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South Bay Pet Talk Blog from Dailybreeze.com:

What makes your dog special? A local Best in Show
02/08/10 - With the Westminster Dog Show  approaching fast (Feb. 15-16), I got to thinking. All dogs are special, pure bred or not. Realizing that we have a vast variety of dogs right here in the South Bay, it might..

Puppy Bowl MVP: Jake
02/08/10 - Jake is a "Chug" (1/2 Chihuahua and 1/2 pug) and he was voted Most Valuable Puppy in the  Puppy Bowl VI.  Read more  about the results.  Did any of you out there watch the show today?  Read..

Forget the Super Bowl. It's time for the Puppy Bowl!
02/07/10 - On Super Bowl Sunday, if football's not your thing, pop some popcorn, make some sandwiches and tune in to the  Puppy Bowl .  The show (at 3-5 p.m. on cable's Animal Planet) features a bunch of puppies doi..

Harbor City's Kritter Korral under new ownership
02/03/10 - Kimberley Foley, who founded Peninsula Dog Parks in 1998 and spearheaded the establishment of San Pedro's off-leash dog park that opened in 2002, is the new owner of the Kritter Korral Pet Shop in Harbor City. The ..

Colds
02/01/10 - I woke up this morning, as I usually do, to Annie the cat batting her paws at my face. This works quite well to get me up, usually. But having been down with a cold for the past few days, I was feeling less toleran..

*** Updated w/video link - El Segundo dog theft?
02/01/10 - Did you see  this story  the other day in the Daily Breeze? Seems someone at a dog rescue event at the PetSmart in El Segundo took a dog for a walk -- and never came back.  ***** Be sure to check out..

AKC releases list of top breeds
01/28/10 - So where does your dog breed place on the new list of top breeds released by the American Kennel Club? Border collies rank #52, but have been coming up in popularity over the past few years. The bulldog is reported..

China taking another look at an old practice
01/27/10 - Seems there's a  move underway   to end the eating of cats and dogs in China.  From the story:  Chinese legal experts call for ban on eating cats and dogs Widespread and ancient practice of..

How about this dog park location?
01/27/10 - An unusual place for a dog park. Thoughts?  

Rosie, RIP
01/26/10 - Our sympathies and condolences to Justin Rudd, whose beloved English bulldog Rosie died Sunday of old age (she was 12).  The  Press-Telegram carried an article  about Rosie's passing and her impact o..

Update on dog river rescue
01/22/10 - The men who rescued the dog today from the river in Vernon talk about their adventure. What a bunch of great guys.      

Dogs + dog park + water = a mess, but lots of fun
01/22/10 - Rain? Dogs love rain. Water, mud, it all makes for one, big wonderful game with lots of romping, chasing -- and splashing.  Star, a friend and morning regular at the San Pedro Dog Park sent me this video Thurs..

Amazing dog rescue in stormwater basin
01/22/10 - We were watching this live on TV a few minutes ago and it was amazing. A dog was trapped in in rising waters in a Vernon storm drain. It was frantically trying to climb out, but the concrete walls were too steep. T..

Local animal shelters running low of food
01/22/10 - The spcaLA are good friends of ours here at pet central. So when they send out an alert like this, we need to post it. It's true, that humans are suffering across the globe. And people here locally are struggling f..

Have you seen Eevee, lost in Redondo Beach?
01/22/10 - I received this from her owner:  Eevee has been missing now for two weeks. I have been posting flyers in the North Redondo Beach area but, with the rain and not too much luck, I'm looking to widen my search. &..