Today we received an Excellence Award from our friend Rusty at Chasing Squirrels with Rusty. We have never gotten an award before, YAY! Wags, wags, purrs, purrs. Of course the award was probably more
A whole nation looked on as a ragged group of Pit Bulls was rescued from Michael Vick’s southeastern Virginia “compound” last year. The dogs had been mutilated, neglected, beaten and bloodied all at the hands of one of the gnarliest dog fighting rings ever broken up.
And a whole nation is looking on now as the little sweeties are rehabilitated, learning to love and indeed working towards becoming “man’s best friend.”
People aren’t the only ones who suffer when they lose their homes, pets often lose their homes too. This article made me really sad.
The wreckage of the subprime mortgage crisis has caused human pain far and wide, but its victims also include a band of seven gentle, woolly-coated huskies.
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Their owner was a recent widow facing eviction from her foreclosed home. She had brought the dogs to the Animal Rescue League of Boston where she reluctantly signed paperwork surrendering them for adoption.
On August 3rd I received a very specific question about dog food. For privacy reasons I won’t copy the complete mail in this blog post but I’ll explain the question to you.
This dog lover previously ran a Labrador retriever kennel and is now faced with a French Bulldog (received as a gift) that has food problems. Symptoms are: runny stools, bloody endings to stools, spit up food and skin sensitivity issues. The owners have tried all kinds of premium dry kibble and finally went to prepare home made meals for their dog.
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The exact beginnings of the Labrador retriever cannot be pinpointed. Stories of coarse, thickly coated, black water dogs trained to work with fishermen date back to the sixteenth century, cited by sailors from Devon, England, who routinely saw them when trading with the fishermen of Newfoundland (then a British colony). Through the centuries more refined specimens emerged. These water dogs were known as Newfoundlands or Labrador Newfoundlands - titles that applied to several breeds of dogs found there. The dogs ranged from a large, heavy-coated variety known as the Large Newfoundland (progenitor of today’s Newfoundland) to a smaller, rough-coated variety called the Lesser Newfoundland or St. John’s Dogs. It is theorized that the modern-day Labrador retriever descends from the St. John’s Dog, which was medium-sized, docile, easily managed, and possessed a very sensitive nose.
For the sake of keeping us all together and makin g new friends in the pet blogosphere I have started talking about my favorite pet blogs once a week.
In a federal court in Miami a nationwide class action lawsuit was filed against pet food companies. It alleges the pet food industry misleads consumers about the ingredients in cat and dog food.
An example of ‘false advertising’ that is given is the advertisement of dog food as though it is people food when in reality the proteins inside the bag are coming from leftover hooves, chicken feet, feathers, heads and bones considered inedible by people.
I have always loved dolphins, and I think that most humans find them fascinating. Stories of dolphins helping humans have been around for centuries, and here is a recent story of a man being rescued from a shark attack by a pod of dolphins.
Surfer Todd Endris needed a miracle. The shark — a monster great white that came out of nowhere — had hit him three times, peeling the skin off his back and mauling his right leg to the bone.
Any dog owner will tell you that watching a beloved pooch in pain is heartbreaking. Being unable to help that pup makes the situation even worse. Until recently, dogs that developed orthopedic problems were faced with limited treatment options. Many simply suffered, or worse, had to be euthanized. However, times have changed. Thanks to the use of fat derived adult stem and regenerative cells and cutting edge science, injured dogs and their owners are finding new hope.
A moment of heritage for Papa Syd, seeing my husband talking so calmly to his nephew and dog was a moving experience for all involved.
Normally all very hyper it was great to see the boys and girl take a moment to enjoy the true beauty of nature. Not able to understand men, Corona wasn’t able to sit still for very long but the scenery seemed to hypnotize our dog long enough to get several incredible pictures.
