Category Archives: Dogs
The Stanley Chronicles: Six Months Later with Hairy Houdini
Six months ago today we welcomed Stanley into our family. What started out as what I confidently told Steve would be three or four weeks of fostering has turned into six months. When I started writing about Stanley and tagged this as “Adventures in Fostering” I had no idea how dead-on that would be.
Six months [...]
CPR Saves Puppy’s Life
Penelope the Peek-a-Poo (Pekingese x Poodle) is a very lucky puppy. A wrestling match with her brother had almost fatal consequences for her until Roger Fletcher, her owner, came to her rescue.
Penelope and Chuck, both 9 months-old, were playing on the patio of Fletcher and Diane Rice’s home one morning. As Rice and Fletcher watched [...]
A Goat and Dog Friends Saved
We all know of the same-species bonding that happens between two dogs or cats, but I’ve never heard of a dog-goat friendship before. Here is one sweet story of a lot of cross-species bonding.
From the Dallas Morning News:
This is a story about a Great Dane, a goat and a three-legged retriever.
And, no, it is not a [...]
And The “Hambone” Goes To…
… the yellow Lab that ate the beehive. The whole beehive!
Each year Veterinary Pet Insurance Co (VPI) presents the Hambone award to the dog who has the nation’s most unusual pet insurance claims.
This year’s winner is Ellie, a 1 year-old yellow Labrador from Santee (way to bring home the gold for San Diego!!!). The [...]
Paralyzed Dog Climbs to Mt. Washington’s Peak
Lucy, a four year-old mixed-breed dog, climbed to the top of Mt. Washington’s 6,288-foot peak without the use of her back legs.
As a puppy Lucy had been hit by a car in Puerto Rico. The accident crushed her back legs and left them useless. Courtney Dunning of Peterborough, New Hampshire, saw Lucy online and adopted [...]
Friday Quote – Maurice Maeterlinck, Our Friendship with Dogs
This week I was looking for a quote on loyalty, but found the one below instead . . .
We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.
~Maurice Maeterlinck
I thought about this – it couldn’t [...]
Driving with Dogs is Distracting
Part of the joy of sharing your life with a dog is getting to take them with you everywhere they’re welcome – sometimes that means a quick drive down to the coffee shop and bank and other times it means a cross-country road trip. For dog owners, it is a given that we will hit [...]
Breaking News: Charges Filed in Bear-Bear Shooting Case
From the Baltimore Sun’s Unleashed Blog by Jill Rosen:
This morning the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office will file misdemeanor charges against Keith Shepherd for the shooting of a dog at the Quail Run Dog Park in Severn earlier this month. Mr. Shepherd is a Civilian Police Officer with the Department of the Army. The [...]
Man Waits 3 Days By Cave for Dog
There have been many stories of dogs unending loyalty to their owners, but this is one story that shows that we can be just as determined, loyal and worthy of the adoration our dogs give us.
Jared Gamboe of Medora, Illinois, an avid recreational raccoon hunter, went out the night of Sunday the 9th to hunt [...]
Man and Dog Kayak 35 Miles Across Irish Sea for Charity
Martin Whitmill and his black Labrador Charlie made the 35-mile trip across the Irish Sea from St Bees in Cumbria to Ramsey on the Isle of Man in just over nine hours this last Sunday in a kayak.
The pair make a great team and have been practicing for the trip since the beginning of the [...]