Hillary Adams-Wainwright a 13 year old resident of Maine who also happens to to run her own lobster boat said she and her grandfather, Terry Adams, were heading back from selling their day's haul of lobsters when they were alerted to a man and his dog in the boat channel of the Piscataqua river and … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
China Passes New Law About Guide Dogs
July 11, 2012 by
The 40 Guide Dogs that live and work in China dogs will soon be allowed in public places in China when a new regulation passed by the State Council takes effect on Aug 1. The regulation aims to provide more convenient facilities and services for people with disabilities. The hope Guide Dog owners is … [Read more...]
Baby Chimpanzee Abandonded by Mother Raised By Mastiff
July 10, 2012 by
Two years ago, in a Russian zoos, a female chimpanzee abandonded her baby. When one of the employees of the zoo took the little chimpanzee home to try and nurse it back to health and raise it until it was old enough to go back to the Chimpanzee encloser an unlikely bonding took place. The zoo worker … [Read more...]
Teenage Boy Saves Elderly Dog From Drowning
July 9, 2012 by
On July 5, John Koobatian, 13, of Madison, was visiting Chatfield Hollow pond with his friends and family to have a nice day out in the warm weather and fresh air. Casey, a 15-year-old black lab went for a walk with her elderly owner when Casey decided to go for a swim forgetting that she is no … [Read more...]
#PetsAddLife Pet Interviews – Talking Bird, Dog, Cat
July 9, 2012 by
1,000 random pets across the country were interviewed by PetsAddLife.org about what they do when they are home alone all day. The video interview below gives you a glimpse into the life of 3 pets in three seperate households and their thoughts on being home alone. Conclusion: Pets need … [Read more...]
Golden Retriever Helps Find Missing Autistic Boy
July 5, 2012 by
Scott Meyer a 5 year old non verbal autistic boy went missing on Tuesday afternoon under a blazing hot sun neighbors and community members along with their dogs immediately came together to help try to find him. After 20 hours of the community searching for the lost little boy it was an 8 year old … [Read more...]
Mother Dog and Tiger Cubs Thriving
July 3, 2012 by
Six weeks ago at a zoo in Sochi, Russia, an Amur tiger - one of the rarest tigers on the planet - gave birth to a pair of cubs. Almost immediately the mother rejected both of her cubs and the Zoo rushed to find them a surrogate mother. The zoo was lucky and found a woman, Yekaterina Khodakova, very … [Read more...]
Unique Gift Event – Gratitude Challenge
July 3, 2012 by
Makobi Scribe is hosting the Unique Gift Ideas Event with a Sumo Lounge Beanbag Chair as the grand prize! The Gratitude Challenge is movement created in order to express gratitude to a least 1 person a day, anywhere in the world, for any reason, for 30 consecutive days by sending … [Read more...]
Service Dog Has USPS Up in Arms
July 2, 2012 by
Ed Sattler's dog, Zelda, grabs the mail as the postal carrier pushes it through the mail slot on the front door of his house Turner Street NW in Grand Rapids. Zelda is a trained service dog and one of her responsibilities is to received Sattler's mail as he is confined to a motorized chair and his … [Read more...]
America’s Vet Dogs Team Up with Maryland Correction Institution
July 2, 2012 by
A new program at Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown will begin this week through which inmates at the facility will train service dogs for wounded and military veterans. The program, America’s Vet Dogs, teamed up with Maryland’s prison agency. The inmates will help train the dogs for 14 … [Read more...]
