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A day at the park

Click here to read today's Happy Wag newspaper column, which is all about a dog's life at Six Wags Dog Park in Salem.

Click here to see the pooches in action and hear Katie Halsted, the parks's owner and operator, describe what the dogs in day-care do all day.

Halsted and the day-care attendants Sue Grimm, Kristi Lilly and Matthew McMillan were very helpful and gracious putting up with all my questions for a day. And I met so many nice dogs that I wasn't able to mention in the article.

If you have an active pooch, spending a few hours running and playing in the great outdoors can expend the excess energy that can lead to destructive behavior. While bad-dog behavior may be amusing in films like "Marley and Me," it's not funny in real life.

Dog park play can have other benefits, too. Grimm told me that her beagle, Lucy, has lost seven pounds since Grimm started bringing her to work.

I hope the story and video inspire you to get your pooch out to enjoy some of the spring sunshine. We got out and played with our dogs Saturday evening in our own fenced-in backyard and they were joyous, and completely tired, when we went to bed.

Sleeping in on a Sunday morning is a beautiful thing.

Blessing of the animals, in action

Enjoy the movie and adopt a Chihuahua


Downright weird, but kind of cool

Blog entry by Heather Froeschl.

This is Mooch. He is a “new” breed: a snowshoe. It is a cross between Siamese and American shorthairs. Purebreds have typical Siamese markings but stark white feet. Mooch is not a high class purebred, but a mix of Snowshoe and Calico. He has distinct random markings, not quite symmetrical, yet reminiscent of the Siamese coloring. Snowshoes also have distinct behaviors. They typically will love to play fetch, are fascinated with water, and often behave like dogs, following their humans around the house. Mooch exhibits all of the above. He is fierce in his play and very interested in the world around him. The second picture shows what Mooch loves to do most, besides eating (his name is Mooch with good cause). When the shower or bath water starts running, so does he. And he will sit there for as long as the water is on or dripping, as if entranced.

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Dog years


Pups in the pool

This week's video, well, it's not exactly a video. But it's fun, I promise.

Click here to see a photo gallery of the pooch pool party held last Saturday at Frog Pond Pool in Montgomery County.

Enjoy your weekend!

An Olympic hero and his dog, Herman

Like many millions of other fans, I cheered for swimmer Michael Phelps as he made Olympic history last week. And if he wasn't loveable enough, he's also crazy about his dog. Here's a pre-Olympic promo spot he did for NBC featuring his pooch, Herman. Enjoy the closing ceremonies.

Dog plays with his food


Small dog, big bark


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The Happy Wag blog is a resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley, a local community forum of news and information about pets. Newsroom manager Nona Nelson's family includes four pets: retired racing greyhounds Dexter and Coral and former stray cats Thai and India. Read more about Nona and this blog

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Foster homes for the holidays

The Roanoke Valley SPCA is participating in the national “Foster A Lonely Pet For the Holidays” pet fostering program.

Over 13,000 pet rescue organizations nationwide are trying to empty the kennels for Christmas, encouraging families to open their home for the holidays to an adoptable pet waiting for a forever home.

Fostered pets can be picked up between December 18-23, and can be returned to the RVSPCA between December 30-January 2.

The RVSPCA will provide all needed supplies and support to the temporary families. You can view all of the pets online at www.rvspca.org, or visit the shelter to meet them.  The goal is to have each of these pets into a home by noon on December 23.

Ann Marie Sweeney, foster coordinator for the RVSPCA, will answer questions about the program for people interested in making this Christmas a happy holiday for a pet in need.  Contact Sweeney at 344-4840, ext. 208 or e-mail asweeney@rvspca.org.