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Public Service Announcement
Jan 29, 2019
Must love rescue dogs
A tragic fire brings the spotlight to animal shelters.
By Jamie Ludwig
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Public Service Announcement
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Dogs
News & Politics
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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
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The Straight Dope
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News
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fleas
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ticks
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vector-borne diseases
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flea collars
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dogs
News & Politics
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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
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knife play
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fetish
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STD
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ass play
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monogamy
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marital affair
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blow job
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Instagram
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spanking
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GGG
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good, giving, and game
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DTMFA
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dump the motherfucker already
Arts & Culture
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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
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Summer Guide
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summer guide 2017
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dogs
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dog owners
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Montrose Dog Beach
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Jackson Bark
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Fido to Go
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Roots Handmade Pizza
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Fifty/50
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Nellcote
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Rogers Park Social
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Ten Cat
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Lizard's Liquid Louge
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Rainbo
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Begyle Brewery
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River Shannon
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Sofo Tap
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Pet Fest
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Movies in the Park
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Bark in the Park
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EdgeFest
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 7, 2016
Two paws up for the Dog Film Festival
All dogs, all the time, but no dogs allowed.
By Aimee Levitt
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Film
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Whoa
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Animals
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Dog Film Festival
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Tracie Hotchner
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dogs
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short films
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Weimaraners
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William Wegman
Blogs
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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
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Broken
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This Will Kill You
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News
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dog flu
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veterinary medicine
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dogs
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cats
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blum animal hospital
News & Politics
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Savage Love
Jul 17, 2014
Uncle Dan's grab bag
Bathroom cock grabs, supershiny catsuits, bondage etiquette, and more
By Dan Savage
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Bathroom cock grabs
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gay bars
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supershiny catsuits
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bondage etiquette
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dogs
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kink
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escort service
Best of Chicago
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Goods & Services
Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Reason to Impulsively Spoil Your Dog
Fido to Go
By Aimee Levitt
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Best of Chicago 2014
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dogs
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Montrose Dog Beach
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food trucks
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Fido to Go
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dog treats
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Donna Santucci
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Critics' Picks
Arts & Culture
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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
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cane corso
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Paradiso Błekitna Przystan
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Ivo
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Franklin Park
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Fide Core Kennel
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Marcin Proszek
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Agata Buczak
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dog shows
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American Kennel Club
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AKC
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breed standards
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Błekitna Przystan
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Iza Bratkowska
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Natalia Wysocka
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dog training
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dog breeding
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puppies
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International Kennel Club of Chicago Dog Show
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International Kennel Club of Chicago
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Daniel Idzik
Blogs
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Bleader
Feb 25, 2014
McCormick Place goes to the dogs
But only purebreds, if you please.
By Aimee Levitt
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IKC Dog Show
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American Kennel Club
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dogs
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Debbie Manichelli
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Portuguese water dog
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Best in Show
Blogs
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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
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Science
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Books
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Arts
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How Dogs Love Us
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Gregory Berns
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Callie
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Emory University
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Inside of a Dog
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Alexandra Horowitz
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What Dogs Know
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Stanley Coren
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What's A Dog For?
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John Homans
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dog literature
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Abby the dog
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 9, 2013
What happened when my dog watched DogTV
Is the first TV channel for canines worth it?
By Aimee Levitt
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Television
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Small Screen
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dogs
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DogTV
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Abby the dog
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Lassie
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Rin Tin Tin
Arts & Culture
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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
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Space
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houses
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Uptown
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Pete Klockau
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Katie Monachos
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mai tais
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Jukebox Jam
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Bloodshot Records
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Universal
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Video
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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
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Books
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Whoa
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Arts
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Humor
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Theron Humphrey
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Maddie the coonhound
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photography
,
balance
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physics
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dogs
,
travel
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Video
Best of Chicago
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Goods & Services
Jun 19, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Dog Walkers
Chicago Dog Walkers
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Best of Chicago 2013
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dogs
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Chicago Dog Walkers
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Paws-N-Effect
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Readers' Poll
Best of Chicago
,
Goods & Services
Jun 19, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Doggie Day Care
Bark Bark Club
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Best of Chicago 2013
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Bark Bark Club
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Urban Pooch Canine Life Center
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dogs
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doggie day care
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Readers' Poll
News & Politics
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Chicagoans
Apr 18, 2013
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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
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Chicagoans
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Cari Meyers
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Puppy Mill Project
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puppy mills
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dogs
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pets
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USDA
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United States Department of Agriculture
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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
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communication
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honesty
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daydreams
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masturbation
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checking people out
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Wincest
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hypnosis porn
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cat people
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wet dreams
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cats
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dogs
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Ashley Madison
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SugarDaddy.com
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married in name only
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divorce
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DTMA
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intimacy
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 30, 2011
A pair on leashes
Who's on the leash—the dog being walked or his cell-walker?
By Steve Bogira
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Flotsam and Jetsam
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dogs
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dog-walking
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cell phones
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leashes
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Bleader
Jul 5, 2011
Can Chicago's small messes help the city clean up its big one?
By Steve Bogira
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Apropos of Nothing
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dogs
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dog poop
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DNA
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New York Times
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PooPrints
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Chicago
Blogs
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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
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Chicagoland
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Free Shit
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Swag
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Kriser's
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Krisers
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dogs
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Laura Monaco Torelli
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pets
Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 16, 2010
Poppies for Puppies
The funnies used to be dope.
By Cliff Doerksen
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We're Old
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Comics
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opium
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veterinary science
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dogs
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H.B. Martin
Reader
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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
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Mismatched: Bad Dates, Great Stories
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definition
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KFC
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Double Down
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Yoo-Hoo
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chocolate milk
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dairy whey
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geometry
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squares
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labels
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Colonial Sanders
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John Montagu
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Earl of Sandwich
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cell phone
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Chicago
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winter
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Jewel
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eyeliner
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Kohls
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Emtemann's
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blizzard
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pizza
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take out
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menu
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hangout
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date
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dogs
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garbage
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security officer
Blogs
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Bleader
Feb 23, 2010
Whence Come These Dogs?
"Do you like my shroud?" "I do not." "Goodbye!" "Goodbye!"
By Cliff Doerksen
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Bad News From the Past
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We're Old
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Death
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dogs
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 18, 2009
Doggie Baskets
Dog-size bike baskets
By Jessica Hopper
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Bicycling
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RE Gift
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Cycling
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dogs
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bikes
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cycling
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wicker bike baskets
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Christmas
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pets
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dogs
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