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Puppy Love: New Study Determines NY's Favorite Dog Breed Puppy Love: New Study Determines NY's Favorite Dog Breed
Puppy Love: New Study Determines NY's Favorite Dog Breed Almost everyone loves dogs, but can you guess what the state of New York's favorite breed is?  If you need a hint, look no further: a new study by PetLab has officially determined that New York's favored breed is the Golden Retriever.  To determine this, PetLab's pet nutrition experts used Google's Keyword Planner to look at more than 200 breeds recognized by the American Kennel Club alongside search terms such as "buy" and "adopt." This allowed them to produce a ranking for each US state's most searched-for breed over the last 12 months.  New York is certainly not alon…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Dog Rescued From Sewer In Westchester: 'Sweet Boy' Now Up for Adoption Dog Rescued From Sewer In Westchester: 'Sweet Boy' Now Up for Adoption
Dog Rescued From Sewer In Westchester: 'Sweet Boy' Now Up for Adoption A dog who somehow became lost in the sewers of Westchester is now up for adoption after he was rescued by police officers.  The dog, named Leonardo, was rescued from a sewer pipe in New Rochelle late at night after officers from the city's police department noticed that he was underground, the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle said in a social media post on Saturday, April 8.  After finding Leonardo, officers managed to coax him out by sharing their dinner with him. Once he was back above ground, police discovered that he was wearing a harness and leash but had no ID or microch…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Animal Shelter Seeks Answers After Dog Chained To Front Door, Abandoned Westchester Animal Shelter Seeks Answers After Dog Chained To Front Door, Abandoned
Westchester Animal Shelter Seeks Answers After Dog Chained To Front Door, Abandoned An animal shelter in Northern Westchester has asked the community for information after a dog was found chained to the shelter's front door. Adopt-a-Dog in Armonk said in an announcement on Monday, Nov. 7, that the dog was abandoned at the shelter in the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 5. "We are hoping by some miracle that she was found or stolen and then dumped and that there is someone looking for her or a rescue who recognizes her," the shelter said. According to the announcement, the dog seems to be about 7 to 9 years old and is well-behaved. "She is miserable in her kennel and is cryi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Where's Captain? Speculation Swirls Cuomo Left His Dog Behind When He Exited Executive Mansion Where's Captain? Speculation Swirls Cuomo Left His Dog Behind When He Exited Executive Mansion
Where's Captain? Speculation Swirls Cuomo Left His Dog Behind When He Exited Executive Mansion Following former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's move out of the Executive Mansion, some are speculating about what has become of his dog, Captain, after the Siberian Shepherd Mix was reportedly left behind in Albany. The Times Union previously reported that sources from New York State Police said Cuomo asked staff members at the mansion if they would like the keep Captain. Cuomo moved his belongings to his sister's home in Westchester County, located in Purchase, and is believed to be living there. Related - Moving Trucks Take Cuomo's Stuff To Sister's Westchester Estate: Will He …

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
A Good Dog Rescue's Lisa Smith Is A Dog's Best Friend A Good Dog Rescue's Lisa Smith Is A Dog's Best Friend
A Good Dog Rescue's Lisa Smith Is A Dog's Best Friend Lisa Smith knows dogs. The Ossining resident has fostered dogs for the past eight years, working with eight major rescue organizations in the area. She is co-owner of Canine Kindergarten, a doggie daycare started over 15 years ago in Verplanck and now with two additional locations in Mount Kisco and Yorktown. And, as of October of last year, Smith is the founder of A Good Dog Rescue. Since she started, Smith has adopted out over 1,000 dogs in the tri-state area, doing about 10 adoptions a week (with an adoption costing new owners about $200 to $450). Smith finds most of her foster dogs from…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Lifestyle
Ex-Westchester Family Rehabs 'Broken' Dogs, Now They're Inseparable Ex-Westchester Family Rehabs 'Broken' Dogs, Now They're Inseparable
Ex-Westchester Family Rehabs 'Broken' Dogs, Now They're Inseparable "Broken" was the word Danbury resident Theresa Devins, formerly of Katonah, says rescue officials used over-and-over again to describe the German Shepherd she was hoping to adopt last November. Not vicious. Not hostile. Just broken. The dog was estimated to be around 3 years old and was kept in a pen with no human interaction except for when someone came to drop food for her for the entirety of her life. Officials at Southern Paws in Passaic County were certain that Delilah would be a difficult turnaround and warned Devins right up until the late-November day she came to pick her…

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by Cecilia Levine