Happy is a sweet, loving dog! She does a great job of personifying her name, because the first thing you notice about this dog is how happy and excited she gets when she sees you. She can be shy at first, but as...
By Amber | May 2, 2008
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Callie is a brown tabby domestic medium hair cat. She is only about a year old, so she’s still pretty young. However, she is still very outgoing. She can a tad shy at times, but overall, Callie loves getting...
By Amber | April 25, 2008
Sloppy Joe is a delight! She is a cream, husky mix who loves to play. She is a very active dog, so she’ll need to get out and go on plenty of walks and runs. She is also very friendly and gets along with kids a...
By Amber | April 18, 2008
Max is an oldie but a goodie! He is an eight-year-old domestic shorthair cat. He is the kind of cat that will enjoy plenty of sitting time – preferably in your lap. He is a very sweet feline that would be a goo...
By Amber | April 11, 2008
Looking for a sweet and gentle friend? Look no further than Tequila. He is a tan middle-aged pit bull mix, who’s very sweet and loving. He has participated in a handful of different playgroups with dogs at anim...
By Amber | April 4, 2008
Pirate is a black domestic shorthair cat. She is a very sweet cat and is also very calm and mellow. This is probably why she makes a fantastic lap cat. She loves just laying around, but that doesn’t mean she do...
By Amber | March 28, 2008
For today's AK 411 Trivia, we turn to my friend, Alaska's own Blue Collar Scientist, who poses the question:Â
Today is the first full day of spring, which is marked by the equinox - the moment when the su...
By Amber | March 21, 2008
Ford is an active person’s dream! He is a black Labrador retriever with a great amount of energy. He is a lot of fun and has yet to meet a game or activity he didn’t like. He enjoys walking, running, jumping,...
By Amber | March 21, 2008
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Mocha is a calico domestic shorthair mix. She can sometimes be shy when meeting new people, but if you give her enough time to get to know you, she will show you how outgoing she can be. She can be a very...
By Amber | March 14, 2008
Motie is a female, four-year-old, calico guinea pig. Like most guinea pigs, she can be a very shy pet. However, she will become more and more comfortable around you as you get to know her and she gets to know you...
By Amber | March 7, 2008
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WOW! Look at the size of that rock! I mean, there are lots of big rocks here in Alaska, but these are big and RED! My Person of Interest and I took a drive to Zion National Park last week during our trip to La...
By Amber | March 4, 2008
Sugar is one friendly feline! He is a calico, domestic longhair cat with a very sweet demeanor. He is very affectionate. He loves getting petted and is also content to sit in a lap and just soak in the love. Suga...
By Amber | February 22, 2008
Dandy Andy is a lop-eared mix rabbit. While he may be shy at times, he normally does not stay in the back of his cage for long. In fact, Dandy Andy is a pretty friendly rabbit overall. He is very curious, so heâ€...
By Amber | February 8, 2008
Sophie is a dog with energy to spare! She is a young Labrador retriever/Boxer mix, who loves to play. She is only ten months old, so she still has a lot of puppy left inside of her. She is a very excited dog that...
By Amber | February 1, 2008
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Jessica is a very caring cat. She is a dilute tortie, domestic shorthair cat. She is very sweet and loving. While we don’t recommend declawing a cat, she is already declawed, so scratching up furniture won’...
By Amber | January 25, 2008
Friday at the Conoco Phillips Atrium, Anchorage Literacy Project is hosting a speed-Scrabble tournament! Four games, five minutes each, and each with different and interesting rules... sounds really fun! I am MCi...
By Amber | January 23, 2008
Byron is a small, Labrador retriever with plenty of energy. What he lacks in size, he makes up for in enthusiasm and vigor. He definitely would enjoy being someone who could take him for plenty of walks or runs....
By Amber | January 18, 2008
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This weekend in Kodiak, a large number of bald eagles got caught in a dump truck full of fish guts. A few drowned, thirty were saved. The survivors are touch-and-go, and are in the process of being shipped from...
By Amber | January 14, 2008
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Newby is very easy to get along with. She is a brown tabby, domestic shorthair. She loves to pet all over, as well as being picked up, held and put in your lap. While she does get along well with people of all...
By Amber | January 11, 2008
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Molly is a pleaser! She is an eight-year-old Labrador retriever mix who loves to be played with. An added bonus to her is that she is already housebroken. She does a great job of waiting until she is taken out....
By Amber | January 4, 2008
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The Anchorage Downtown Partnership's New Years Eve party is "Fire and Ice," Dec. 31st starting in the early evening and going on till, well, after midnight! It all happens in Town Square, with ice-ska...
By Amber | December 28, 2007
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Jade is a very friendly feline. She is a black tabby, domestic longhaired cat. She is a sweet, good-natured cat, but she is also curious, so she will want to explore all of her surroundings. She does well with...
By Amber | December 28, 2007
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Raven is a fetch queen! She is a four-year-old, black Labrador retriever, who absolutely loves to play fetch – she’ll even drop the ball for you. She has also been participating in play groups at the shelte...
By Amber | December 14, 2007
Or do those online ads with the "jive-dancing" woman/man/clown/santa/whatever the heck is trying to "lower your rates" drive everyone else INSANE, too?
When I do my weather on the radio, one of them is alwa...
By Amber | December 7, 2007
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Lots o' famous people are contributing stuff, signed and unsigned, to raise money in aid for the people of Darfur. Involved are Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Norah Jones, Gnarls Barkley,...
By Amber | December 6, 2007
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November is National Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month, and Scout is our most senior pet at Animal Care & Control. She is a 10-year-old, Calico Point, Domestic Medium-hair cat. Scout has a lot of the qualities that...
By Amber | November 30, 2007
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November is National Adopt-a-Senior Pet Month, and Cocoa is another one of the senior pets at Animal Care & Control. She is a great example of why senior pets make such great friends. She is an eight-year-o...
By Amber | November 23, 2007
A 102-year old English woman stripped down to her skivvies for charity. Nora Hardwick posed nude as Miss November in a calendar to benefit the Ancaster Village Football Club. It’s not as racy as you might think...
By Amber | November 20, 2007
(Amber sez: this cat is MUCH BIGGER than the picture looks!)Â
Mo Got is one big cat! He is a 25-pound, white domestic-shorthair cat. He is playful, friendly and affectionate. He likes to be groomed and uses...
By Amber | November 16, 2007
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Jack is quite the gentle giant. He is 128 pounds of a German Shepherd mix, but he is very tolerant. He appeared to be patient and not distracted by small groups of people. He is very playful and does well with...
By Amber | November 9, 2007
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