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  • Sorry, Dorothy: Toto Gets the Axe as Kansas’ Official State Dog

    03/14/2012 11:53:39 AM PDT · by Altariel · 29 replies
    Time ^ | March 14, 2012 | Erica Ho
    Toto won’t be following the yellow brick road to become Kansas’ official state dog anytime soon. We’re not sure what Dorothy would think, but a bill that would make the cairn terrier — the breed featured as Toto in The Wizard of Oz — top dog in the state’s ensemble was effectively killed. It must be a dog-eat-dog state out there. The animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was unhappy with the proposed bill, raising concerns over the effect on Kansas puppy mills. If the cairn terrier was made state dog, it might cause the mills...
  • Blind dog, lost last month and thought dead, makes it back to San Antonio family for Christmas

    12/25/2011 8:17:55 AM PST · by Altariel · 10 replies
    Washington Post ^ | December 24, 2011 | AP
    SAN ANTONIO — A blind dog that was lost and believed to be dead is reunited with his San Antonio family for Christmas, thanks to Craigslist, a school teacher and an animal care agency. Nearly a month after Stevie Oedipus Wonder disappeared — and was reported dead — the cairn terrier mix puppy is home for the holiday, the San Antonio Express-News reported Saturday