A city in northern Taiwan thinks it came up with the Golden Ticket to get dog owners to clean up after their pet - a chance to win gold bars for handing in bags of doggy poo. Starting from August 1, dog owners and other residents of New Taipei City, bordering the capital Taipei, can hand … [Read more...]
Hendra Virus Jumps to Dogs
July 26, 2011 by
Hendra virus (originally Equine morbillivirus) was discovered in September 1994 when it caused the deaths of thirteen horses, and a trainer at a training complex in Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. The very first case, a horse that was housed with 19 other horses. The … [Read more...]
Gus vs the Kiddie Pool – Go Dawgs!
July 26, 2011 by
Gus the Bulldog decides it is too hot to swim in the pool outside. Watch the video to see what happens when Gus makes his mind up about something. … [Read more...]
Newest Theater Star is Dog for Autistic School
July 22, 2011 by
Each year the Broadway Palms Dinner Theater in Fort Myers, Florida puts on the production of Annie. In the past they have always gone to a local shelter and chosen a dog they think looks like Sandy and likes children. They then train the dog to do a few tricks and off to stardom they go. … [Read more...]
Police Dog Finds $1.15 Million Dollars
July 20, 2011 by
Daisy the Police Dog is one happy girl today. She did her job during a routine traffic stop and found 1.15 million dollars hidden in a tractor trailer. If police can prove the money was being used for criminal activity, they get to keep 80-percent that is $920,000 money that will be used for crime … [Read more...]
French Bulldog DJ’s On the Spin Table
July 20, 2011 by
French Bulldog DJ extraordinaire! In order to get the full effect you need to listen with your speakers on to some degree. Davinia asked me to warn you that your dogs might not like the noise of the records scratching. She was barking at it but Indiana could care less. … [Read more...]
Dogs with Kennel Cough Find Foster Homes through Facebook Rumor Mill
July 19, 2011 by
Not everything you see online is fact. Sometimes in order to find out the real truth you need to do your own investigative work. Like in this case where it was said 21 cats and dogs would be Euthanized today due to the shelter's inability to cover the cost of medical treatment for the … [Read more...]
Dog at Photoshoot with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
July 17, 2011 by
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen after a long photo shoot get to take a few fun shots with a dog and an inner tube for Vogue's April 2011 Edition. I love this picture because they look like two girls just having a fun day with their dog. No pomp and circumstance. Just two girls and a dog. Personally I … [Read more...]
Summertime Means Increased Risk of Rabies Exposure
July 13, 2011 by
Living in the city many of us do not even think about exposure to Rabies as even being a possibility but before you go on your summer vacation here are some tips to keep in mind. Wild animals can and do contract Rabies and there have been cases of rabies reported already this season in several … [Read more...]
Military Dog Inducted into American Legion Post
July 11, 2011 by
On June 30, the military bomb sniffing dog Mira - who was inducted into the Hamlet American Legion Post and the Knox Veteran of Foreign Wars post last year - died from old age and quite possibly lung cancer. Mira spent the majority of her life living with Marines in the deserts of the Middle East - … [Read more...]
