Tag 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 [...]
Weekly News Round Up 9/3/10
It’s Friday the 3rd of September, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and here’s the rest of the news from the animal world…
A trip to the zoo is supposed to be educational – and if you’re there when the Bengal tiger escapes from his enclosure you learn how fast you can run. . . By [...]
What’s New for September
September! It sure doesn’t feel like Autumn yet . . . but we know that in just a couple of weeks we will be trading our shorts for jeans and the air conditioning will be turned off. I think we’re all looking forward to waking up to cool mornings that have that gentle tang in [...]
Friday Quote – Mutt, or the All-American Breed
I think I stumbled upon a new designer dog breed! Quick! Everyone must get one . . . of course, you wouldn’t want to be seen roaming the streets with it.
Breed a Boxer with a German Shorthaired Pointer, you get a Boxershorts. A dog never seen in public.
~Good Dog magazine
This is the last weekend of [...]
Weekly News Round Up 8/27/10
It’s Friday the 27th of August, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and here’s the rest of the news from the animal world…
Are you allergic to cats? Maybe you’re more allergic to black cats than a tabby or tiger – at least that’s one surprising (but unlikely) possibility from a recent study. . . In [...]
Anthropomorphize Much? Depends on Where You Live
Look at your dog. Are you seeing a dog or your child? If you live in the city you are more likely to view your pets as family.
A study entitled “‘I Can’t Be Without a Dog!’ Understanding Variations in Interactions and Relationships with Pets” was conducted at Indiana University South Bend by David Blouin, assistant professor [...]
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 [...]