Piper the Puppy is the newest and cutest disaster relief item created by the Dallas Red Cross and currently being tested in Dallas, Texas and Tampa Florida. Donate a Piper yourself or go in with a group. How Piper the Puppy Works You make a $100 donation to the American Red Cross-Dallas … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Dog Social Raises Money for Service Dog
August 9, 2011 by
The First Annual Sean and Sophia Dog Social and Expo in Sewickly, PA saw dozens of local dogs and their families traveled to Misty Pines Dog Park in Franklin Park to support a worthwhile cause. The Sean and Sophia Foundation is an organization established to help 7-year-old Sean Forsyth … [Read more...]
Dog Protecting House from Robbers Gets Stabbed in Head
August 9, 2011 by
Bella the dog sat in the car on the way to the vet minutes after burglars stabbed an eight inch blade into her skull. The six-year-old family German Shepard mix named Bella, needed emergency surgery to remove the knife sticking out of her skull on Saturday. On the way to the vet Bella kept bumping … [Read more...]
Cloned Cat Turning 10 Years Old
August 8, 2011 by
Carbon Copy or CC for short was the first cloned cat in what was supposed to be a run on pets being cloned. 10 years later there have been very few requests for cloned cats or dogs. One obstacle was the price tag of six figures per animal which no matter how much people loved their pet … [Read more...]
Black Dogs and Cats Get Special Adoption Event
August 8, 2011 by
Find your perfect dog or cat during the Best Friends Animal Society Back in Black National Adoption Event! Right now, thousands of wonderful black dog, cat, rabbits, and ferrets are waiting for adoption at shelters and rescue groups nationwide. Black dogs and cats are often overlooked … [Read more...]
People and Dogs Fight For Life after River Rises 5 Feet
August 8, 2011 by
A Sunday afternoon fishing on the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, Virginia with your dog might sound like a fun way to spend your afternoon. You check the alerts to make sure there is no bad weather coming and you go out for the day. But for those on the river it became a fight … [Read more...]
33,000 year old dog skull found in Siberia
August 7, 2011 by
A Russian-led international team of archaeologists has found a 33,000 year old canine skull from a cave in the Siberian Altai mountains. The remains are among the oldest every found near human remains. The skull is different from modern dogs or wolves in some ways but the the mouth is similar in … [Read more...]
Seeing Eye Puppies Playing
August 6, 2011 by
They may be small but they're already building skills that will help them in their very important future role as dog guides for people who are blind or visually impaired. Watch some of The Seeing Eye's puppies socialize and play at our state-of-the-art breeding facility in Chester, New … [Read more...]
Seeing Eye® Dogs Play Just Like All Dogs!
August 6, 2011 by
Every wonder what seeing eye dogs do when they are not working? They play just like every other dog when their harness comes off. … [Read more...]
Dog Jumped From Second-Floor Window During Thunderstorm / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
August 6, 2011 by
Lottie is a rescue dog who was taken in by the Valentino family in 2002 after she was taken from a home where she was kept in a cage outside and would burn her with cigarettes if she barked. With being kept outside in her former life the family believes she developed a deep fear of thunder storms … [Read more...]
