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DOGS DAYS OF SUMMER TO WRAP UP IN STYLE AT THE 3RD ANNUAL BEERFEST AT THE BALLPARK

August 20, 2010

The dog days of summer will culminate this year in one great big dog day at McFaddens at Citizens Bank Park. On Sunday August 29th, the Beerfest at the Ballpark will return for its third year and will introduce a new feature to help bring awareness to the plight of the city’s four-legged friends. With [...]

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Suds for Buds Returns!

August 19, 2010

The Dog Days of Summer continue THIS Saturday, August 21st at the General Lafayette in Lafayette Hill. Dogs are allowed off leash in the yard and there will be a buffet with flatbreads, pasta, wings and more! The Pennsylvania SPCA will be represented by Humane Law Enforcement Officer Wayne Smith who is sure to have a story or [...]

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Monster Milers Adopt a Runny Buddy Inaugural Event

August 18, 2010

The Monster Milers, a running group which pairs volunteers with shelter dogs, announces its Adopt a Running Buddy Inaugural Event, Saturday, September 11th, from 8:30 a.m. – noon at the base of the Schuylkill Banks multi-use trail at 26th and Locust Sts. The goal of this event is to get dogs out of the shelter [...]

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2nd Annual Canine Cancer Awareness Walk-A-Thon

August 17, 2010

The 2nd Annual Canine Cancer Awareness Walk-A-Thon, an event to elevate public awareness of canine cancer and raise much need funds to support medical research, the key to finding the cure. Cancer is the single biggest cause of death in dogs over the age of 2. At last year’s event, our first, hundreds of wonderful [...]

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Book review: Marcus of Umbria by Justine van deer Leun

August 12, 2010

For magazine writer Justine van deer Leun, the joys of city living had lost it’s luster. Looking for change, she decided to pick up and relocate her life in a tiny town called Collelungo, Italy and moves in with a local man she met on vacation just weeks earlier. As is life, things don’t go as [...]

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Product Review: Twistix

August 10, 2010

Twistix is a dog treat that is supposed to help your dog’s oral hygeine. Twitix is an all natural treat that doesn’t contain wheat. Although I try to brush Dash’s teeth, since he’s been out at my parents his oral hygeine has slacked off a bit. My parents do give him raw meaty bones, but my [...]

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Meet Vincent!

August 9, 2010

Vincent (A10592604) is a handsome 1-2 year old pit mix. He has a gorgeous black coat with a splash of white on his chest and a huge head and big ole pit bull smile. Vincent ended up at ACCT because his family was moving and decided he couldn’t come with them. Vincent is fine with [...]

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Pinups for Pitbulls needs help with a special adoption…Milo!

August 6, 2010

Milo was out of time and scheduled to be euthanized on Tuesday morning. Little Darling was very upset when the foster who was to pull him backed out in the final hour. She convinced Jeff that he needed to foster him until she could find him a long term foster or permanent home through Pinups [...]

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K9 Cuisine – a smart way to shop for your pet!

August 5, 2010

I had the awesome chance to sample a few treats and goodies from a new online pet food store called K9Cuisine.com. And you can too – the company is offering a special $10 discount to Philly Dog readers ($10 minimum purchase required) – just enter the code Philly10 at checkout! K9Cuisine.com, a unique online pet [...]

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Adopt-A-Pet.com – a valuable resource!

August 2, 2010

Adopt-a-Pet.com is the world’s largest non-profit pet adoption website. They are like an ad agency for shelters and shelter pets. Sadly, there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. Adopt-a-Pet.com does its best to relieve that problem and put pets from shelters in the homes of pet seekers all [...]

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