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Local Dog Has Outgrown Starter Home

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Local Dog Has Outgrown Starter Home

by Anna Washenko, FluffPo Correspondent

Two years ago, an area great Great Dane puppy named Jane eagerly put her paw print on the deed to her first house. She bought just after the housing crisis and got an amazingly low interest rate.

But now, no longer just a puppy, she’s beginning to feel that the little dwelling isn’t quite big enough to suit her needs and has put the house back on the market.

“She made a really smart buy in this area before it became desirable and struck while prices were at an all-time low,” realtor Patty Donahue said. “Of course, she won’t be FHA-eligible on her next home, so she’ll probably have to put down the full 20%.”

The Fluffington Post has learned that the dog has already had at least one offer and made a killing on the Twitter IPO last year, so the 20% down payment shouldn’t be a problem.

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Chicago Dog Diagnosed With First Case of the Mondays

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Chicago Dog Diagnosed With First Case of the Mondays

By Anna Washenko, FluffPo Correspondent

A Chicago-area dog as been diagnosed with the first confirmed canine case of the Mondays in the United States.

Biggles, a long-time resident of Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood, noticed a few months ago that the start of the week was frequently bringing him down. Every seven days, he’d have a hard time rousing himself and had trouble focusing on normal tasks.

Veterinarian Anne Harvenberg made the diagnosis.

“The Mondays has been pretty prevalent in humans for years,” Harvenberg said. “This is our first confirmed cases in dogs, though. That’s pretty big news.”

Harvenberg explained that a lot of folks thought the Mondays was just a myth in pups. Yet, she said, despite their care-free natures, many dogs feel just as much pressure as their human counterparts at the start of each week. 

“Just like for humans, canines have to prepare for another week of hard work: being cute, wagging their tails, and playing fetch,” she said. “And at least humans get the weekend off. Dogs are dogging it 24/7.”

This diagnosis is a huge step forward in canine well-being because Mondays treatments for dogs might finally be covered by insurance carriers. Harvenberg recommended that anyone in close contact with a dog that may have a case of the Mondays give the puppy extra love and affection at the start of the week.

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Puppy Attempts Gaming Marathon, Fails

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Puppy Attempts Gaming Marathon, Fails

by Scott Friedstein, FluffPo Correspondent

The plan was simple: Sixteen straight hours of Call of Duty, then Fred would call it a day. Unfortunately for the puppy, the execution was a bit harder.

“I told him he was crazy,” says friend Mark Henning. “I mean, he’s a pretty hardcore gamer. But this seemed extreme.”

The pup was almost twelve hours into the challenge last Saturday when, unexpectedly, disaster struck.

“He straight up passed out,” says Henning. “He was on the France missions, too – those are the best.”

Though disappointed, Fred plans to attempt the feat again next weekend.

“I have faith in him,” says Henning. “He just might want to try more Red Bull this time.”

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