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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
gggrrr... NW Agility is STILL posting all of this feed, Dog News, without any attribution and certainly, no permission...  Dog News  is the original...

Tales of the Dog: The Hallmark book I'll Be Doggone says the phrase man's best friend comes from an elegant 1870 speech by country lawyer George Vess, representing Charles Burden's dog, Old Drum, that had been shot to death. The accused was found guilty by a teary-eyed jury brought to its collective knees and thus awarding a judgment of $550 in damages instead of the $150 that had been asked for. '[Honolulu Advertiser] Related: QuotesBlog

Dealing with a pet's chronic illness...  For those whose pets live with serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes or heart disease, treatment options are not the most difficult part of caretaking; it's the uncertainty of the outcome  ... Canine Cancer looks at how man's best friend not only share his DNA, but also his diseases and how advances in treating canine cancer extend human life as well... [Science Central]

LiveJournal's Diabetic Pets 'A community for the families... helping each other help our beloved friends... '

Notes to Man's Best Friend, another LiveJournal community, chronicles the humorous chatter people throw their dog's way... and when the dogs don't read it, we do... President  Bush, here's your venue !