helped them repay a significant portion of their student loan debt.
By Brian Gehring, The Bismarck Tribune , May 20, 2012
Dog food maker issues another recall 
META, Mo. — Missouri-based Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling another type of dog food because of potential exposure to salmonella.
By Associated Press , May 18, 2012
Pet Care: Dog’s warts not contagious
Dear Dr. Fox: I have a 5-year-old pug. He has several black spots that look like warts on his stomach. The veterinarian I took him to retired, so a young vet has taken over. The previous vet put him on steroids, but the new vet said she could remove them with surgery. She tells me the warts are caused by a virus.By By Dr. Michael Fox , May 18, 2012
Woman arrested in Baxter animal shelter vandalism 
By Associated Press , May 16, 2012
Dog custody battle costs New York man more than $60,000 
NEW YORK — A New York City man has spent more than $60,000 in lawyers’ fees trying to win custody of his dog after his ex-girlfriend took the pooch to California.
By Associated Press , May 14, 2012
Valley City woman who drowned trying to save dog identified 
After making way to shore, dog jumps back into river and drownsVALLEY CITY, N.D. – A woman died after she went into the Sheyenne River here to save her dog Friday morning.
By Wendy Reuer , May 12, 2012
Valley City woman drowns trying to save dog 
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – A woman died after she went into the Sheyenne River here to save her dog Friday morning.
After rescue crews pulled the woman’s body out of the river, the dog jumped back into the river and drowned, said Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath.
By Wendy Reuer , May 11, 2012
Pet Care: Purr-less feline common 
Dear Dr. Fox: Two years ago, I adopted a beautiful male snowshoe cat from the animal shelter. He is very sweet, natural and content to be with me. But in all this time, I have never heard or felt him purr. I’ve had cats my entire life, and I have never known one not to be able to purr.
Do you have any explanation for this? He’s 4 years old.
By By Dr. Michael Fox , May 11, 2012
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