Does your spirit soar when watching your dog run, run, run at the dog park, or when they chase birds at the ocean, or do full-body shakes when you say the magic word … W-A-L-K? Are you someone who appreciates the short -lived sweet scent of “puppy breath” or loves watching your dog sleeping on his back, paws in the air, belly exposed, seemingly not a care in the world? When you come home from work do you give effusive pets, tickles, and love to your dog, and then greet the...

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Breeding season is in full swing for the birds on the PAWS campus in Lynnwood. See a baby hummingbird grow from nestling to fledgling -- along with other happenings with the birds at PAWS -- in this series of photos by Kevin Mack of the wildlife center.

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The Everett Animal Shelter hosts thousands of stray and unwanted animals every year. Some are adopted right away, but some sit in the shelter for weeks at a time, waiting for a home. The shelter has dogs and cats, as well as some rodents and birds, all looking for a loving home.

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The Everett Animal Shelter hosts thousands of stray and unwanted animals every year. Some are adopted right away, but some sit in the shelter for weeks at a time, waiting for a home. The shelter has dogs and cats, as well as some rodents and birds, all looking for a loving home.

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The first Humboldt penguin chicks of the season have hatched at the Woodland Park Zoo. The first egg hatched on April 3. When the parents rejected the second egg, it was moved to foster parents and hatched a few days later. Four more eggs are expected to hatch between April 16 and 26, according to the zoo. The chicks are not yet on exhibit. They are expected to join the adult penguins in the outdoor public exhibit sometime with summer.

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The Everett Animal Shelter hosts thousands of stray and unwanted animals every year. Some are adopted right away, but some sit in the shelter for weeks at a time, waiting for a home. The shelter has dogs and cats, as well as some rodents and birds, all looking for a loving home.

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The Everett Animal Shelter hosts thousands of stray and unwanted animals every year. Some are adopted right away, but some sit in the shelter for weeks at a time, waiting for a home.

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Bill, a Leonberger dog owned by the Taft family of the Arlington area, competed Thursday in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York City.

Bill, a champion in his breed, also works as a certified therapy dog in the county.

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The 136th Westminster Kennel Club dog show began on Monday in New York. More than 2,000 dogs, representing 185 breeds, compete for glory. The contest culminates tonight with the selection of Best in Show. The show starts at 8 p.m. Western time on USA. Be warned, the coverage is on a time delay, so if you don't want spoilers, avoid the Westminster site after 5 p.m.

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It's that time of year again when you receive a postcard from your veterinarian reminding you that your cat is due for his annual examination. Your heart starts to race, your palms begin to sweat – and you remember how difficult it was to pry your kitty out from under the bed and get him into his travel carrier.

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Sarvey Wildlife Center recently took in a cottontail rabbit that was attacked by a rat. The rabbit was successfully released back to the wild. The Sarvey staff took this video of the rabbit, after an initial reluctance to leave a cozy kennel, heading back to the woods.

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The Everett Animal Shelter hosts thousands of stray and unwanted animals every year. Some are adopted right away, but some sit in the shelter for weeks at a time, waiting for a home.

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Shakaroo | 60 Spot | FINAL from Bryce Schoonmaker on Vimeo.

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What do you think a hippo weighs? Actually, what do you think two hippos weigh? If you think you have a good guess, you should enter the Woodland Park Zoo's contest before midnight Friday. The winner will get to actually meet the zoo's hippos.

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With all of the recent snow, Herald readers have been sharing some great photos a pets and wildlife in the snow.

We've put together a gallery of some of our favorites here.

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Editor's note: Welcome to our new blog, Fur & Feathers. We are partnering with animal welfare groups in the county to bring you stories, tips, photos and more. We want to help share the efforts that these groups are making to protect animals.

To start things off, we have some very timely advice from N.O.A.H. on how to keep your pets safe in the snow.

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