Title: Working with Dogs and Children Description: For Anyone interested in learning more about working with dogs and children. The importance of outreach to child-related facilities and how to use fun and games to prepare our dogs and teach the family. Contact: Dogs@nhdogs.org or nhpetsonline.com Date/Time: July 30, 2011 from 9am – 12pm Location:...
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Seacoast Cat Club Cat Show Everett Arena 15 Loudon Rd Concord, NH Seacoast Cat Club, an affiliate club of The Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), is proud to announce its annual event to be held at the Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire, on April 30 from 10am to 4pm and May 1 from 10am...
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By Nancy Holmes 1/2011 Many children love animals and will happily approach any dog they see, wanting of course to pet or play with it. Some parents grab their children and pull them away in fear telling the child to get away from the strange dog. Sometimes this gets a reaction from a dog...
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Our sympathies go out to Officer Scott Pearl and the Portsmouth Police. Portsmouth police K-9 Wess, shown with his handler Scott Pearl in this file photo, was put to sleep Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011.  Elizabeth Dinan file photo January 19, 2011 11:55 AM PORTSMOUTH — After a short career of tracking crime suspects, sniffing...
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Cats are notoriously hard to photograph, but the results can be well worth the effort. This was certainly the case for Morris Animal Foundation’s first Happy Healthy Cat Photo Contest, sponsored by Sergeant’s Pet Care Products and judged by longtime foundation trustee and actor Betty White. Hundreds of funny, outrageous and adorable cat photos...
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On January 18th at 12 in the  lobby of the Legislative Office Building, a commendation from the Governor will be presented to Leslie Frank, the New Hampshire breeder and owner of the Australian Shepherd that won BIS at the 2010 AKC/Eukanuba National Championships. This shines such a positive light on dog breeders and everyone...
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The Lakes Region Kennel Club will be offering training classes at both the Meredith Community Center and Gilford Youth Center. Training your dog is one of the best things you can do.  Studies have shown that dogs which are trained are much more likely to stay with their owners for their entire life.  For...
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Just in time for the latest storm, here's a video showing N.H.'s state dog, the Chinook, getting skijoring training. According to Sled Dog Central, skijoring is one of America's fastest growing dog sports. Click more for the video.
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With winter here, it is sled dog racing season, again.  The Citizen is reporting that: “Despite the rapid disappearance of snow from last week’s blizzard, organizers of the Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby are optimistic that there’ll be plenty of the white stuff in time for the 81st running of the event next...
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