WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » pets http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Fri, 24 May 2013 02:49:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sending A 'Thank You' During Animal Control Week http://wbsm.com/sending-a-thank-you-during-animal-control-week/ http://wbsm.com/sending-a-thank-you-during-animal-control-week/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:01:22 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=68128 April 7-13 is National Animal Control Officers Association Week when we are reminded to give a collective THANK YOU to all our Animal Control employees, who handle so many different issues throughout the year!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/virus-at-new-bedford-cat-shelter/feed/ 0 itchmo,flickr Dave the Cat Loves To Watch Hockey [VIDEO] http://wbsm.com/dave-the-cat-loves-to-watch-hockey-video/ http://wbsm.com/dave-the-cat-loves-to-watch-hockey-video/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:38:37 +0000 Neal White http://wbsm.com/?p=56860  

I don't know if it's the high definition televisions or what, but ever since we have had one in my house my dog is always watching TV.  I have never noticed this before we got the Hi-Def set, she loves to watch when there are other animals on screen and she will jump up and try to catch what ever runs by, it is pretty entertaining. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/american-kennel-clubs-top-dog-breeds/feed/ 0 MarcoPeter,flickr Watch This Dog Teach a Puppy To Go Downstairs http://wbsm.com/watch-this-dog-teach-a-puppy-to-go-downstairs/ http://wbsm.com/watch-this-dog-teach-a-puppy-to-go-downstairs/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:12:54 +0000 Pete Braley http://wbsm.com/?p=47471 I can't help it, I'm a sucker for a cute puppy video. have you seen this one?

I can remember trying to teach my dogs, but i love how the older one tries to help.

]]> http://wbsm.com/watch-this-dog-teach-a-puppy-to-go-downstairs/feed/ 0 Abandoned Animals Taken Into Custody http://wbsm.com/abandoned-animals-taken-into-custody/ http://wbsm.com/abandoned-animals-taken-into-custody/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:13:05 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=38161 New Bedford Animal Control and Police officers swept through the first floor of a North end tenement yesterday afternoon, seizing two dogs, a cat and a dead snake that had been living in a feces-covered apartment and arrested the animals' owner. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/abandoned-animals-taken-into-custody/feed/ 0 Qole Pejorian,flickr A Puzzle For Your Dog — Pete and Neal's Christmas Gift Guide http://wbsm.com/a-puzzle-for-your-dog-pete-and-neals-christmas-gift-guide/ http://wbsm.com/a-puzzle-for-your-dog-pete-and-neals-christmas-gift-guide/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:14:26 +0000 Pete Braley http://wbsm.com/?p=35760 My dog's the smartest! He's brilliant! He understands everything I say to him. Yeah right!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/a-puzzle-for-your-dog-pete-and-neals-christmas-gift-guide/feed/ 0 Pups Place Do You Let Your Dog Lick Your Face? http://wbsm.com/do-you-let-your-dog-lick-your-face/ http://wbsm.com/do-you-let-your-dog-lick-your-face/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:52:03 +0000 Neal White http://wbsm.com/?p=26410 First let me start by saying, I love my dog, she is the sweetest, smartest most loving dog I know! Having said that, now all I can say is I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/do-you-let-your-dog-lick-your-face/feed/ 0 star779/allison g,flickr Residents Weigh-In on Dog Parks http://wbsm.com/residents-weigh-in-on-dog-parks/ http://wbsm.com/residents-weigh-in-on-dog-parks/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:45:33 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=9982 The movement to bring a dog park to New Bedford is picking up steam again. A City Council committee held its second meeting on the subject Wednesday, since being re-formed following a two year hiatus.

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