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This month's Article

-Brevard Beaches Dog Friendly?

-Adventures of Ernie

-Spice of Life

-Preparing Pets for Baby's Arrival

-Saving JOB: A Rescue Story

1st place is Binx with 34,132 Votes, a new CFLPD record ( Wins a $50 gift card)

2nd place Dudley with 29,254 Votes.(Wins a $50 gift card)

3rd place is Kaya with 6,049 Votes.(Wins a $20 Pet Club Card)

And thanks to Binx, Dudley and Kaya for all there hard work.

The 2010 VPI Hambone Award goes to Ellie!

The winner of the second annual VPI Hambone Award is Ellie, the curious Labrador retriever who ate an entire beehive and its thousands of inhabitants. From August 2 to August 16, nearly 3,000 people came to VPIHamboneAward.com to vote for the pet insurance claim they found most unusual. At the close of voting, Ellie was the clear winner, capturing 30 percent of the vote. As the winner, Ellie, owned by Robert and Sandra Coe of Santee, Calif., received a personalized bronze trophy in the shape of a ham.

Don't worry if you talk to your dog, you're not barking mad

by Issac Davison/ Cartoon by Peter Bromhead

Don't worry, at least half of animal owners spill their problems to their pets, according to a new study. And it gets worse - a third of women say their dog is a better listener than their partner, while 15 per cent of men reckon their dog shows them more affection than their loved ones. Pet-care company Purina, which commissioned the research, said New Zealanders were increasingly humanising their pets and treating them as members of the family. Pet-care expert Shivaun Statham said that people were "definitely tending towards treating their pets less like animals and more like children".

Evacuation of pets a priority after Katrina

by Mary Foster

Sandra Henry and her dog Tasha, who were reunited two years after Hurricane Katrina, hang out on the front porch of their home where the spray-painted words "Dog Found" can still be seen, in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. NEW ORLEANS — The moment cut sharply through the chaos, suffering and fear of Hurricane Katrina — a small boy sobbed hysterically as he was separated from his dog Snowball while departing the wretched Louisiana Superdome. Snowball was one of thousands of pets split up from their owners after the storm struck Aug. 29, 2005, and the story triggered an outpouring of help to save stranded animals and reunite them with their families.

Dogs and other pets welcome at Florida dorm

By Luis Zaragoza

The Orlando Sentinel

Jasmine Parham's new college roommate is a dear friend from back home. The roomie responds to "Leo" and never goes to class, but can perform some neat tricks. Leonora, a frisky border collie, and her owner, Parham, are among the first residents of the first pet-friendly dorm at Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. About 20 students and their pets — dogs, cats and a few caged gerbils and rats — are taking up residence at Nemec Hall, an established dorm, as the fall semester begins this week.

We are very sad to say Ulina

This is a quote from her Parents Michelle and Vick of Orlando:

We lost Ulina our precious family member. She was a blessing to me & our family. Ulina was not just a pet, she helped me through some very difficult times and I will never forget her. Her sprit will always remain close to my heart. She was such a smart, funny & loving dog, there was never a dull moment with her. From day we picked her up I knew there would be a bond between her & I. She protected & loved us! Nothing will replace her but I thank god that we were blessed with her beautiful puppies... they are so much like her and I promised her I would take care of them. May you rest in peace my precious girl...

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Hot dogs need special care to beat summer heat

by Gail Krueger

The term "dog days" refers to the hot, sultry days of July and August. The ancient Greeks and Roman used the term to denote the period of time when Sirius, the Dog Star (Canicula, in Latin) rules the night sky. The ancients sacrificed a brown dog at the beginning of the dog days to appease the rage of Sirius, believing that the star was the cause of the weather. During this time, "the seas boiled, wine turned sour, dogs grew mad, and all creatures became languid, causing to man burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies," according to Brady's Clavis Calendarium, published in 1813.