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...]
Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation and No Kill Nation Team Up to Educate About Dog Fighting
August 5, 2011 by
Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation (MCABSL) and No Kill Nation along with local law enforcement, politicians and county agencies have launched a campaign against dog-fighting in Miami-Dade County to put an end to dog fighting. Dalia Canes, the founder and director of MCABSL, said … [Read more...]
City Will NOT Cull 30,000 New Plan In Place
August 5, 2011 by
On Wednesday we brought you information that 30,000 dogs faced death from a complete ban on dog ownership due to rabies outbreak in the Jiangmen area of China. Even before the news hit the international press there was pressure from within China to cancel the area wide ban on dogs. … [Read more...]
Dog Dies After River Outing Blue-Green Algae Likely Cause
August 4, 2011 by
Michael Van Loon, said that after he and Chipper his 11 year old Springer Spaniel came home Sunday from swimming in the Umpqua River, near Elkton, Ohio he noticed Chipper was not himself. In an attempt to excite Chipper they tried to feed him a special treat that he normally would have eaten right … [Read more...]
