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PABS For Pets Preventing pregnancy in an unspayed dog is a huge challenge -- that is, unless your dog is wearing her chastity belt. Yes, a chastity belt. It sounds medieval – and there is some metal mesh in the construction of the Pet Anti-Breeding System (PABS) -- but dog trainer and inventor Dexter Blanch tells Paw Nation he's just keeping up with the needs of dog owners' today. Made to buckle on the rear end of a female dog in heat, the PABS allows her to get rid of waste but blocks an interested male dog from making too close a connection. We talked to Blanch from his home in Shreveport, La. to find out more about his "holistic" approach to preventing pooch pregnancies: When we ...

coral11, Flickr Welcome to Paw Nation's newest column, Local Lowdown, where we give you ideas for hanging with your hound (and kitty!) in your home city. We'll tell you about interesting local events, important activities, useful resources and other fun happenings all across the country. And feel free to help us do a better job by writing in with suggestions for local events near you. Although there are few things in life more adorable than a litter of puppies, those precious pooches don't always have happy long lives. That's why today is the 16th annual Spay Day sponsored by the Humane Society of United States (HSUS). On this day -- and throughout February -- the HSUS focuses on ...