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Monday, June 17, 2013  Under proposed legislation, municipalities would have the option to create an ordinance allowing dogs in outdoor seating areas

Monday, June 17, 2013  Vote for the Cat: Kitten vies for mayor of Mexican city, promising to sleep most of the day

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Grand Traverse County is going to the dogs this weeked for the Canine Classic.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Thousands of pet owners will tote their four legged friends to the office in celebration of the 15th annual Take Your Dog To Work Day on Friday, June 21.

Friday, May 31, 2013  More than 150 dogs that were removed from a breeding facility in Michigan are now finding new homes at other shelters around the state as well as New Jersey.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  In this week's edition of Pet Talk, Dr. Jen Klabunde explains how to know when a pet has come to the end of his or her life.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Parents are charged with child endangerment, said the girl wanted to ride with the dog

Friday, May 24, 2013  "We saw a lot of dogs that were being housed," said Kathryn Destreza, with ASPCA Field Investigations and Response.  "They were very wet, filthy, living in muddy conditions, very cold.  It was cold and rainy yesterday.  So there had no protection from that.  They were also very fearful and unsocialized to human contact."

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Dogs from the facility, called JRT John's Jack Russell and Shiba Inu Kennel, were removed by an ASPCA reponse team.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  In this week's edition of Pet Talk, Dr. Jen Klabunde spoke with 7&4's Brody O'Connell and Megan Moore about running with your dogs.She discusses what dogs are good or bad runners, how much running is too much for your pet, and the difference between dogs who are sprinters and long distance runners.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Officials take next step towards solving issues involved with the Wexford County Animal Shelter.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Fire officials say a chimney fire may have been the cause.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  A special dog adoption event was held Sunday in Traverse City to find homes for more than a dozen Pomeranian dogs that were rescued from a Leelanau home.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  In this week's edition of Pet Talk, Dr. Jen Klabunde answered viewer-submitted pet health questions.

Monday, April 15, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: People convicted of animal abuse would be required to register with local law enforcement under legislation recently introduced in the Michigan House.