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The world according to the absorbing and amazing nose of a dog
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (406+ words) When a Lab vacuums the ground with her nose and her tail moves like a helicopter blade, you know a grouse is about to fly. When the dog stops like a dragonfly, then runs off sniffing an invisible path, a…...
Dear Annie: My wife is putting her rescue dogs before me and our marriage
2+ mon, 20+ hour ago (416+ words) Dear Annie: My wife began volunteering at our local animal shelter last year, and at first I thought it was wonderful. She has always loved animals, and I was proud of her for giving her time to such a good…...
Inside the effort to rescue the dogs that Western Alaska storm evacuees had to leave behind
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1077+ words) BETHEL — Several days after the catastrophic Western Alaska storm forced hundreds of people to evacuate to shelters, another major airlift effort remains ongoing: rescuing dogs left behind in villages ravaged by the storm. Earlier this month, the remnants of Typhoon…...
The race is on to rescue dogs that Western Alaska storm evacuees had to leave behind
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1076+ words) BETHEL — Several days after the catastrophic Western Alaska storm forced hundreds of people to evacuate to shelters, another major airlift effort remains ongoing: rescuing dogs left behind in villages ravaged by the storm. Earlier this month, the remnants of Typhoon…...
Long after run to glory, Balto lives on in the study of dog genetics
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (861+ words) A dog that pulled his way into history has given scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs and other working breeds unique. Researchers have used a tiny patch of skin cut from a taxidermy mount of Balto to determine…...
Miss Manners: When a host cares more about their dogs than their guests
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (531+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is the president of a local college alumni chapter, and I am the secretary. The chapter recently held an alumni meeting at the residence of the headmaster of a local private high school. Though the…...
Proposed Anchorage code change could ban loose dogs in pickup beds and confining animals too long in vehicles
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1376+ words) Pet owners in Anchorage could be punished for keeping animals cooped up in vehicles or untethered while riding in pickup truck beds under potential changes to municipal animal cruelty and neglect laws. The proposed changes are part of draft code…...
On the centennial of the Nome Serum Run, the story of the sordid aftermath for its 2 most famous dogs, Balto and Togo
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (636+ words) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. In…...
Volunteers are evacuating pets from a flooded Western Alaska village, one plane at a time
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (754+ words) SEATTLE — The special delivery arrived in a plastic storage box after a chartered flight in a bouncy single-propeller plane. Veterinarian Susan Shaffer Sookram snipped the zip ties securing the lid and greeted the cargo: four dogs, one with a gray…...
Lawmakers pursue vet care access to ease Alaska’s chronic problems with abandoned and loose dogs
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (1777+ words) Rural Alaska has long struggled with an abundance of stray and loose dogs and high rates of dog bites, with young children as the most frequent victims. Pending state and federal legislation aims to chip away at that problem by…...