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Shock it to The Curb

February 16, 2011 Like 0 Paige Nickell

Boulderites love their pets, but a simple afternoon walk can quickly turn into a romp through town with Fido in lead and owner in tow. The Humane Society of Boulder Valley is initiating a No-Choke Challenge. Too many people are…

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Our Annual Pet Issue: Sit. Shake. Heal.

September 20, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

When animals give back: The therapeutic, rehabilitative, life-saving, enlightening powers of our four-legged critters.

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People Training

September 20, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

In early February of this year, my husband and I finally made a decision we had been mulling over in our minds for quite a long time: We decided to add a new member to our little family. This wasn’t…

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Partners in Crime

September 20, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Sgt. William Manes now leaves his dog at home. Which—seeing as he grew up with two blind parents who depended on seeing-eye dogs; seeing that Manes was one of the first K9 handlers in the Fort Wayne Police Department in…

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Alie’s Legacy

September 20, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Aleszandra Berrelez, known to friends and family as Alie, was just 5 when she was taken. No one could find her, no one knew where she was, and for four days, there seemed to be nothing her family could do…

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The Healing Power of the Horse

September 20, 2010 Like 1 Andra Coberly

Over the history of civilization, the horse has played a momentous role. In war, for travel and through work, equus caballus was once the backbone of society. Harnessed and saddled, these animals carried knights in shining armor, lugged explorers and…

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A Beautiful Bond

September 20, 2010 Like 1 Andra Coberly

Anne Gillespie has tons of stories about the power of the human-animal bond and the program she calls YAPS. The most gripping story, arguably, involves a teenager, a dog named Boone and a letter. Or better yet, a series of…

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Everything I Needed to Know…

September 10, 2009 Like 0 James Burrus

Exactly why, at age 9, I began showing up with my dad (who had an office in the same space above the Katz Drug Store on the Square in Independence, Mo.) to work in my grandfather’s law office is vague.

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Irish Rockers Flogging Molly

September 10, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

Flogging Molly is a breath of boisterous emerald bombast, a Jameson-and-Guinness-soaked septet whose music captures the working-class Irish mythos. Here, mandolin/banjo virtuoso Bob Schmidt talks about family life and thriving on an indie-label…

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The Dreamy Jason Mraz

September 10, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

Jason Mraz’s hit single, “I’m Yours” might just be the most played single in radio history. As he puts it, it’s the “happy little hippie song” that legions of fans have gravitated too. Here, Jason talks about that lightning in…