http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/50 Category: Pets en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:46:52 -0400 By Lauren King and Staci Dennis Volunteers, supplies and monetary donations are what the Virginia Beach SPCA needs right now from people interested in helping with more than100 dogs rescued from West Virginia. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/virginia-beach-spca-asks-help-100-rescued-puppies Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:03:17 -0400 By Sandra J. Pennecke Correspondent Churchland Thirty years ago Barbara Jordan was dissatisfied with the lack of tack stores in the area, so she opened her own. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/saddlery-shop-closing-its-doors Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:25:10 -0400 CHESAPEAKE Trooper, the kitten whose publicized story of being tossed from a moving car and rescued by a motorist inspired thousands of dollars in donations, has died. He was 8 weeks old. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/kitten-thrown-car-dies-after-surgery-chesapeake Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:37:42 -0400 Chesapeake has arrived. The city is now officially big time. And not because of its new Towne Place at Greenbrier, abundance of sushi, Thai and Indian restaurants, or ubiquitous Starbucks shops. Move over, Vegas and L.A., mud wrestling is coming to Chesapeake! http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/getting-down-and-dirty-furred-and-feathered Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:15:50 -0400 What is it? A sponge that can be used to remove pet hair on upholstery, drapes, clothing, bedding and more.   What does it claim? To instantly remove pet hair with just a wipe and without leaving any residue.   Who tested it? Norfolk resident Janet LaMonica.   http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/pet-hair-lifter Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:43:59 -0400 The Virginian-Pilot Suffolk The Neuter Scooter has two new homes, thanks to the generosity of two Suffolk organizations. The new locations are the Magnolia Ruritan Club building, 1047 Nansemond Parkway, near the corner of Nansemond Parkway and Portsmouth Boulevard, and Glebe Episcopal Church, 4400 Nansemond Pkwy., near the village of Driver. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/neuter-scooter-finds-two-new-places-stop Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:32:00 -0400 By Lisa Suhay Correspondent There is a dividing line between "pet people" and everyone else that is sharper than the one between die-hard Republicans and Democrats. Nonpet folks shake their heads at animal day-care centers, bakeries for canines and pet massage services. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/got-mutt-dna-test-your-pup Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:01:00 -0400 Correspondent VIRGINIA BEACH Mindy Henderson was unsure what to do when Dale and Roy outgrew her backyard pond. "I felt so bad for them," Henderson said about the koi fish she bought as babies several years ago. The fish started out 2-inches long and grew to approximately 14 inches. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/dale-and-roy-koi-its-happy-tails-two Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:15:00 -0400 NORFOLK Church of the Epiphany's columbarium is the final resting place for members' cremation ashes, but the first personalities to be interred could well be a Rottweiler and a cat. In July, the Episcopal congregation's vestry, or governing board, approved parishioners' requests to allow cremated pets to be interred in the same niche with their owners. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/some-pet-owners-lifetime-not-enough-time Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:19:51 -0400 CHESAPEAKE Perhaps the toughest thing for Trooper these days - worse than the pins in his femur and the clunky blue cast covering his right back leg - is being left alone. Put him down and step away and the meowing starts, a squeaky sound that doesn't seem to cease until you lift him up again. But he is rarely alone. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/kitten-thrown-chesapeake-car-healing-enjoying-fame Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:13:02 -0400