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Swim Spaw Treats Hurting Dogs

ORG XMIT: WABRE101 In this Saturday, April 16, 2009 photo, swim specialist Kendra VanNorman, left, laughs as Lacey pops out of the water with his toy at the Swim Spaw, a Poulsbo, Wash. business. On the right is the dogs owner Susan Perry of Port Orchard. Perry brings in her dogs to the facility for agility training. Janice Hill a veterinary assistant who worked  at a clinic in Kingston,  saw many dogs, some old and arthritic, others recovering from injuries and surgeries, who they thought might have benefited from low-impact exercise in water just as people with joint problems may find swimming or aquatic aerobics helpful. The existence of therapy pools for dogs dates back at least 13 years, (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Larry Steagall) (Larry Steagall / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: WABRE101 In this Saturday, April 16, 2009 photo, swim specialist Kendra VanNorman, left, laughs as Lacey pops out of the water with his toy at the Swim Spaw, a Poulsbo, Wash. business. On the right is the dogs owner Susan Perry of Port Orchard. Perry brings in her dogs to the facility for agility training. Janice Hill a veterinary assistant who worked at a clinic in Kingston, saw many dogs, some old and arthritic, others recovering from injuries and surgeries, who they thought might have benefited from low-impact exercise in water just as people with joint problems may find swimming or aquatic aerobics helpful. The existence of therapy pools for dogs dates back at least 13 years, (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Larry Steagall) (Larry Steagall / The Spokesman-Review)

Swim specialist Kendra VanNorman, left, laughs as Lacey pops out of the water with his toy at the Swim Spaw, a Poulsbo, Wash. business. On the right is the dogs owner Susan Perry of Port Orchard. Perry brings in her dogs to the facility for agility training. Janice Hill a veterinary assistant who worked at a clinic in Kingston, saw many dogs, some old and arthritic, others recovering from injuries and surgeries, who they thought might have benefited from low-impact exercise in water just as people with joint problems may find swimming or aquatic aerobics helpful. The existence of therapy pools for dogs dates back at least 13 years, (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Larry Steagall)

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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