What you notice first in this scene is the bond between man and dog, both content to sit side by side as long as they’re allowed. Then your eyes drift to Miller’s standard-issue gray uniform, and you remember that this tableau is taking place not in a recliner in the living room, but rather the […]
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Son also rises
Music just isn’t as political as it used to be, but don’t tell Jay Farrar. The Son Volt front man is a revivalist in many senses, writing songs from a different time and place than most other acts operating at the moment. There’s one figure, in particular, who has had a profound effect on Farrar’s […]
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Pet project
The estimated 140 animals have been spayed or neutered and vaccinated, and most have received microchip implants that help reunite owners with their pets, said volunteer Tiffany Chancellor-Pacheco. The adoption fee is $70 with proceeds going to the Moore Animal Shelter. About 80 dogs and 60 cats remain from the pets initially aken to the […]
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Pet rescue
Known for being animal lovers and founders of an animal-rescue nonprofit called MuttNation, the Lamberts arranged for out-of-state help in the pet recovery process. As a result, two mobile pet-rescue units from New York-based North Shore Animal League America and Red Star Rescue, which is an arm of American Humane Association, came to the tornado-ravaged […]
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Running for Chris
See Spot Run He was an avid athlete who excelled at wrestling. In fact, nearly everything Chris Cowden did was fitness-related. He loved to lift weights, snowboard, run — anything that involved pushing himself to be his best. Chris was one of those rare, charismatic people who made everyone feel as if they were his […]
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Puppy love
When Tamara Smithee lost her dachshund to pancreatitis last October, the retired police officer decided to try improving the diets of her other rescue dogs — and every other canine she could. From there, she and two friends launched Biscuit Eaters, which specializes in all things dog treats. “My job grew to where I saw […]
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Reigning cats and dogs
Credit: Brad Gregg According to a recent study by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the state ranks 10th in the nation for dog ownership and 18th for cat ownership. According to the report, 43 percent of Oklahomans own dogs and almost 33 percent have cats. The national average is 36.5 percent for dogs and 30.4 […]
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Precious cargo
In April, the nonprofit began its Homeward Bound program, which places dogs that have been surrendered by their owner for one reason or another. Their previous owners’ loss is the gain for dog lovers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Christy Counts, president of Central Oklahoma Humane Society, said the program is off to a good start. […]
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Pet sights
Bring your pets out for a tail-wagging good time at the third annual Sit. Stay. Art! event, Saturday at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery. For the works exhibited in Sit. Stay. Art!, participating artists each used a homeless pet from Pets & People Humane Society in Yukon as inspiration. While the main focus of […]
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Ruff recovery
Ellen Price receives assistance in physical therapy from Zephyr Shannon Cornman On Christmas Eve, the Midwest City woman suffered a major stroke that affected much of her left side and made the simple act of standing a grueling ordeal. But today, Price had reason to stand: a 3-year-old German Shepherd named Zephyr was on point, […]