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The best in show competition, essentially a doggie beauty pageant, is the culmination of a multiday canine extravaganza here at Westminster. The winner, with a blink-and-you’d-miss-it time of 28.76 seconds, was an All-American dog named Nimble. Nimble was the first All-American dog — the dog show word for mutt — to take the top spot in the 11 years that agility has been part of Westminster, and he was also the first dog from the 12-inch division to win the competition. Perhaps the best example is Kratu, a rescue dog who has appeared several times at the Crufts dog show in England. Miles, an All-American rescue dog from Erie, Pa., who defeated the odds to become an agility champion and whose unlikely road to Westminster was described in The Times, competed on Saturday in the 20-inch division.

Persons: mutt —, Lark, Hogan, Miles, Christine Longnecker, “ Organizations: The Times Locations: Westminster, England, Erie, Pa

☆ Scientists figured out which dog breeds live the longest
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Scientists in the UK investigated how a dog's breed, size, sex, and face shape affect lifespan. Flat-faced dogs, large dogs, and male dogs typically live shorter lives, the scientists discovered. Shown here are dog breeds that fall under the lowest 25% for longevity. AdvertisementAs a result, it may explain why the data suggested crossbreeds live shorter lives, McMillan said. Artificial breeding has shortened dogs' livesHuman-led dog breeding has led to new breeds that live shorter lives.

Persons: Shiba Inus, —, poochies, Bernards, Anita Kot, Presa, Cane Corsos, Cane Corso, Bernard, Kseniya Starkova, Kirsten McMillan, Kirsten McMillian, McMillan Organizations: Lancashire, Service, Dog's Trust, Lakeland, French bulldogs, pugs, Dogs Trust, America Kennel, Westend61 Locations: St

ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Five puppies learning to be assistance dogs had a howling good time Tuesday during a training exercise at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. During the training, the quintet of pooches and their trainers walked through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, rode an elevated tram and boarded an airplane. It was all part of an effort to acclimate the dogs to one of the many settings they may experience later in life. The training was led by Paws With A Cause — a Wayland, Michigan-based nonprofit that oversees the custom training of puppies that become assistance dogs for people with disabilities. The group pairs puppies with volunteers who raise and socialize the dogs for the first year of their lives.

Persons: ROMULUS, they’re, Liz Hood, Hood, ” Hood Organizations: Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Transportation Security Administration Locations: Mich, Wayland , Michigan

☆ 29-year-old paralegal makes $3,750 per month from her dog-sitting side hustle: It’s ‘like a second salary’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Two summers ago, recent law school graduate Alison Chan was told she needed to quit her full-time job if she wanted to pass the bar exam. This year, she's on track to earn an average of $3,750 per month. The side hustle also let Chan keep her full-time job and create another stream of income while studying for the bar. "When I did my taxes last year, I realized [my side hustle] was like a second salary," Chan, 29, tells CNBC Make It. Here's how she built a reputation and clientele on Rover, and how she juggles the side hustle with a full-time job.

Persons: Alison Chan, Addy, papillon, Chan, didn't Organizations: Rover, CNBC Locations: Chicago, papillon chihuahua

☆ How Did My Dogs Become My Decorators?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Michelle Slatalla | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DOGGIE DÉCOR The accessories that come with housing a dog—here, the author’s papillons, Pidgeon and Larry—can derail even the most fastidious homeowner’s interior design. AT A DINNER recently, my friends were ticking off their home-décor-related New Year’s resolutions. After all, I’ve spent years repainting, reupholstering, rearranging and refinancing my house to make it comfortable. This is one of our many, many sick bedtime routines, but I love him so much. So I crawled out from under the covers to help him make his evening bone selection.

☆ „În ciuda carantinei și dificultăților legate de restricții”: Moldovenii din Franța adună și în acest an cadouri pentru nevoiași, în cadrul campaniei „Cutia cu daruri de Crăciun”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( Aliona Ciurca | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Campania „Cutia cu daruri de Crăciun”, lansată în 2019 la inițiativa fondatoarei „Papillon Dor”, Viorica Țîmbalari, are loc și în acest an. Anul trecut, echipa a reușit să colecteze peste 400 de cutii de la moldovenii stabiliți în Franța, pe care le-au distribuit în R. Moldova copiilor din familii social vulnerabile, scopul fiind același și pentru acest an. „Anul acesta, am decis să pornim iarăși campania, în ciuda carantinei și dificultăților legate de restricțiile sanitare. La moment am colectat aproape 200 cadouri și scopul nostru este să adunăm 400, ca și anul trecut, apoi să ajungem la copiii care ne cunosc și ne așteaptă. „Papillon Dor” organizează diverse alte campanii pe parcursul anuluim cu scopul de a susține familiile social vulnerabile din R. Moldova.

Persons: Crăciun, Viorica Țîmbalari, Paști Organizations: Facebook Locations: Franța, Moldova

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