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News & Politics, The Straight Dope Jun 8, 2018
Why aren’t there flea collars for people?

That's the not the real problem with vector-borne diseases.
- By Cecil Adams
- Tags: The Straight Dope, News, fleas, ticks, vector-borne diseases, flea collars, dogs

News & Politics, Savage Love Feb 28, 2018
‘Should I be worried about STDs from oral sex?’

And other no-brainers from the slush pile
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, knife play, fetish, masturbation, dogs, STD, oral sex, gay bathhouses, open relationship, ass play, monogamy, marital affair, blow job, Instagram, spanking, GGG, good, giving, and game, DTMFA, dump the motherfucker already

Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 17, 2017
The summer guide for Chicago dog owners

The top dog-friendly places and activities for your canine
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Summer Guide, summer guide 2017, dogs, dog owners, Montrose Dog Beach, Jackson Bark, Fido to Go, Roots Handmade Pizza, Fifty/50, Nellcote, Rogers Park Social, Ten Cat, Lizard's Liquid Louge, Rainbo, Begyle Brewery, River Shannon, Sofo Tap, Pet Fest, Movies in the Park, Bark in the Park, EdgeFest

Blogs, Bleader Sep 7, 2016
Two paws up for the Dog Film Festival

All dogs, all the time, but no dogs allowed.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Film, Whoa, Animals, Dog Film Festival, Tracie Hotchner, dogs, short films, Weimaraners, William Wegman

Blogs, Bleader Apr 13, 2015
The dog flu news gets worse for Chicago pets

Vets say the current strain may not be protected by the existing vaccine.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Broken, This Will Kill You, News, dog flu, veterinary medicine, dogs, cats, blum animal hospital

News & Politics, Savage Love Jul 17, 2014
Uncle Dan's grab bag

Bathroom cock grabs, supershiny catsuits, bondage etiquette, and more
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Bathroom cock grabs, gay bars, supershiny catsuits, bondage etiquette, dogs, kink, escort service

Best of Chicago, Goods & Services Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Reason to Impulsively Spoil Your Dog

Fido to Go
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Goods & Services, Best of Chicago 2014, dogs, Montrose Dog Beach, food trucks, Fido to Go, dog treats, Donna Santucci, Critics' Picks

Arts & Culture, Feature Mar 26, 2014
Paradiso Błekitna Przystan is the sexiest dog in Chicago

Inside the world of the northwest side's champion stud
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Feature, dogs, cane corso, Paradiso Błekitna Przystan, Ivo, Franklin Park, Fide Core Kennel, Marcin Proszek, Agata Buczak, dog shows, American Kennel Club, AKC, breed standards, Błekitna Przystan, Iza Bratkowska, Natalia Wysocka, dog training, dog breeding, puppies, International Kennel Club of Chicago Dog Show, International Kennel Club of Chicago, Daniel Idzik

Blogs, Bleader Feb 25, 2014
McCormick Place goes to the dogs

But only purebreds, if you please.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: It's Complicated, Sports, News, IKC Dog Show, American Kennel Club, dogs, breeding, dog show, Debbie Manichelli, Portuguese water dog, Best in Show

Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2013
At last, an explanation of How Dogs Love Us

Gregory Berns's new book is a worthy addition to the understanding-our-best-friends genre.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Science, Books, Arts, How Dogs Love Us, Gregory Berns, Callie, fMRI, brain scan, dogs, scientific method, Emory University, Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz, What Dogs Know, Stanley Coren, What's A Dog For?, John Homans, dog literature, Abby the dog

Blogs, Bleader Oct 9, 2013
What happened when my dog watched DogTV

Is the first TV channel for canines worth it?
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Arts, Television, Small Screen, dogs, DogTV, Abby the dog, Lassie, Rin Tin Tin

Arts & Culture, Space Sep 27, 2013
Video
Mai tais and monsters collide in Uptown

Pete Klockau and Katie Monachos's house is home to six-foot totems and 200 tiki mugs.
- By Andrea Bauer
- Tags: Space, houses, Uptown, Pete Klockau, Katie Monachos, totems, mai tais, Jukebox Jam, tiki bars, tiki, Bloodshot Records, midcentury modern, tiki, drinks, bars, tiki mugs, collections, San Francisco, llama bars, Witco, monsters, horror-movie memorabilia, horror movies, Universal, decor, furnishings, dogs, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 12, 2013
Video
Theron Humphrey on Maddie on Things

Theron Humphrey took a lot of pictures of his dog, Maddie, standing on things.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Books, Whoa, Arts, Humor, Theron Humphrey, Maddie the coonhound, photography, balance, physics, dogs, travel, Video

Best of Chicago, Goods & Services Jun 19, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Dog Walkers

Chicago Dog Walkers
- Tags: Goods & Services, Best of Chicago 2013, dogs, Chicago Dog Walkers, Paws-N-Effect, dog walkers, Readers' Poll

Best of Chicago, Goods & Services Jun 19, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Doggie Day Care

Bark Bark Club
- Tags: Goods & Services, Best of Chicago 2013, Bark Bark Club, Urban Pooch Canine Life Center, dogs, doggie day care, Readers' Poll

News & Politics, Chicagoans Apr 18, 2013
Image
This week's Chicagoan: Cari Meyers, Puppy Mill Project founder

"If you buy a dog on the Internet, and they tell you, 'I'll bring you the dog, and I'll meet you in the Red Roof Inn parking lot'—no, no, no, no, no."
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, Cari Meyers, Puppy Mill Project, puppy mills, dogs, pets, USDA, United States Department of Agriculture, yorkies, animal cruelty

News & Politics, Savage Love Sep 1, 2011
I'm GGG, but my husband seems to want more.

Plus: My wife hit me when I told her I jerk off to other people. Also: Married in name only.
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Monogamy, Cheating, Commitment, GGG, communication, honesty, affairs, disabilities, emotional abuse, daydreams, masturbation, checking people out, Wincest, hypnosis porn, cat people, wet dreams, cats, dogs, Ashley Madison, SugarDaddy.com, married in name only, divorce, DTMA, intimacy

Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2011
A pair on leashes

Who's on the leash—the dog being walked or his cell-walker?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Flotsam and Jetsam, dogs, dog-walking, cell phones, leashes

Blogs, Bleader Jul 5, 2011
Can Chicago's small messes help the city clean up its big one?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Other Stuff, Apropos of Nothing, dogs, dog poop, DNA, New York Times, PooPrints, Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2010
11/9—Free Dog Safety Workshop at Kriser's Pet Store

Free workshop at Kriser's pet store.
- By John V. Santore
- Tags: Chicagoland, Free Shit, Swag, Kriser's, Krisers, dogs, Laura Monaco Torelli, pets

Blogs, Bleader Jun 16, 2010
Poppies for Puppies

The funnies used to be dope.
- By Cliff Doerksen
- Tags: Bad News From the Past, We're Old, Comics, opium, veterinary science, dogs, H.B. Martin

Reader, Matches blog May 26, 2010
Now We've Established Something Precious

Circles, squares, pizza, sandwiches, chocolate milk, snow storms, Entenmann's, messes, Chicago winter and relationships. Hangout? Date? It's all just getting to know someone—
- By Heartbroker
- Tags: Mismatched: Bad Dates, Great Stories, definition, KFC, Double Down, Yoo-Hoo, chocolate milk, dairy whey, geometry, squares, labels, Colonial Sanders, John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, cell phone, Chicago, winter, Jewel, eyeliner, Kohls, Emtemann's, blizzard, pizza, take out, menu, hangout, date, dogs, garbage, security officer

Blogs, Bleader Feb 23, 2010
Whence Come These Dogs?

"Do you like my shroud?" "I do not." "Goodbye!" "Goodbye!"
- By Cliff Doerksen
- Tags: Bad News From the Past, We're Old, Death, dogs

Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2009
Doggie Baskets

Dog-size bike baskets
- By Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Bicycling, RE Gift, Cycling, dogs, bikes, cycling, wicker bike baskets, Christmas, pets, dogs

Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2009
Dreaming the Impossible Gift

Thinking of giving a pet as a gift? Give a gift certificate instead.
- By Jessica Hopper
- Tags: RE Gift, dogs, cats, kittens, puppies, pets as gifts, Chicago animal shelters, Anti-Cruelty Society, pet adoption, Christmas, Hanukkah

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