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Wednesday, January 23, 2013  It's being called the first-of-its-kind cancer study on dogs. It's a study that will track golden retrievers over their entire lives and use the findings to try and determine why some get cancer.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Sophomore Luke Van Ginkel is the kicker for California's top-ranked Upland High School Football team, and on the sidelines at every practice and game, watching his every move, is his lifesaver and service dog Astro. Astro's job is to sense when Van Ginkel's blood sugar dips to a dangerous level.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The New York State Police conducted graduation exercises Tuesday for its 2012 Basic Canine Handler School. One of the k-9's is named "Mandin" after Trooper Amanda Anna who was killed killed in the line of duty in a motor vehicle crash on County Route 37 in Hastings.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The Priscilla Mahar Animal Welfare Foundation held it's third annual Canine Carnival at Long Branch Park in Liverpool, NY Saturday August 4th, and despite temperatures in the 90s, it was record breaker with more than 8000 people attending and 50 animal rescues from as far away as New York City and New Jersey.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Canine Carnival 2012 is on the way with even more animals and fun things to do including a live concert. The date is Saturday August 4th from 10am – 4pm at a new location, Long Branch Park in Liverpool.

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Monday, March 12, 2012  Nearly a dozen police dogs and their handlers are moving up after finishing their training.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Watertown City Council members could be discussing the proposed legislation to ban dogs from city-owned property at Tuesday night's city council meeting.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Watertown responds to brutal dog attack by proposing a law that would ban canines from special events on city property.

Monday, November 21, 2011  Has Fido had his flu shot this year? Did you know dogs can suffer from influenza, just like humans.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  There's been a spike recently in puppy deaths from parvo virus in Utica. That's the word from the Utica Animal Control Officer.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The Priscilla Mahar Animal Welfare Foundation had it's second annual Canine Carnival at the Wegmans Good Dog Park in Liverpool, NY this past Saturday August 6th, and it was a huge success!

Saturday, August 06, 2011  Thousands of people and many furry friends attended the 2nd annual Canine Carnival on Saturday at the Wegmans Good Dog Park in Liverpool.

Saturday, July 30, 2011  More dogs arriving this Friday

Tuesday, July 19, 2011  We are less than three weeks away and the 2nd Annual Canine Carnival is progressing and growing nicely!