From an email:
“Sweet, small pug found on 600 block Princeton Place, NW Sat March 5.
Please call Jon at 202-271-0877 if he’s yours or you know who he belongs to.”
UPDATE: Pug has been reunited with its owner!
Pets
Photo by PoPville flickr user jimbographer
“Dear PoP,
Wondering if you can ask the PoP community whether anyone has found a reasonable place for dog grooming (haircuts, cut nails, clean ears, etc).
I’ve gone to a few places and avg is $70 or so (for a full treatment). Plus tip. This easily adds up to about $1000/ year!”
I’m just curious – How much do these things normally cost?
“Dear PoP,
The issues with these dogs have been going on for months… and no one seems to have the courage to actually take the dogs away. I’m pro-dog, pro-pet, but this is not responsible dog-ownership. It’s amazing that the city has no means to deal with repeat offenders before we have a crisis.
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Shared on several NE listservs
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A female was just attacked by 3 pit bulls in the alley near my house parallel to 22nd St NE between Otis and Perry. Fortunately some brave souls came to help her as I’m pregnant and just hearing her screams gave me contractions so I would not have been any help if I made it outside and would have gone into labor – All I did was call 911.
I’m not sure who it was, but the ambulance came and the emt’s are knocking on doors on 22nd to help the victim. If you know anything – or if it was you and we can help – please let us know.
As for everyone else please be vigilant and be careful. These pit bulls are from the 2200 block of Otis St NE. They have been out terrorizing the neighborhood way too often.
My complaints to the police and animal control have been ignored. We have too many small children at risk.
Please help before someone else gets hurt.”
From an email:
As a H St. NE/Capitol Hill neighborhood homeowner and business owner I want to introduce myself and share some exciting news. I started Spot On Training in April of 2010 in hopes of providing the dog owners in the surrounding community a positive option for dog training right here in our neighborhood. I’m a certified professional trainer and until now have focused primarily on in-home private training with some classes here and there. I’m excited to announce that in late January the Spot On Dog Training studio will open on H Street in the lower level of Metro Mutts. (508 H St, NE)
I think area dog lovers would love to hear about this new partnership and would be pleased to know that yet another resource has landed on their door steps. And that 2 businesses have come together to help make our neighborhood a better place to live in! Attached is a press release with more information.
Photo by PoPville flickr user cloudyindc
“Dear PoP,
We are relatively new dog owners and are hearing about pet insurance from friends. I’m wondering if any of your readers have pet insurance, and if so, what are the recommended insurance companies, and what do they provide? Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated.”
What do you guys think – is it worth it?
Thanks to all who wrote in about the opening. The Upshur dog park is actually located at 4300 Arkansas Avenue, NW at the corner of Arkansas and Allison Streets, NW. You can see Facebook page here. Looks good!
Couple more shots including hours and a super long ramp after the jump. (more…)
“Dear PoP,
Any idea what’s going on with the Stanton Park Dog Park? My fiance took our pup there this morning as usual and went they went back this afternoon the fence had been removed, effectively destroying the dog park. We’re hoping it’s just temporary, but there was no indication of what was going on…”
Hmm, according to Wikipedia:
“A playground is located in the western section of the park; a section in the eastern half is often used by dog walkers. The park is maintained by the National Park Service and as such, dogs are not allowed off leash.”
So I wonder if it was the NPS enforcing the no off leash rule? Any neighbors know why the fence was removed? Is this a temporary or permanent thing? Were dogs commonly off leash here?
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“My dog was hit by a black SUV this morning on 13 and V Streets, around 7:20AM. Her collar broke and she ran from me, running up 13th Street, turned right on W Street. The last time I was able to find someone who had seen her, she was spotted running on 12th Place, between Florida and W Streets. I have attached a flier we are posting within a mile radius of our neighborhood (we live on 14 and V).
Her name is Durga, she is a Schnauzer/Terrier mix. Fully up to date on her shots but missing her tags because her collar broke. She is micro-chipped.”
UPDATE From OP:
“Some amazing soul just called animal control, he and his dog spotted Durga on 17 and t sitting on a fire escape. Animal control is getting her and said we can pick her up at the new york avenue shelter. We are going to get her now!”
“Dear PoP,
Our cat who went missing last Sunday, Nov 28th.
His name is Huckle, he is a 4 year old orange tabby cat. He is an indoor cat and does not have tags. He went missing after sneaking out of our house on the 1300 block of Randolph Street, NW. If he has been spotted, I can be reached at 202-360-6176. We are offering a reward (not sure if you would recommend the amount be listed but if so it would be $50).”