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Collin Standon, 24, is living the dream after deciding to keep an entire litter of Golden Retriever puppies — in addition to the three dogs he already owned. Standon, who lives in Texas, already was a pet parent to dogs Chloe and Sam — who later went on to have a litter of nine puppies — in addition to Chloe’s sister Emma. Later, he adopted Buddy from a shelter, so the golden retriever wouldn’t be put down. Now, he has 13 fully grown dogs: Buddy, Chloe, Sam, Emma and the nine puppies, named Rocky, Moose, Raider, Cowboy, Pumpkin, Sunshine, Missy,...

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A dog owner was left baffled when her pet golden retriever gave birth to a GREEN puppy. Three-year-old family pet Rio had a litter of nine puppies last week, but when one came out mint green Louise Sutherland was gobsmacked.

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Choking Owner Says Her Dog Performed Heimlich Maneuver by Jumping Up and Down on Chest CALVERT, Md. Mar 27, 2007 (AP) — Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman's chest. The dog's owner believes the dog was trying to perform the Heimlich maneuver and saved her life. Debbie Parkhurst, 45, of Calvert told the Cecil Whig she was eating an apple at her home Friday when a piece lodged in her throat. She attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself but it didn't...

Cultivating a nose for mealybugs By JULISSA McKINNON Register Staff Writer Sunday, March 5, 2006 1:13 AM PST A litter of week-old golden retrievers look more like big hamsters than canines. But these nine tiny balls of fur are a big source of hope for Napa Valley growers whose vineyards are blighted by infestations of vine mealybug. For the past three years, the near-invisible pest has vexed growers as it clings to vines, sapping their energy, inviting molds and viruses and ruining grape crops. If left unchecked, mealybugs can kill a vine within five years. Currently there are 36 mealybug...

Monday, February 14, 2005 Go 2 Pup: Will they ever throw a golden a bone? By WILLIE GUEST COLUMNIST As a member of the canine race, I will watch and once again be outraged by the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (Monday and Tuesday nights at 8 on USA Network). I readily acknowledge its storied existence as the second-longest continuously held sports event behind the Kentucky Derby. The grand-doggie of them all started in 1877. But it's a sham, fixed like I am. A golden retriever has never won Best in Show. The world's greatest breed -- blanked, shut out,...

Last Updated: Thursday, 8 May, 2003, 13:59 GMT 14:59 UK "Cats 'farmed for skins in EU'" BBC News has seen evidence which suggests that cats are being farmed for their skins in the European Union. Let me say that cats and dogs are not farmed for their fur in the 15 EU member states EU commissioner David Byrne It is thought that tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of cat and dog skins are traded in Europe each year. Campaigners say that now is the time for national governments or the European Commission to act. Europe, it seems, is...