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N O R T H E R N V I R G I N I A D O G : T H E U LT I M AT E G U I D E T O C A N I N E - I N S P I R E D L I V I N G I N T H E D C M E T R O A R E A
COVER STORY
14 A Dedicated Team
Dogs Deserve Better works to rescue chained and penned dogs By Joseph Grammer
16 HPioneering eeling Animal House Assisted Interaction (AAI) into Children’s Therapy By Donna Pfendler-Merkle
D E PA RT M E N T S
1 PUBLISHER’S NOTE 4 THE SOURCE
News, information, and products
6 HEALTH WISE
Tips on dog health
8 DESTINATIONS
Cover photo BY @rgags via Twenty20
19 THE SCENE
A glimpse into the lives of Northern Virginia dogs
23 EXPERT ADVICE
Answers to your behavior and training questions
24 CANINE CALENDAR
Dog-friendly spaces
25 MARKETPLACE
11 GET SOCIAL
26 HIT THE TRAIL
12 PETCENTRIC PEOPLE Hanging with DC metro’s dog-crazy crowd
Hiking with your dog
28 WAGS TO RICHES
Adoption success stories
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Read Cubacca’s adoption success story on page 28.
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