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Next Saturday is Armed Forces Day, a day we recognize those members currently serving in the Armed Forces. These men and women sacrifice a lot. Not only are their lives sometimes put in danger, but most of them spend months and years separated from their families. If you’ve never been separated from your loved ones, you have no idea the …

Well here I am at Animal Control.  I came in as a stray with another little dog and it has gone to its new home.  I am here alone, and I am missing my partner.  I’m really feeling lonely..  I am a female, red heeler mix weighing about 37 pounds.  The ladies think I am about a year old.  I …

Back in the day when gasoline sold for twenty-six cents a gallon and self-serve gasoline stations hadn’t been invented yet, one could reach inside the pop cooler and buy a Pepsi or Coke for ten cents. If you took the bottle with you, it would cost an additional two cents. The bottles were glass and cans of pop and diet …

I am just so cute.  They call me “Dodger”.  Did I tell you I was cute?  I am a 13 lb., male, chihuahua mix, with brindle tri-color markings.  I will need my neuter surgery.  I am housebroke, leash and crate trained.  I do not get along with cats and I only will like kids older than 10.  I am a …

While taking a lunch break at home a week ago, I thought I’d watch a little TV while enjoying some cantaloupe. “The Price is Right” was on at the time, so I decided to watch and see how close I came to guessing the price on some of the items. I couldn’t help but notice how excited most of the …

I am Heather.  I love to run and sing.  I am a female, Tri colored hound, I was picked up as a stray.  I am about one and a half years old.  The ladies here at Animal Control say I don’t potty in my unit so I may be housebroken.   I love people and come right up to them.  Because …

A little late for this notification, but better late than never. This is “City-Wide Clean Up Week”. This annual event usually happens around the first part of spring. All this week, city residents can place items at the curb and Waste Management will pick them up. There will also be dumpsters downtown for residents and business owners in the downtown …

Hi, just call me good time Charlie.  I love to be active,  I am about 5 months old, a male, tabby.  I will need my neuter surgery.  I love kids and grown people around me as I snuggle, and investigate. My docket number is BIO18-000074, at the St. Joseph County Animal Control Shelter located at 652 E. Main St., Centreville, …

I’ve always thought it would be nice to learn sign language. This would come in handy, especially when attending a social function with your significant other and wanting to share a thought or two without speaking out loud. Of course, this would only work if you both could communicate using sign. I mention this because I recently gave a presentation …

Just call me Boone.  I am about ten months old, a male.  I’m just a puppy with a lot of energy, but I am learning sit.  I would like someone who would work with me as I am so interested in learning new things.  I am still learning leash manners.  I have the sweetest look and will love a new …