Archive for the 'Dogs' Category
admin on Oct 07 2008 | Filed under: Dogs
With Home Foreclosures Displacing People and Dogs Alike, Shelters and Rescue Groups Need Adopters
DENVER, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ — The housing crisis and economic turmoil have taken their toll on an unexpected group: dogs.
Driven largely by the rising tide of home foreclosures, animal shelters across the country are overpopulated with furry friends. While no national statistics [...]
admin on Jul 23 2008 | Filed under: Dogs
by Johnny Summerton
She first came to our attention after we had visited a local show at the village hall organised by a nearby refuge for abandoned dogs and cats.
At the ripe old age of eight Poppy, we were told, had been “rescued” from owners who had over time collected more than 30 dogs, many the [...]
admin on Jul 09 2008 | Filed under: Dogs
by Gerry Ronson
The cause of lick granuloma has been linked to a genetic disorder and can be linked to insects. Dogs in some cases just keep licking an area such as a leg, groin, or tail until the hair has actually disappeared. When the hair disappears they begin to form little red bumps [...]
admin on Jun 26 2008 | Filed under: Dogs, General
A Short List of Reasons Why Dogs Bite by Michael Royce
Every dog comes equipped with a set of shiny, pointy, sharp teeth. And his or her teeth can be used as a tool or a weapon.
They’re a tool when your pooch uses them to pick up something, scratch an itchy spot, or rip his food [...]
admin on Jun 20 2008 | Filed under: Dogs
My mom doesn’t get to travel much, but when she does her cocker-spaniel goes with her. Sometimes it’s not so easy to find a place to stay that allows pets. One of mom’s favorite desitinations? The beach. Why? She can rent a pet-friendly cottage.
But what if you’re traveling and need to book reservations along the [...]
admin on Jun 18 2008 | Filed under: Cats, Dogs, General, Pet Humor
Tim Mollen (the humor columnist) left a comment on one of my PETSblogs pages and I didn’t want it to be buried where he’d left it - so I’m featuring it here today…
admin on Jun 18 2008 | Filed under: Dogs, General, Shopping 4 Pet Products
I know, it’s July. What do costumes have to do with the heat of summer, cookouts, and the pool? Easy - I have a 10-year-old daughter who likes to plan parties for the family and the 4th of July is on her list of to-do’s this year.
She’s decided to have a luau because her Grandma [...]
admin on Jun 16 2008 | Filed under: Cats, Dogs
I happened upon a story over at CNN about Sips for Snips, an event that was held to help raise funds for necessary equipment to fill a second operating room at Greenville’s Humane Society. In CNN’s words, the “racy promotional pet campaign pushes ’safe sex’ to help eliminate animal overpopulation.”
admin on May 31 2008 | Filed under: Dogs
by David Bear
Originally bred to hunt in 1800s England, the golden retriever has retained much of its natural curiosity and hunting behaviors. The breed has maintained its standing in the top ten most popular dog breeds in the US partly because of the dog’s gentle nature, fierce loyalty and friendly personality. They’re the quintessential family [...]
admin on Apr 15 2008 | Filed under: Dogs, Uncategorized
by Dr. Mayra Alfonso
We all recognize that dogs occasionally suffer from the bad habit of taking everything they get hold to in their mouths, that includes electric cords, parts of broken toys, tennis balls, etc. Additional things that they are inclined to pick up all form of stones or rocks, small-scale toys to clothes, in [...]
admin on Dec 06 2007 | Filed under: Dogs
#10. He’s seen you naked, but still respects you.
Honestly, how many people can you say that about? Seriously. Your dog sees you at your worst, pre-shower, pre-makeup, pre-everything that makes you look presentable, and still looks at you like a deity. Or at least, keeps the chuckles to a minimum.
admin on May 02 2007 | Filed under: Cats, Dogs, General
by Marilyn Mackenzie
I used to be strictly a dog person. We always had dogs or puppies running around our house when I was a kid. We never had any cats or kittens. So as an adult out on my own, I just naturally preferred having a dog. I knew dogs.
