Give a Dog a Break
This little guy was going to be euthanized, so I took him home. However, I have six dogs and three cats and a small home. Isaiah could hardly walk when he came home with me. Now, he runs and plays… Continue Reading
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Or So it Seems … Don’t Shoot the Dog
Steve, the senior crime-beat reporter, looked over my shoulder as I wrote. I was putting the finishing touches on a breaking-news story about a neighborhood dispute that ended in gunfire. Steve patted me on the shoulder. “You’ll get more calls… Continue Reading
Dog Trainer Tidbits: When Puppy Snacks, Then Attacks
I speak with dog owners and advise them about their pets nearly every day. Sometimes I think to myself, “Maybe this advice could help other people, too.” Details of the people and dogs involved have been changed to protect client… Continue Reading
Tickets Up, Collisions Down in Redding
Those dreaded red-light cameras at Redding intersections appear to be working. Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen says in his annual report that the automated cameras are responsible, at least in part, for a 5.49 percent decrease in traffic collisions throughout the… Continue Reading
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ~ Will Rogers
Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear. ~ Dave Barry
