Dog Parked

From online.wsj.com:

“Three weeks ago, I wrote a column lamenting how expensive dogs can be, and I focused heavily on veterinary bills. Dozens of readers emailed me after it ran.

Many readers liked the column, noting that their dogs had racked up shockingly high vet bills over the years. One Chicago reader wrote that he spent nearly $6,800 after his family’s beloved “six-year-old pooch” came down with a rare immunological disease. “I would never in a million years have thought that I would spend that kind of money on a family dog,” he said.”

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From telegraph.co.uk:

“A full-scale operation involving a police helicopter swung into action in north Belfast when a large sandy-coloured animal was spotted prowling in a public park close to the grounds of Belfast Zoo.

A police spokesman said officers now believed the animal seen in the park on Monday night was in fact a large stray dog.”

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From stunning-stuff.com:

“The dog found the baby in a forest south of the capital Nairobi. She then took the infant, wrapped in a dirty, black cloth, and carried it across a busy road and through a barbed-wire fence and placed it close to her own puppies.

A witness, Stephen Thoya says: “I heard the sound of a baby crying, (when) I looked closely, I saw a dog carrying a baby as it crossed the road.”"

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From austindailyherald.com:

“It was a dog day of summer at the Austin Municipal Pool Sunday, an occasion filled with tennis balls, barking and slobber.

The annual Doggy Dip was held from 6:30 to 8 p.m., giving residents a chance to bring their canines for a swim before the pool gets drained for the winter.

“We love it,” said Megan Lockie, who brought her two dogs, including her 9-year-old Greyhound “Zucco.” “We did it a couple of years ago, too.”

Pool manager Tina Strauss said the end of summer event, which cost $2 for one dog and two humans, has been going on for several years and is hosted by Austin Park & Recreation.”

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