Dog park in Manteca takes a baby step forward
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- Dog park in Manteca takes a baby step forward
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- Where’s the dog Mr. President?
Dog park in Manteca takes a baby step forward
San Jose Mercury News
The Manteca City Council ultimately will decide whether the dog park becomes a reality but the city’s Recreation and Parks Commission — which advises the council — voted 5-0 Thursday night to move the proposed dog park forward. Several valley cities have dog parks including Tracy and Lathrop and some Manteca dog owners said they take their dogs to them. An estimated 17000 to 20000 dogs live in Manteca. The preliminary plan calls for the dog park to be built at Woodward Community Park 710 E.
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Weddings going to the dogs
San Jose Mercury News
MacDonald’s collie-malamute mix had the honor of serving as ring bearer for the Seattle couple. “We just had to keep an eye on her so she wouldn’t eat the cake” MacDonald says. Man’s best friend has turned into the best man as an increasing number of couples are using dogs in their wedding ceremonies. This new breed of wedding guest has created a niche industry that caters to Fido’s appearance on his owner’s big day. “It’s a shift in the way people view pets” says Brian Iannessa a spokesman for Veterinary Pet Insurance explaining the trend behind canine participants in weddings. “People are incorporating pets into their lives more than ever before taking them on trips celebrating their pets’ birthdays. ” Forty-two percent of the insurance company’s clients had or plan to have their pets participate in their wedding according to a recent poll of 3000 pet owners.
Where’s the dog Mr. President?
Baltimore Sun
» Where’s the dog Mr. President? As if trying to rally the world behind his economic policies weren’t enough President Barack bama is being pressed to make a decision about his dog. Soon the president said.
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