Posted October 31, 2018in People & Pets
Cute but stubborn pets are part of Silvia Verhofste’s “farm safari.” When Silvia Verhofste was in fourth grade, she tucked a baby goat in a basket and took it to school for show and tell where her classmates excitedly gathered around her to pet it. The next year, she brought
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Posted October 03, 2018in People & Pets
ARL TheraPet duck provides companionship. Like many pets, Webster’s favorite activity is riding in a car and sitting on laps. He doesn’t mind a leash or being doused with water. In fact, the more water, the better to dunk his head. These facts may not seem unusual for most pets,
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Posted September 05, 2018in People & Pets
Snake enthusiast moves to U.S. to raise reptiles. A Jim Stafford song from the 1970s, “I Don’t Like Spiders and Snakes,” ran through my head as I drove to my next CITYVIEW assignment — an interview with a snake owner. Could I set aside my intense fear and loathing of
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Posted August 01, 2018in People & Pets
Ace dons doggles, rides motorcycle. When the Animal Rescue League announced a grand marshal for its Dog Jog & Fido Fest, it was between a black pug named Lily and a Pomeranian mix named Ace. As the two sat next to their owners at the ceremony with wagging tails, Ace
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Posted July 04, 2018in People & Pets
Menagerie of pets provide comfort When it comes to animals, Amy Wonderlin — and her mom — just can’t say no. Her home now includes four pets. When Amy attended school at Central Campus, a turtle from her classroom needed a home at the end of the school year. She
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Posted June 06, 2018in People & Pets
Two smart and fluffy friends A hairstylist by day and student by night, Courtney Lovan never imagined she would be giving a rabbit a haircut. However, that doesn’t mean she’s ready to become a full-time pet groomer. “It’s too stressful,” Lovan says. “At least if I tell a human to
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Posted May 02, 2018in People & Pets
The perfect apartment pet Cassidy Dixon is a self-described animal lover, so it comes as no surprise to her that, in her late-20s, she is a first-time guinea pig owner. “We were always kind of a dog family, but dogs are harder to have in an apartment, and my son
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Posted February 28, 2018in People & Pets
Bearded dragons and leopard geckos Krys Rankin knew she wanted pets for her classroom at Lincoln RAILS Academy — where she’s taught English and special education since 2013 — but she had one hard and fast rule: nothing that smells. Mice were a no. Hamsters were out. Bunnies, while cute,
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Posted January 31, 2018in People & Pets
A tale of love-filled guard llamas “I don’t know how many times my husband and I would talk, and I would be like ‘I think she’s the best thing we’ve bought,’ ” says Lacey Swedberg. The Swedbergs’ path to llama ownership came in a rather roundabout way. The couple’s youngest
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Posted January 03, 2018in People & Pets
A teenage dream comes true Courtney Tompkins was destined to own miniature donkeys. “I saw them as a teenager and just thought they were super cute and said, ‘One day I’m going to have mini donkeys,’ ” Tompkins says. The miniature donkeys found their way to her in the most
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