Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category

Guest Blogger: Author Margaret Littman

Next weekend (August 29) is Dog Day On The Green, perhaps the city’s biggest dog-centric event. Held at Montrose Harbor, the day will include look-alike-contests, pet trick contests, costume parades, informational vendors and other activities for man and dog.
Whatever you do, don’t forget to take plastic bags, extra water for you and your pup, and [...]

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Canine Cruise! - Guest Blogger, Author Margaret Littman

Dog Days of Summer
Ah, those last days of summer, enjoying the long hours of daylight, the homework-free nights, the summer temperatures. Okay, maybe not that last one. Those hot August temps can have us all panting like dogs.
But on breezy, beautiful Lake Michigan, there’s a way to enjoy the twilight of the season with your [...]

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Al Fresco With Fido - Guest Blogger, Author Margaret Littman

When I began working on the first edition of my The Dog Lover’s Companion to Chicago book, back in 2003, the idea of a dog-friendly bar was still considered a bit odd. There were plenty to fill the book, but they were the exceptions, rather than the rule.
Today there’s a dog-friendly everything. In fact, I [...]

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Car Tricks - Guest Blogger, Author Margaret Littman

It happens every summer, the temperatures climb, the Cubs’ record declines. But for pups and their owners, one of the stickiest situations about summer in Chicago is not the humidity, but what to do with your dogs when driving around town.
It is a hard city problem. Tying your dog up outside the post office while [...]

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Sutton Studios is very pleased to be a sponsor of Chicago’s 2010 Dog Day on the Green!

August 29, 2010
Montrose Harbor
www.dogdayonthegreen.com
The first 90 people to REGISTER and PARTICIPATE in the contests will receive a $250 Gift Certificate from Sutton Studios!
The Winners of each contest will also receive a $725 Sutton Studios Gift Certificate.
Hope to see you there!

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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore!

SCREENING PASSES! We’ve Got Them, And We Would Love To Send You As Our Guest!
Only 30 complimentary screening passes left for the movie “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore”!
The passes are for Monday, June 26th at 7:00 PM at the AMC River East 21 on 322 E. Illinois St. in Downtown Chicago!
Come [...]

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Calling All Bully Buddies

Our June/July Bulldog promotion/celebration rolls on! Only three more sittings with bulldogs, then everybody who brought in a bulldog in June or July gets a complimentary 8×8 chamfer mount print! Tell your friends…
SEE THE PAGE

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Yelp Us Out!

If you have been to the studio, let the rest of Chicago know how your experience was! Thanks!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/sutton-studios-evanston

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Guest Column: Disabled Dogs

By Billy Rafferty and Jill Cahr, authors or Happy Dog: Caring for your dog’s body, mind and spirit.

Dogs come in all shapes, sizes and colors . . . and with all different physical capabilities. Some dogs can bound after a squirrel at velocities approaching hyperdrive, others are born with physical limitations that bring unique challenges [...]

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Ellen DeGeneres Teams Up with U.S. Postal Service for Stamps to the Rescue!

Just put an order in for our stamps! Now everyone can help bring the plight of shelter and rescue animals to the forefront. It’s a simple as buying postage stamps.
U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter appears on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and unveil Stamps to the Rescue, a social awareness initiative featuring “Animal Rescue: Adopt [...]

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