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  • Yes, I seek out pet-friendly hotels
  • Yes, I drive so they can come along
  • Yes, I bring them on the plane with me
  • No, I leave them at home

Hambone In The News

Aug 28

Odd and Interesting: Not Your Typical Veterinary Medicine Cases

You can expect just about anything when it comes to animals. Sugar, the turtle-eating dog, likely hasn't learned the $900 lesson that could have cost her life but instead earned a nomination for the dubious Hambone Award. Read the full article here.

Aug 01

You can expect just about anything when it comes to animals

Most people's diets contain too much sugar. But for Sugar, the Jack Russell terrier, the problem was too much turtle. After meeting a wild turtle in the back yard, Sugar decided to have her new friend for dinner. Sugar's method for disposing of the turtle's shell - eating it - left her with a small piece of the shell lodged in her nasal cavity. Read the full story here.

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