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Dierks Bentley’s Dog Goes Missing, Country Fans and Artists Rally to Find Him
Never, ever underestimate the power of social media.
On Sunday night (Jan. 13), country superstar Dierks Bentley's dog Jake went missing during a big thunderstorm. Bentley tweeted about his beloved pooch being lost, and the country community -- fans, artists and even the boss at Bentley's label -- rallied around him to help spread the word and support him. They also ultimately helped locate the dog.
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Thomas the Treeing Walker Coonhound Needs a Ride to Dallas Ft. Worth – KEAN Critters
January 8, 2013 Can you help us save Thomas?
Thomas the Treeing Walker Coonhound is a breed of hound descended from a cross between the English and American Foxhounds. The first time the breed was recognized as a separate breed in the United States was in early 1945. Amazingly the Abilene Animal Shelter has one of these rare breed dogs, and he needs a ride to the Dallas Ft. Worth area Coonhound Rescue group.
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Hercules the Sheppard, Great Pyrenees Mix is the Sweetest Dog in Abilene – KEAN Critters [UPDATED]
January 7, 2013 UPDATED: Monday, January 7th, 2013 7:30 PM.
It's an awesome day for Hercules the German Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix. He went home with Abilene's best and most well known weatherman, Pete Beretta. I received a phone call Monday evening from a very excited Pete Beretta, who began the conversation by saying "Hercules came home with me, Jack! This big guy is so beautiful, you ought to see him after I gave him a bath." Beretta went on to say "you weren't kidding when you said this is the sweetest dog,Hercules is awesome brother!"
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Chiquita the Chihuahua is the Cutest Most Lovable Dog in Abilene – KEAN Critters [UPDATED]
December 18, 2012 UPDATED: Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 5:00 PM.
While Chiquita the Chihuahua did not get adopted, she is in the best place possible to give this aging canine a chance at growing old gracefully. Chiquita is at the Rescue The Animals (RTA) shelter where she will remain until adopted. Rescue The Animals is a non-profit no-kill animal rescue facility, this organization operates solely on your donations. If you are interested in an older very calm female chihuahua, please contact RTA at (325)698-7722 (698-SPCA), they're open Monday thru Saturday 1:00 PM till 6:00 PM.
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Man Gets Reunited With Dog After Five Years and Now We Are Crying a Little
When Mike got the call that his dog Bandit has been found, at first he thought it was a prank. He lost the shih tzu five years ago when it escaped through a hole in his fence and was then grabbed by an unknown man in a car.
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Dog Owner Offers Out Hugs to Heal Newtown
In an attempt to heal not only the ones directly connected to the tragedy at Newtown, CT, this past Friday, but the entire town, retired special education teacher Michael Cragin has decided to offer out hugs — not from him, but from his beloved bulldog Truman.
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Naughty Dog Won’t Change The Last of Us Cover
Naughty Dog isn't afraid of the stigma attached to having a female lead on a video game's box art.
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Elderly Man Invents Chinese Econo-Rascal Powered by Dog
In staunch times of economic struggle, it can become necessary to get back to the primitive and consult your immediate resources as a means for survival. However, when all you have at your disposal is a busted clothes rack, a few shopping cart casters and a mangy old dog, the reality is that fiscal rigor mortis has really set in.
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Queen the Border Collie is the Sweetest Dog in Abilene – KEAN Critters [UPDATED]
December 8, 2012 UPDATED: Saturday, December 8th, 2012 6:00 PM.
Queen the sweet little Border Collie was adopted by what Aaron Vannoy Executive Director for the Abilene Animal Control Shelter says is a "Border Collie rescue group." "The dog 'Queenie' that you came and did as the KEAN Critter has found a rescue group to take him. This is great news and another success. I will share photos of when they come get Queenie" Vannoy said. A big thank you goes to everyone that helped with this awesome little critter. The smartest and best pets come from animal shelters like the one right here in Abilene.
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Curtis the Jack Russell Wirehair Terrier Mix is Abilene’s Most Affectionate Dog – KEAN Critters [UPDATED]
December 3, 2012 UPDATED: Monday, December 3rd, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Curtis the little one year old Jack Russell, Wirehair terrier mix was adopted on his final extension day. Amy B. of Abilene gave Curtis a loving home, so a big special thanks goes to Miss Amy for caring enough to give a poor defenseless little critter a second chance at life. The smartest pets and nearly all movie and television pets were rescued from shelters just like ours. So no need in lining the pockets of breeders, when a smarter, better looking, more lovable pet is waiting for you at the Abilene Animal Shelter.
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Abilene Uses Facebook and the Power of Guilt to Help Staci Get a New Dog for Christmas
My co-worker Staci has been 'hounding' her husband Scott for quite some time about a basset hound, named Buster, that is at the Abilene Animal Shelter.
Apparently Staci has a deep love for basset hounds and stumbled across 'Buster' online and decided she just had to add this dog to their family.
Well, we (her co-workers) decided to speed up Scott's decision-making process in regards to Buster...so we resorted to the power of guilt.