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Paul J. Berg wrote:
> ~
> 
> There is only one place other than Portland where your dog might be
> happier. 

Michael McAfee's back yard in Mesa, Az - aka: Lib-Shit Acres.

On Jun 6, 7:29 am, pjb...@webtv.net (Paul J. Berg) wrote:
> ~
>
> There is only one place other than Portland where your dog might be
> happier.
>
> Men's Health magazine says Colorado Springs, Colo., is the overall No. 1
> city for dogs, with Portland No. 2.
>
> The magazine looked at seven criteria, including percent of ownership,
> dog parks, pet stores, animal shelters, boarding/day care, veterinarians
> and the fewest cases of heartworm.)
>

What's the bit about heartworm?  That would seem to give the northwest
a big advantage over the southeast (unless they normalize)


> Portland ranked No. 1 in dog parks and pet stores, No. 2 in
> veterinarians and heartworm, No. 8 in animal shelters, No. 25 in
> ownership and No. 27 in boarding/day care.
>
> Rounding out the overall top five cities are Albuquerque, N.M.; Tuscon,
> Ariz.; and Seattle.
>
> The city with the most unhappy dogs is Detroit.

I could see that, not sure any living thing could be happy in Detroit.

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:32:43 -0700, lein <boomer_the_cat@my-deja.com>
wrote:

>On Jun 6, 7:29 am, pjb...@webtv.net (Paul J. Berg) wrote:
>> ~
>>
>> There is only one place other than Portland where your dog might be
>> happier.
>>
>> Men's Health magazine says Colorado Springs, Colo., is the overall No. 1
>> city for dogs, with Portland No. 2.
>>
>> The magazine looked at seven criteria, including percent of ownership,
>> dog parks, pet stores, animal shelters, boarding/day care, veterinarians
>> and the fewest cases of heartworm.)
>>
>What's the bit about heartworm?

There is heartworm in the PNW, at least enough to give cause for
worry.  Like other vector-born diseases (West Nile comes to mind), the
fact that the PNW vets jumped on it early and are pretty insistent on
dealing with it keeps it rather more controlled.

>That would seem to give the northwest
>a big advantage over the southeast (unless they normalize)

In the SE, it got started earlier, control measures aren't Nearly so
widespread, so there's more of it there.

My dogs both get their heartworm doses the first of every month.
Always have.  Most local dog owners do that -- at least those who
provide regular medical care to their dogs.

lein <boomer_the_cat@my-deja.com> wrote:

> On Jun 6, 7:29 am, pjb...@webtv.net (Paul J. Berg) wrote:
>> ~
>>
>> There is only one place other than Portland where your dog might be
>> happier.
>>
>> Men's Health magazine says Colorado Springs, Colo., is the overall
>> No. 1 city for dogs, with Portland No. 2.
>>
>> The magazine looked at seven criteria, including percent of
>> ownership, dog parks, pet stores, animal shelters, boarding/day care,
>> veterinarians and the fewest cases of heartworm.)
>>
> 
> What's the bit about heartworm?  That would seem to give the northwest
> a big advantage over the southeast (unless they normalize)
> 
> 
>> Portland ranked No. 1 in dog parks and pet stores, No. 2 in
>> veterinarians and heartworm, No. 8 in animal shelters, No. 25 in
>> ownership and No. 27 in boarding/day care.
>>
>> Rounding out the overall top five cities are Albuquerque, N.M.;
>> Tuscon, Ariz.; and Seattle.
>>
>> The city with the most unhappy dogs is Detroit.
> 
> I could see that, not sure any living thing could be happy in Detroit.
> 

In Detroit, dogs are considered take out.

Lobby Dosser wrote:
> lein <boomer_the_cat@my-deja.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Jun 6, 7:29 am, pjb...@webtv.net (Paul J. Berg) wrote:
>>> ~
>>>
>>> There is only one place other than Portland where your dog might be
>>> happier.
>>>
>>> Men's Health magazine says Colorado Springs, Colo., is the overall
>>> No. 1 city for dogs, with Portland No. 2.
>>>
>>> The magazine looked at seven criteria, including percent of
>>> ownership, dog parks, pet stores, animal shelters, boarding/day care,
>>> veterinarians and the fewest cases of heartworm.)
>>>
>> What's the bit about heartworm?  That would seem to give the northwest
>> a big advantage over the southeast (unless they normalize)
>>
>>
>>> Portland ranked No. 1 in dog parks and pet stores, No. 2 in
>>> veterinarians and heartworm, No. 8 in animal shelters, No. 25 in
>>> ownership and No. 27 in boarding/day care.
>>>
>>> Rounding out the overall top five cities are Albuquerque, N.M.;
>>> Tuscon, Ariz.; and Seattle.
>>>
>>> The city with the most unhappy dogs is Detroit.
>> I could see that, not sure any living thing could be happy in Detroit.
>>
> 
> In Detroit, dogs are considered take out.

One from column A 2 from column B - you eat, you like!