Have You Gotten Your Dog Licensed Yet? Here’s How…
If you have a dog and haven’t had it licensed yet, here’s a reminder.
Dogs of Lake Orion: A Data-Based Look at Most Popular Names and Breeds
The Oakland County dog license database contains 2,893 records for dogs living in ZIP Codes 48359, 60, 61, and 62.
Golden Retrievers Gather for Swimming At Orion Oaks Dog Park
A portion of Lake Sixteen is set aside for playing, with a large dock and ramps that are perfect for jumping in and walking out of the refreshing water.
Michigan Animal Rescue League Hosting Celebrity Pet of the Year Contest
The dog and cat who get the most votes by midnight EDT on May 24th , 2021 are the winners!
Champ and Dakoda, English Labs, Make Life Better in Walled Lake Schools
And it’s changed the overall climate in the building. As she walks through the school, kids are just happier.
Beyond Cats and Dogs, a Menagerie of Less Obvious Rescue Pets
Dogs and cats are great, but sometimes families in Oakland County want a little something different as their pet. Those families are in luck…
Beyond Cats and Dogs, a Menagerie of Less Obvious Rescue Pets
Dogs and cats are great, but sometimes families in Oakland County want a little something different as their pet. Those families are in luck…
Pets and People Reunited Thanks to Finding Mila and Friends in Waterford and White Lake Facebook Group
Pets and People Reunited Thanks to Finding Mila and Friends in Waterford and White Lake Facebook Group (Dawn Fashho, March 30, 2019) Check out our “Get Involved Guide” for more stories about local organizations. Thank you to Bosco Lounge for sponsoring this series. Want to contribute a write up of a group you care about? …
Survivors of Violence Need Not Leave Beloved Pets Behind
Survivors of Violence Need Not Leave Beloved Pets Behind (Lara Mossa, Feb. 2, 2019) PONTIAC, MI – It was 2001. Dr. Tracy Thompson knew she had to do something. Thompson had only the clothes on her back and a hastily-packed suitcase when she left her husband. He had tried to hold her against her will…
Slobbery Smiles and Wagging Tails Make Fido Does Ferndale Barktastic
Slobbery Smiles and Wagging Tails Make Fido Does Ferndale Barktastic (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 29, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Hundreds of doggies and their human companions gathered in Downtown Ferndale Thursday for the annual Fido Does Ferndale event. Community groups and canine-related businesses lined W. 9 Mile, and local businesses handed out prizes. Over…
Great Dane Shot Defending Homeowner in Pontiac Break-In
Great Dane Shot Defending Homeowner in Pontiac Break-In (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Oct. 9, 2018) Pontiac, MI- Deputies responded to the 300 block of W. Yale Avenue on the report of a Home Invasion. Upon their arrival, Deputies made contact with the victim who stated that her home had been entered by three…
Is Your Dog Sick? Cases of Canine Influenza on the Rise
Is Your Dog Sick? Cases of Canine Influenza on the Rise (Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 2, 2018) Oakland County, MI- Since July 13, 2018, there have been 49 confirmed cases of canine influenza reported. The cases have occurred in Huron, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Ottawa and Wayne counties. In all of 2017, there were nine…
Donation Honors Memory of Retired Oak Park Officer, Supports Police Dog Mase
Donation Honors Memory of Retired Oak Park Officer, Supports Police Dog Mase (City of Oak Park, May 22, 2018) Oak Park, MI – The Oak Park Public Safety Canine Unit received two donations in memory of Retired Oak Park Public Safety Officer Bill Shuttleworth. Officer Shuttleworth’s family provided a monetary donation to the Oak Park…
Donation Honors Memory of Retired Oak Park Officer, Supports Police Dog Mase
Donation Honors Memory of Retired Oak Park Officer, Supports Police Dog Mase (City of Oak Park, May 22, 2018) Oak Park, MI – The Oak Park Public Safety Canine Unit received two donations in memory of Retired Oak Park Public Safety Officer Bill Shuttleworth. Officer Shuttleworth’s family provided a monetary donation to the Oak Park…
War Dogs Memorial Provides Resting Place for Valiant Canines
War Dogs Memorial Provides Resting Place for Valiant Canines (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 27, 2017) Lyon Township, MI – Though dogs are often known as man’s best friend, they can also be some of the strongest tools for staying safe in battles, discovering bombs and drugs, leading the blind, comforting the ill and many other…
Mace, Oak Park’s New Police Dog, to Receive Badge
Mace, Oak Park’s New Police Dog, to Receive Badge (City of Oak Park, Aug. 18, 2017) Oak Park, Michigan – The City of Oak Park is hosting a Canine Badge Ceremony, a symbolic launch of the City’s first Canine Unit by welcoming Canine Officer Mase, the newest member of the Public Safety Department. The ceremony…
Less Than 12 Hours Remain to Help Ferndale Qualify to Win a $100,000 Dog Park!
Less Than 12 Hours Remain to Help Ferndale Qualify to Win a $100,000 Dog Park (compiled, June 10, 2015) The fifth annual PetSafe Bark for Your Park contest is reaching the end of the first round, and Ferndale has a good chance of reaching the finals supporters can rally enough votes in the final hours. Voting for the first…
2015 Auburn Hills Memorial Day Parade Pictures
2015 Auburn Hills Memorial Day Parade Pictures (Cole Yoakum, May 25, 2015) Check out pictures from the Auburn Hills Memorial Day Parade! For more event listings go to https://oaklandcounty115.com/events/ Want a daily list of headlines? Sign up at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Oakland_County_115_News.
Alabama Greyhounds Get the Ferndale Treatment
Apalala, Cupid, Dorli, Hush Sarah, JA’s Sum, and Tristram are greyhounds that have been rescued from a harsh life of racing, that are now up for adoption. Motor City Greyhound Rescue picked up the emaciated pooches from one of their contacts down in Alabama. Underweight, bitten by ticks, and some noses rubbed raw from excessive muzzling, the creatures were clearly in need of care.
Follow up on Buddy, the Lost Maltese
The Maltese is now staying with me here in Pleasant Ridge. Thanks to Dr. Burke of Little Friends of Ferndale and donations from a few Pleasant Ridge residents, he is getting the care he needs. He has been on antibiotics for an infection. He also is extremely matted and will need to be shaved down with the use of anesthesia He is adjusting well and gets along great with my two dogs and two cats. He is a very sweet, affectionate dog.