Allergy-alert dogs sniff out dangers
When Sherry Mers’ daughter Riley was five-months-old she was diagnosed with a life threatening peanut allergy.
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Tell Me About It: Boyfriend brings uninvited pup
Adapted from a recent online discussion. Question: I went to a party last night and arrived separately from my boyfriend. He showed up with his 8-month-old puppy, Fanny, who can be very hyper. I asked my boyfriend if he had asked the hostess whether he could bring Fanny, and he said he hadn’t. The hostess has two pet rabbits who, though caged, probably did not appreciate having a dog around.
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Jenny & Johnny Take Their Show to San Fran
Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice played the first of two gigs at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall Thursday night (their third show ever under the new Jenny & Johnny moniker) to a capacity crowd who already knew most of the words to songs that had been released just two days before. Such are the loyal Jenny fans, who can recite Rilo Kiley lyrics and debate which songs on J&J’s debut album …
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‘Complaints’ about Lakeland pet store
Inside Noah’s Ark Exotic Pets in Lakeland, investigators say they found filthy conditions and dead animals. That’s only part of the story.
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In & Around Roxbury Township
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 A free diabetes screening will be offered by the Mount Arlington Health Department from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Elks Club on Howard Boulevard. The department is sponsoring the free screening with non-fasting glucose level. For more information, call Helen Giles, RN, at (973) 691-0900, ext. 7353.
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