Watching Golly the English Setter, work a field for pheasants or sharp-tailed grouse, and you'd never know the dog is blind. Due to his blindness he no longer hunts in heavily wooded areas where he could bump into trees or bushes instead his owner takes him to hunt in the prairie lands … [Read more...]
Dog Takes Unexpected Trip on New Jersey Transit Into NYC
November 24, 2011 by
A New Jersey Transit train heading to New York's Penn Station made its regular station stop in Short Hills, New Jersey slightly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, Nov. 20 picked up an unexpected passenger a young dog who was sitting on the tracks. While stopped waiting for passenger to get on … [Read more...]
Dog Drives Double Decker Bus
November 22, 2011 by
A man got the shock of his life when he saw a German Koolie dog driving a double decker bus through the streets of the northern Australian city of Darwin. the dog was sitting in the driver's sit with paws on the steering wheel. The astonished man said he chased after the bus as it ran … [Read more...]
Traveling with Your Pets for Thanksgiving? What Not to Do
November 21, 2011 by
As many of you probably realized I had some internet problems over the weekend. Read that as no Wi-Fi at Miami International Airport or on Continental Flights. I knew there was no Wi-fi at the airport but I am so used to having Wi-Fi on the plane that I didn't even think about it. Then I … [Read more...]
Puppy Escapes Car After Rollover Accident Runs Loose on Busy Highway
November 17, 2011 by
After a horrible rollover accident in Tempe, Arizona a little dog that had been in the car somehow got loose and started running on the busy highway in the middle of traffic. The dog followed at first by one police officer was soon giving chase to several motorcycle officers as it ran down the … [Read more...]
What is Dock Dogs? Only the Wettest Wildest Competition for Dogs Out There
November 14, 2011 by
DockDogs! The world's premiere dog dock diving competition holds events year round and around the world. Visit www.dockdogs.com for scheduled events, tips, your local affiliated club, discussion forums, and news. Mixed, purebred, big small...all breeds welcome! You don't have to have a big jumping … [Read more...]
Same Day Dog Rescued From Pound He Becomes Family’s Hero
November 11, 2011 by
A dog adopted less then 7 hours earlier from a local pound likely saved a Hillsboro family from burglary Wednesday, and possibly an even worse fate. Rubert "Lee" Littler says he was taking Hercules outside Wednesday night when the 135-pound dog started growling, then charged after a man running … [Read more...]
Man’s Dog Taken and Adopted Out Without His Permission
November 10, 2011 by
Jim Patock last saw Lobo, his 10-year-old German Shepherd, when the United States Park Police were searching his trailer at the National Mall in Washington D.C. The police mistakenly believed his trailer was a giant bomb and searched it, finding three guns. Patock was jailed for 45 days. … [Read more...]
How to Help Your Arthritic Dog
November 8, 2011 by
As dogs age they get many of the same ailments as we do swelling of the joints or arthritis, diminished eyesight, heart disease the list goes on. Keeping your dog healthy and engaged goes a long way to ensuring they have a long and healthy life with you. That starts with keeping your dog at its … [Read more...]
Military Dogs Honored on Veterans Day
November 7, 2011 by
Dogs that worked in Iraq and in the Pentagon and the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, will be visiting the offices of the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Monday. The recipients include Roselle, a seeing-eye dog that led its handler to safety during the attack on the World Trade Center. … [Read more...]
