LOS ANGELES, CA, Apr 12, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – MMRGlobal, Inc. and (“MMR”), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced it will be attending the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) 30th Annual Meeting taking place May 2-4 [...] Read More…
It’s a family affair. Every morning around sunrise, in fair or foul weather, Wayne or Maria Loechel and until last year their son, David, take a well-worn path from their home nearby, up to Flagstaff Hill at historic Reeves Point.Sometimes accompanied by family pets – Boris the Australian bulldog, the cat and possibly the guinea [...] Read More…
BARNEY is a 2 month old baby Basset Hound puppy who is very friendly and super sweet. Basset Hounds are know for being very gentle and devoted dogs who make great family pets! Barney came to Heartland from a local animal control facility and he is now looking to find his forever home. Since he [...] Read More…
The names of some of these rookie breeds competing in this years Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Feb. 13-14 at Madison Square Garden are a mouthful: the Entlebucher (ent-lee-BOO-kehr) mountain dog, the Norwegian Lundehund (LUHN-dee-hund), the American English coonhound, the Finnish Lapphund (LAP-hundh), the Cesky (CHESS-key) terrier and the Xoloitzcuintli (show-low-itz-QUINT-lee), previously known as [...] Read More…
Owning ferretsas pets is not legal in all states, but they are very nice pets. They are easy to handle and fun to play with. Their scientific name is Mustela putorius furo and they are in the weasel family (similar to minks). They were first domesticated by people many hundreds of years ago. In the [...] Read More…
MARTIN COUNTY — As a retired psychologist, hospice patient John Joyce understands intellectually how a pet dog can enliven a home. For the past five years, though, Joyces pet schnoodle, Lucky, has reminded him of a dogs emotional value. Treasure Coast Hospice understands that, too. Thats why the hospice is one of the first in [...] Read More…
Hillsdale, MO (KSDK) – A Hillsdale, Missouri teen is being hailed a hero after saving his six younger siblings and the family pets when his home caught fire Monday morning. Tevin Tourville, 16, woke up around 5 am to find smoke and flames filling their home in the 2100 block of Oakdale. He quickly gathered [...] Read More…
A rabid skunk was found in northeast Colorado near Brush, the Northeast Colorado Health Department has confirmed. Local health officials are urging area residents to be on their guard and to make sure their pets are vaccinated against rabies. The skunk was found near Brush on Jan. 11, and came into contact with several domesticated [...] Read More…
A dog that saved one battered womans life may go on to save many more — by changing the role beloved family pets play in the lives of domestic abuse victims. Last year, the heroic Great Dane had thrown himself over the body of a woman who had been nearly beaten to death by her [...] Read More…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Two family pets lost their lives in a house fire in Bellevue Tuesday night. Fire crews were called out to a duplex on Cross Timbers Drive just after 9 pm Officials said the homeowners were not at home when the fire started. Neighbors saw the fire and called 911. When crews arrived [...] Read More…