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- RESCUE ME: Like chocolate? You will love Spencer the Lab.
- TGIF! Working like a... cat?
- Number one killer of young dogs? Bad behavior.
- Animal lovers raise money to bury Florida Keys man, killed rescuing dogs following Ike.
- Pet Tested: The Vittles Vault fights mites.
- What's out: Fluffy, Fido, Snowball. So what's in?
- Help your favorite rescue group win ten thousand bucks.
- TGIF! Dear Dogfessions: Don't tell my cats but I want a puppy.
- Craigslist: The latest place bad pet owners are dumping their animals.
- Holy cats! Bless your beasts this Sunday -- and how to do it at home.
- Are tiny grain mites infesting your pet's food?
- Pets still in the driver's seat in California and Florida.
- World Rabies Day: Where to get low-cost shots and info.
- Hemingway house cats get to stay.
- TGIF! Nora the Piano Cat plays for you.
- Rescue groups brace for Disney's next hot dog movie.
- Another Nutro complaint: Melbourne woman says food made her dog sick.
- Burglars kill Sunrise family's pet rabbit.
- Reduced rate vaccine clinic on Sunday.
- Let me tell you about my granddog.
- Rescue Me: Bodacious Beau still looking for a home.
- Of Poochie-Bells, diapers and doggy bling: Strange new things aimed at pet parents.
- New stuff to help your dog weather thunderstorms.
- TGIF! Herding cats: Not a job. An adventure.
- So ya think ya bird can sing?
- Mars recalls Pedigree pet foods and other national brands.
- Is declawing the solution when scratching is the problem?
- TGIF? Watch that firefighter do mouth to meow-th.
- Does your fire department have what it takes to save your pets?
- Walk your dog, snag a date.
- SlyDog retractable leashes recalled.
- Does Nutro have too high levels of zinc, copper?
- Oakland Park agrees to humane feral cat solution.
- Pet Tested: A toy for our times.
- State suspends rules on intrastate travel for animals as Ike approaches.
- Sugarless gum is toxic to dogs.
- TGIF! Kittens with guns!
- Democat or Republicat? Feline mailed a voter's registration application.
- Marketing animal rescue to teens and young people.
- And the winnner is... all of them!
- Oakland Park to discuss feral cat policy tonight.
- Dog advertised on Craigslist has cancer, heart defect.
- Pets fare much better in Gustav than Katrina.
- Shelter Stories: When rescue isn't enough.
- TGIF! Rescue dogs rock.
- New tips for pet preparedness in hurricane season.
- Vote for me! My dog loves me!
- Company issues its own recall of dangerous dog toy.
- Your pet outta be in pictures -- and on T-shirts, tote bags, etc.
- Old age ain't for sissies -- or kitties.
- Cat on the lam for almost a year finally reunited with family half way across the country.
- Two hundred and fifteen days until the legislative session begins, and it's still legal to sexually assault your dog.
- Saving cats still part of a firefighter's job.
- Vaccines can contribute to cat cancers, and other important info.
- Is your pet a celebrity look-alike? Check out Yoda and submit your own.
- Pet Tested: KONG is king with our cats.
- TGIF Breaking News: Tiny dog barking nonstop for six years.
- Know The Link between violence against animals and humans.
- Warning: Toy pet balls causing serious injuries to dogs.
- Rescue Me: Lovely longhaired doxies are a perfect pair.
- Lost pet posters work, says a Fort Lauderdale teacher reunited with her dog.
- Your dogs and cats can get salmonella, too: How to keep them safe.
- Shelter Stories: Determined "foster mom" rescues feline siblings -- twice.
- Keeping horses and large animals safe before and after Fay.
- Customers of an alleged Keys puppy mill speak out.
- TGIF! Learn how to calculate your cat's internal volume.
- Cancer patient attacked by his family's own hungry dogs.
- County takes custody of 123 severely neglected horses.
- Artist raising money for injured abandoned animals.
- A jug of wine, a box of MilkBones, and thou.
- The primary for Presidential pup is too close to call.
- Loyal dog guards man's body for weeks.
- Abandoned beagle graduates top in his class.
- Surf's up for South Florida moon doggies!
- Breaking news: Nutro parent company recalls some dog food.
- Local cat group gets grant toward 1,300 low-cost spay and neuter operations.
- TGIF! Ten years later, the hamsters dance on.
- Last chance to vote for your favorite Calendar Lab!
- Equestrian Style for the home
- Golden retriever adopts tiger cubs
- Clone your dog for a justifiable $150,000
- Veterinarian-approved website?
- If you like animal art, you're going to love this
- TGIF - These boots were NOT made for walking
- The best screen-saver ever!
- Rescue Me: Beau means "one beautiful boy."
- Shelter stories: Puppy love leads to much,much more.
- Pet Tested, Special Edition: A summer reading list for animal lovers.
- Paralyzed dachshund has new career as a therapy animal.
- TGIF! Join Dog of the Month.
- Shelter Stories: Real life on the front lines.
- Hang with your four-legged best friend -- forever.
- Matching the right pet with the right kid.
- Does the latest Verizon ad promote pit bull stereotypes?
- Rescue Me: Bring home a Bear.
- Does dog ownership give McCain a shot at Best in Show?
- Learn pet CPR at the Dog Health & Safety Expo.
- TGIF! Help Kenzie get her dream date with First Dog Barney
- Pet Tested: FURminator makes life less hairy!
- Shelter dogs hit the big time on stage and screen.
- Local pooch vying to be ALPO's next Top Dog and yours can, too.
- Best in show turns major leaguer.
- Moving and money among main reasons dogs and cats lose their homes.
- What to say when a kid asks: Can I pet your doggie?
- Does this collar make me look fat? New diet pill for dogs.
- MEOW! The Art Exhibition
- Florida among states with strictest dogfighting laws.
- TGIF! U can have laffs here.
- Rescue Me: Boxer shot twice, rescued by neighbors, needs forever home.
- Got AC? Miami shelter that lost its air conditioning needs your help.
- Mother and son searching for their dog help find another.
- Update: Attorney for central Florida woman accused of leaving her dog in a crate to starve asks judge to be removed from case.
- Scratch-happy cat is off probation -- and on Wikipedia
- Man shackles himself to doghouse to promote "break the chain" law.
- Kitten loses two legs to surgery but gains new life.
- Happy trails and waggin' tails: Tips for bringing pets on vacation.
- TGIF! Kitty say what????
- Update: Next court date set in dog-in-crate animal cruelty case.
- Alleged puppy mill discovered in Florida Keys.
- A pet survival guide for the Fabulous Fourth.
- Equine encephalitis cases quadrupled this year: Vaccinate your horses.
- Miss out on the puppy mill adoptions? Here's another choice.
- Update: Next hearing for woman accused of letting her dog starve in her crate postponed.
- Dog gone: Miami ranks high in number of dogs lost, stolen.
- Broward taking in victims from largest puppy mill raid in history.
- Cool canine kahunas rule at surf dog contest.
- Update: No ruling yet on animal cruelty charges for woman accused of leaving her dog to starve in her crate.
- Live coverage of court hearing for central Florida woman accused of starving her dog to death.
- TGIF! Dogs just wanna have fun.
- Man who threw his son's puppy off balcony now out of jail.
- Update: How to take action on cruel treatment of downed cattle.
- Low-cost, "green" ways to groom your pet.
- Wash that dog in less than three minutes!
- Is Nutro food making pets sick?
- Cat-testants can claw their way to a million in new game show.
- The newest World's Ugliest Dog is a Floridian. With one eye. And three legs.
- Big toys for big boy (and girl) dogs.
- TGIF! Watch hepcats rock the house.
- Federal agents raid Petco warehouse.
- Gearing up for Take Your Dog to Work Day.
- Pet attack snake just says "no."
- Dachshund rescued after three days in a 16-foot-deep hole.
- Puppy escapes being crushed in a trash compactor.
- Protestors demand harshest penalty for woman accused of leaving her dog to die.
- Man connected to Vick dog-fighting ring gets 13 1/2 years in prison.
- Help pick America's Next Top Vet!
- No more plastic cone!
- Dog retrieves buried body of his best friend: the family cat.
- Hearing delayed for woman accused of starving dog to death.
- For Pomeranian and art lovers
- No Ocala Mansion for you, pet lovers.
- Sad ending for Hex, the six-legged kitty.
- TGIF! Check out this kitty cornucopia of photos, games and jokes.
- Tell the courts how you feel about a plea deal for a woman accused of starving her dog to death.
- Do rescue groups keep the leash too tight on adoptions?
- Tips for taking your dog to work
- Keep Pets Cool in South Florida summer
- Pony thriving after Hurricane Katrina and the loss of a leg.
- TGIF! Check out these sink-able cats.
- Beware! These plants may poison your pet.
- One Dog One Bone swimming pools for pups
- Fort Lauderdale to Seattle, Bubba Part II
- Pet owners turning to food banks
- "Pets in America" exhibit opens this month in Tallahassee
- The Bubba Story - Fort Lauderdale to Seattle
- The Dog Island For the WII by Ubisoft
- TGIF! And my cat hates you.
- Brag Time: Meet Jazz
- How to...
- Breaking news: Reward offered for Florida dogfighting reports.
- MIA to consider airport-based pet hotel.
- Woof Gang Bakery comes to South Florida
- Child neglect investigation uncovers Mississippi puppy mill.
- West Palm Beach taxicab company agrees to transport service animals.
- Buying a new car
- Woman accused of letting her German shepherd starve to death wants plea deal.
- Dogs of Valor award nominations closing soon.
- Is this person a breeder, a puppy mill operator or a nut?
- While the parents are away
- A reality show for cats
- Watch hot kitties sing about sex!
- I own a cat. So why should my tax money go to a dog park?
- Double the fun: Cloned pet company is back.
- Top 10 male and female pet names
- Laugh it up, help a stray.
- Dogs: 101 Adorable Breeds
- Behavior trick gone wrong
- Hello Kitty named Japan's top tourism cat.
- Everyone picks on Silvio, even the birds
- Shoot a barking dog with a camcorder, not a gun.
- Free workshops show you how not to get bitten.
- Should Broward's troubled shelter go no-kill?
- The session is over. And it's still legal to sexually assault your dog.
- Don't make war. Make Kittenwar.
- Take one dog, add cat and rat: Check out one man's metaphor for world harmony.
- New Broward law muzzles dangerous dogs. Is it enough?
- Bone marrow transplants soon available to dogs with cancer.
- Dog of the day
- Delray Beach woman invents portable dog bowl
- Some people are just nuts -- for squirrels.
- Are pets property? Vermont high court will decide.
- Roosters in Plantation?
- Found a lost pet? Get a free ad.
- See where designer doggies really come from.
- Leash Luggage for dog walkers
- The mean little kitty is a superstar.
- New York may grant more local authority to crack down on puppy mills
- Photo finish for the SPCA Walk for Wildlife
- Grooming is not just for appearance
- Couple fights to save minutes-old kitten
- Remember the Katrina pets: Be prepared for storm season.
- I'M BACK, with lots of stories
- Desperately seeking dog. No puppies. FM preferred.
- National Pet Week: Pet proof your house
- 9 myths about cats
- Review of Broward County's troubled shelter begins today
- Woman pleads not guilty after leaving her dog to starve to death
- Lots of barking at the ball park tonight.
- Get ready for National Pet Week!
- What's your cat's favorite toy?
- Pets and foreclosure: Does leaving your animals behind constitute cruelty?
- It's Blue Dog Weekend!
- Iraqi war dog and Marine rescuer reunited
- Dog rescued after being trapped under rubble for eight days.
- What kind of cat are you?
- Such a deal! Two cats for the price of one.
- Tubby tabby weighs more than some toddlers
- Can Fish Be Trained?
- Your hamster or ferret now can see a specialist.
- Happy Pet Parent Day!
- Want a new dog? Buy this book!
- Visit Cat Town!
- Toddler burns kitten in microwave
- Doubled dogs: Labs cloned as security animals
- Another story of dogs, war and friendship
- The crazy things our pets do
- Good grief: Help in mourning the loss of your pet.
- The secret talent of the nation's most beautiful bulldog
- Four-legged Iraq vet enters civilian life
- The high cost of saving a six-legged kitten
- If you were a horse, what horse would you be?
- The Toy Challenge (Earth Day style)
- Dogs get in touch with their inner herder
- Pope Benedict XVI is a cat lover?
- Silvio helps soothe the pain
- Curb your kid when visiting the vet
- Our dog Jeb: A tribute to another "world's worst dog."
- Garage Sale Saturday for Broward Ferret Rescue
- Consumers say NUTRO pet food causing illness
- Update on senator's pregnant dog
- Show us your ugly pets!
- Does your pet have what it takes?
- Oscar, the featherless bird
- Your Dog in Times Square?
- Take your pet for a walk on the wild side Saturday.
- Write an essay, win a mansion!
- Cougar vs. the Windy City: Cougar loses.
- The straight poop on cat butt coffee
- Weight loss for dogs
- A heartfelt R.I.P. for Tara the Mastiff
- Eagle and cancer survivor help each other fight for life
- Invasion of the Greenies!
- The Toy Challenge
- Find your dream ferret tomorrow!
- State senator abandons pregnant dog
- A great place for black dog fans
- National Chihuahua Races in Orlando April 19
- The Toy Challenge
- Beautiful collars for your hounds
- "Black Dog Syndrome" leaves dogs unwanted
- Frozen memories: Preserving your pet for eternity
- Coconut Creek dog is a neighborhood hero
- His fans have cold noses
- Do cats get less medical care than dogs?
- Ferrets need love, too.
- A Walkin' and A Scoopin'
- Taking pictures of your pets
- Whose your doggies daddy?
- Menu Foods Update: Not Just Melamine
- Help! My Dog Is Eating My Furniture!
- Dating and dogs
- The Toy Challenge
- Recall: Publix Bird Seed
- The fur flies
- When company comes to visit, my cat disappears.
- Skin problems
- Doggy bags all around
- Snuggle sax!
- Where do you like to take your pets on vacation?
- Update on dog attacks: The fate of Buddy and Bear
- Fish on the cheap
- Of dog attacks and dangerous breeds
- Recalls: Hartz Mountain cat vitamins
- It's true, my dogs wear diapers...
- Keep your pets hydrated
- Pet Food Recalls, A Year Later: In Memory
- Feature your pet and help other critters too
- "Marley and Me" extra, part 2!
- Fishing for the best
- Catnip: The New Kitty Ambien?
- Don't chase them, just lie down
- Italian Greyhound lovers unite!
- Vote for the First Pet
- Wanted: Marley look-a-likes!
- A 'Marley & Me' extra
- Please bowwow your heads
- "Blanco and Me" -- A must read
- Introducing my two cats
- Vacation and pet anxiety
- What breed are you?
- 'Marley & Me' - What the newsroom thinks!
- Marley & Me's Owen Wilson and Eric Dane invade Sun-Sentinel
- New dog, new friends
- Welcome to our blog!
- The toy challenge
- The cutest site ever!
- Are today's animal abusers tomorrow's violent felons?
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This blog is all about living with pets. A place to help understand, care for and have fun with your animals.
Share your stories about your pets’ funny but heartwarming quirks. Show off your videos and photos.
And we’re not only about dogs and cats. Whether you're living with rabbits, birds, reptiles, fish and anything else that constitutes a non-human companion, Sit, Stay, Speak! is here for you.
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
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DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.
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CYNDI METZGER, editor of the Sun-Sentinel's Outlook section, is smitten with Bella, her poodle who regularly ignores requests to sit, stay and get off the ivory-colored sofa.
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JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.
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Share your stories about your pets’ funny but heartwarming quirks. Show off your videos and photos.
And we’re not only about dogs and cats. Whether you're living with rabbits, birds, reptiles, fish and anything else that constitutes a non-human companion, Sit, Stay, Speak! is here for you.
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
lives with four dogs and one boyfriend. And has a lifetime of animal stories to share.> More
DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.> More
CYNDI METZGER, editor of the Sun-Sentinel's Outlook section, is smitten with Bella, her poodle who regularly ignores requests to sit, stay and get off the ivory-colored sofa. > More
JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.> More
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