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This week's Tails Pet of the Week, Evee, a three-year-old dog, sitting on a blanket at Tails Humane Society in DeKalb. (Courtesy of Tails Humane Society)

Three legged pooch is Tails Pet of the Week

By Daniel Massa, Lifestyle Writer | April 11, 2023

DeKALB - The Tails Humane Society pet of the week is the tripod dog named Evee. She’s the lucky gal to be featured this week to all of DeKalb’s dog lovers. Evee is approximately three and a half years old and she is a large mixed breed that weighs...

Cliff, a three-year-old pitbull, sits on a blanket at Tails Humane Society in DeKalb. (Courtesy of Tails Humane Society)

Tails Pet of the Week: Cliff

By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter | April 4, 2023

Meet Cliff, the gentle 15 lb. pitbull who’s this week’s Tails’ Pet of the Week. Cliff is a fit, floppy-eared good boy who loves to give kisses just as much as he’d like his butt scratched. He is 3-years-old and gets along with cats and dogs...

A dog lays in the grass

Animal shelters are the best place to adopt a pet

By Summer Fitzgerald | June 11, 2020

When my family and I adopted our first dog from a shelter four years ago, it came as a surprise. We were not sure if we could handle having a “shelter dog," as we heard people say it was always a hit or miss on how well they adapt and grow. However,...