Found! — Something to Squawk about: Look out for a lost Cockatoo from Buchanan Street!

Found! — Something to Squawk about: Look out for a lost Cockatoo from Buchanan Street!

“Baby” is a White Goffin Cockatoo that went missing on Sunday, June 16th from near Buchanan Street and Georgia Avenue NW. Baby is white with peach coloring under her feathers and beak, and yellow coloring around. She also a great dancer.

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For a love shared: Mia joins the family

For a love shared: Mia joins the family

My children have held my broken promise of getting them a pet over my head for years. So when my daughter recently expressed interest in getting a dog, I told her that I would help pay for the dog. Maybe I could finally redeem myself for a slight committed during their childhood.

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Making your little furry companion happy: Patrick’s Pet Care serves Petworth and beyond

Making your little furry companion happy: Patrick’s Pet Care serves Petworth and beyond

A good friend of mine started a pet care business five years ago, and he has grown it into one of the leading pet care businesses in DC due to happy customers and happy pets. While initially a one-man show, Patrick’s Pet Care now serves nineteen neighborhoods in both northwest and southwest DC. While Patrick’s Pet Care was founded in Columbia Heights, it’s the customers in Petworth who have really helped the company get its start.

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It's a bird's life in Petworth

It's a bird's life in Petworth

I'm walking back from Slash Run and the Petworth Dance Project Fundraiser when I come across two of the largest pigeons I've ever seen just hanging out on the sidewalk. Huge pigeons. And they just stare at me. "Hello!" one said. Uh... what?

So I said hello back (it's only polite, afterall).

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