From the May 19 Internal Affairs column: By his own admission, Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian did not think he’d be spending time as a public servant talking about dog food. That was before an item on the board’s consent calendar Tuesday — an agreement with Hill’s Pet Nutrition to provide pet food for [...]

Mark Gooley is the owner of pet food manufacturer Huds and Toke. He is the taste tester for the pet food. Breakwater Geelong Victoria Australia.Pictured with dog Shaani Picture: Bear Mitch Source: News Limited MARK Gooley spends his days chewing dog treats, Paul McCorkell watches paint dry and Peta Jones gets paid to sniff armpits. [...]

PETCO 10235 Indianapolis Blvd. Highland, Ind. 219.924.9219 2300 E 80th Ave. Merrillville, Ind. 219.756.4621 460 River Oaks West Calumet City, Ill. 708.868.1442 www.petco.com Red Ruff the dog and Blue Mews the cat symbolize PETCO which offers an array of pet supplies and services as well as live animals to give a home as your pet. [...]

Mark Gooley is the owner of pet food manufacturer Huds and Toke. He is the taste tester for the pet food. Breakwater Geelong Victoria Australia.Pictured with dog Shaani Picture: Bear Mitch Source: News Limited MARK Gooley spends his days chewing dog treats, Paul McCorkell watches paint dry and Peta Jones gets paid to sniff armpits. [...]

Mark Gooley is the owner of pet food manufacturer Huds and Toke. He is the taste tester for the pet food. Breakwater Geelong Victoria Australia.Pictured with dog Shaani Picture: Bear Mitch Source: News Limited MARK Gooley spends his days chewing dog treats, Paul McCorkell watches paint dry and Peta Jones gets paid to sniff armpits. [...]

Q. We recently adopted a 5-year-old neutered male beagle from a local animal shelter. He has a bad habit of eating anything off the floor, such as paper, cardboard, tissues and napkins. Outside of the house, he will eat twigs and just about anything he can find. We are feeding him a well-balanced dog food [...]

Published: Friday, May 17, 2013

Because helping animals is “in my heart,” Pet Things owner Terry Brlecic and his family recently donated 925 pounds of cat and dog food to the Douglas County Animal Shelter. The Brlecic family – Terry, wife Cathy, and son Brandon – own five dogs of their own and have been very active in the placing [...]

BOLINGBROOK – For the third year in a row, Bolingbrook’s Culver’s Restaurant and Pet Supplies Plus will co-host the “Pets-a-Palooza Pet Adoption Fundraising Festival” from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Generated proceeds benefit more than a dozen local humane societies and rescue agencies that rely solely on donations to feed, shelter, care and [...]

By Faye Reeder freeder@star-telegram.com