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what to do if your dog has ingested it. This app is $2.99 on iTunes and when you purchase the app, 35 percent of the purchase price goes to support the ASPCA. Along with health care is health insurance for your dog. Hartville Insurance has partnered with PetPartner app. This app … “lets users book appointments with their favorite veterinarian, send reminders of booked appointments … saves appointment details and medical history.” This app is free. So, get out your smart phone, iPad or other device of choice and download one or all of these apps for your peace of mind and your pups safety and well-being.

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LUCY is a 4-year-old female Chihuaua Mix weighing in at 15 pounds. Don't let her size fool you. This playful little girl is best buds with her pittie foster sister. They love to play chase in the yard, chew on sticks & wrestle together. Afterwards she wants to nap on her human's lap. Lucy is great with kids & would make a great family dog!

maDacc & Whs PartNer WITH FINDING ROVER, A FACIAL RECOGNITION SERVICE FOR LOST DOGS Finding Rover is a free social media based app that uses facial recognition to help reunite lost dogs with their owners and enables people to view stray animals in care at MADACC in Milwaukee and WHS in Racine and Ozaukee Counties.

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listings for the top five closest matches based on facial features. As part of this effort, every dog adopted from MADACC and WHS will also be pre-registered in the Finding Rover database; they can be automatically transferred to an owner’s Finding Rover account after adoption. If that dog ever gets lost, an owner can use the Finding Rover facial recognition search to help bring his or her lost dog home. “We highly encourage everyone to register with Finding Rover,” said Karen Sparapani, executive director at MADACC. “We know that ID tags and microchips are critical in reuniting lost animals with owners, and Finding Rover’s platform is yet another great way to make sure more lost dogs are quickly returned to owners.”

To use Finding Rover, simply download the app to your Apple or Android 19 device or access the app through the website, www.FindingRover.com. SUMMER 16'

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he Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) and Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission (MADACC) are excited to announce a new partnership with Finding Rover.

Finding Rover receives data on the lost dogs MADACC and WHS intake as strays or abandoned animals and posts those photos and basic information to the Finding Rover app. People can then search for their animal on their phone, filtering by various fields. In addition to location, breed, age, etc., Finding Rover will comb their

JULES is a 7-year-old male Cane Corso. He knows his basic commands such as sit & lay down & behaves very well when out for a walk. He keeps his kennel clean & enjoys playing with his toys & chewing on his bones. Whenever a friendly face approaches his kennel, he picks up his favorite bone & wags his whole body in happiness. Jules would be best in a home with no other animals, as he would prefer to have all the attention to himself!

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