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Dog Lady hosts a live weekly radio show about dogs, life and love on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. (EDT) on WCAP 980AM. Listen to a sample from a recent show. Dog Lady and her co-host, Jack “Russell” Baldwin, chew over the latest pet news. We ruff and riff
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Dog Lady is shocked -- shocked she tells you -- by the number of catalogues pushing costumes for dogs. Pssst! Dogs hate to dress up. They claw and scratch to get out of garments, or they lie there is a pathetic heap, waiting to be liberated from the constraining
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Nothing sweeter.
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The American Kennel Club, the keeper of dog breed standards and statistics, has released its annual popularity contest of pure-bred woofers. The AKC carefully plans this announcement to build excitement for its canine lollapalooza, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on February 12 and 13. Once again, the Labrador
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The big -- or little -- story the AKC was pushing at its New York press conference to announce the most popular breeds was the ascendance of the Yorkshire terrier. The Yorkie has emerged as the second most favored must-have breed. Dog Lady agrees that Yorkies are everywhere underfoot,
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The able seamstress at Pants for Dogs now makes reversible fleece ponchos for dog owners. Dog Lady has one of these fantastic garments and loves the bright red fabric -- with a print of dogs on one side -- warmth, double-stitching, pocket on the front to hold treats, keys or
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Barbara Walters, doyenne of ABC’s “The View” claims her dog, Cha-Cha, can talk. Walters shocked a nation last week when she described how Cha-Cha padded into an elevator and blurted out, “I love you.” Cha-Cha uttered the endearment to Walters and a servant who was accompanying the grand lady
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Ever crooned to your canine? Dog Lady knew she was truly bonding with her new puppy when she burst into song one morning -- to the tune of "Mr Sandman" with mangled lyrics tailored to an audience of one. Have you made up a ditty for your dog cribbed from
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The Humane Society (www.hsus.org) is doing its best to rescue animals abandoned in the hurricanes. However, the task is onerous and chaotic. A group called Noah's Wish (www.noahswish.org), encamped in Slidell, Louisiana and recently received a big boost from NBC's "Today" show. Also, volunteers from the LSU School of Veterinary
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Good Housekeeping singled out askdoglady.com as its Daily Inbox "site of the day" and Dog Lady has been hounded with questions. She loves getting mail, but can't answer every one. Many witty, wise solutions to human/dog dilemmas can be found on the site. Dig around. Dog Lady may have already
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Dog Lady thanks all her readers for the inspiring questions about dogs, life and love. She is most grateful when she leads a challenged dog keeper to an answer -- or when a challenged dog keeper nips back. Here's a few riffs and ruffs from the mail bag: Dear Dog
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