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Unlikely Animal Friends

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From dolphins and dogs who are swimming buddies, playful cheetahs and puppies who are best friends, owls and kitties playing leapfrog and much more! Watch a clip of an owl and the pussycat: What about an adorable cheetah and a Labrador puppy? These friends show us the emotional power of animals to bond with other species.

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False Pregnancies In Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

A false pregnancy is a term used to describe a female dog showing signs of pregnancy, lactation and nursing, but never produces any puppies. She may try to create a nest to keep her puppies in. She will carry these objects around and mother them as if they were her puppies.

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Dogtown: So Far So Good

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The first episode featured three dogs: Noche, a terrier who displayed food and people aggression; Willa, a puppy mill rescued Scottie with neurological problems and a cute wobble; and Wiley, a rescued dog who loses a leg because of a hit-and-run. We really enjoyed it. I learned a lot from this episode.

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Winter Wanderland

10,000 Birds

We returned home for a good dinner with friends, some wine and a night dreaming of raspberry coulis, puppies and ducks. Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat. Not worth a detour, but when in the vicinity, do check it out. Our goal was the usually very busy Staunton State Park.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. It’s not surprising that animals—especially, but not only, mammals—share many emotions with us because we also share brain structures—located in the limbic system—that are the seat of our emotions.

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Puppy Mills Exposed on Animal Planet

4 The Love Of Animals

Ailments go untreated as puppies bide their time among the dying and the dead. These are the squalid conditions of puppy mills, where it’s estimated more than two million dogs are mass-produced for profit each year. The more people learn about puppy mills, the better chance we have of stopping such practices.

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On ANIMAL EQUALITY, by Joan Dunayer

Animal Person

But I found that if my goal was for my message to be received, I had to judiciously use accurate terms because there was an intense emotional reaction to them that prevented the message from being received intact, or unadulterated by the emotional baggage. Put simply, many people just can't handle the truth--or too much of it at once.

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