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		<title>911 operator helps save choking dachshund</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2012/01/23/911-operator-helps-save-choking-dachshund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2012/01/23/911-operator-helps-save-choking-dachshund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a police dispatcher in Michigan got a call from the frantic owner of a choking dog, she offered a quick lesson in the Heimlich maneuver, and it worked. A 10-pound dachshund had chewed on a present and swallowed either a piece of the gift or its wrapping, blocking her airway, according to the The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit argues dogs are more than &#8220;property&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2012/01/05/lawsuit-argue-dogs-are-more-than-property/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2012/01/05/lawsuit-argue-dogs-are-more-than-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=35395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Elena Zakharova says her dog Umka deserves to be compensated like a human for her pain and suffering. And the lawsuit she&#8217;s filed in a New York court seeks just that. Zakharova says an upper East Side pet store sold her a Brussels Griffon with bad knees and hips, which she believes are a result of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RSPCA starts campaign for purebred health</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/12/19/rspca-starts-campaign-for-purebred-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/12/19/rspca-starts-campaign-for-purebred-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=34786</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Bred for looks, born to suffer.&#8221; That&#8217;s the slogan of a new RSPCA campaign aimed at shifting the emphasis when it comes to breeding purebred dogs &#8212; from looks to health. The campaign launched yesterday, with this ad &#8212; featuring a pug as the poster child &#8212; in the Daily Mail. It&#8217;s directed mostly at breeders, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A different, less fun, kind of guessing game</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/12/18/a-different-less-fun-kind-of-guessing-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/12/18/a-different-less-fun-kind-of-guessing-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=34769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Ace&#8217;s younger days, before DNA breed identification tests were invented, it was always fun to guess what he might have in him. Was he part German shepherd, as most people guessed? Maybe some mastiff, or Great Dane, to account for his size?  Some thought they detected retriever, or ridgeback, Catahoula or coonhound. It was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I want to marry a veterinarian</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/12/16/why-i-want-to-marry-a-veterinarian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/12/16/why-i-want-to-marry-a-veterinarian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=34705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SWM  ISO  SFDVM &#8230; for LTR. Better yet, I&#8217;ll spell it out: Single White Male in search of Single Female Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and by LTR I mean not just long term relationship, but marriage. I might be willing to give the institution another try, but only with a veterinarian. This decision is based not only on certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poisoned meatballs sicken dogs in Denver</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/12/09/poisoned-meatballs-sicken-dogs-in-denver/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/12/09/poisoned-meatballs-sicken-dogs-in-denver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=34499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Poisoned meatballs have been found in the yards of at least three Denver homes and have made at least two dogs seriously ill. Two neighbors reported their dogs had become violently sick. One neighbor, after searching his yard, found meatballs scattered around it. Others, upon searching their yards, did as well. One woman said her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael and Topaz: Another update</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/11/21/michael-and-topaz-another-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/11/21/michael-and-topaz-another-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=33725</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Topaz, the pit bull who lost a leg after being caught in a barrage of police gunfire in Inglewood more than three years ago, is in need of a home in the Los Angeles area. The health of her human, a formerly homeless man named Michael Reed, has deteriorated to the point where he can no longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In memory of Butch</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/11/20/in-memory-of-butch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/11/20/in-memory-of-butch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=33852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t do it often, but every now and then, when a dog I&#8217;ve had the fortune to connect with passes on, I post a little memorial, like this one for Butch, a pug who lived down the road. Butch&#8217;s human, Martha, had to have him put down last week. Ace and I would run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$1.5 million in research grants for 2012 approved by AKC Canine Health Foundation</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/11/15/1-5-million-in-research-grants-for-2012-approved-by-akc-canine-health-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/11/15/1-5-million-in-research-grants-for-2012-approved-by-akc-canine-health-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation announced it is committing more than $1.5 million in 2012 on research grants to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. Twenty-one grants to 14 research institutions and universities have been approved, according to a foundation press release. This year&#8217;s grants cover research of diseases affecting all dogs and specific breeds, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Zoo researcher denies poisoning cats</title>
		<link>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/10/28/national-zoo-researcher-denies-poisoning-cats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohmidog.com/2011/10/28/national-zoo-researcher-denies-poisoning-cats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwoestendiek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A National Zoo bird researcher denied in court Wednesday that she fed rat poison and antifreeze to feral cats roaming her D.C. neighborhood. &#8220;Absolutely not, no I did not,&#8221; Nico Dauphine said after taking the stand in her own defense Wednesday in Superior Court, WJLA reported. Dauphine is a postdoctoral fellow with the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center [...]]]></description>
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