A new study discussed on the Discovery Channel documents that male puppies often put themselves in submissive positions, allowing their girl friends to win the game, all in the interest of keeping the playtime going.
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Survey Saturday: Who would your dog vote for?
With election season coming fast upon us, we invite you to participate in our Survey Saturday by telling us how your dog would vote for President.
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Specialized Training for Dogs
How’s this for a specialized job? We’ve all heard of dogs who sniff out drugs at the airport, or who look for climbers after an avalanche, but Razor, a Mallinois employed by the Florida Department of Corrections, is trained to find cell phones!
Dogs choosing your mate, part 2
I posted recently about how some people trust their dog’s judgment when choosing their dates and mates. Here’s a new twist on that theme.
As you know, I search the Internet daily, looking for news that might be of interest to dog-lovers. This one just cracked me up, and I had to share it.
Top Ten Ways to Save Money On Your Dog’s Needs
Yesterday’s post talked about the fix all of us are in as the economy gasps for life. If you are trying to find ways to cut back, maybe you can consider some of the ideas shown below for reducing expenses related to your favorite pets.
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Is the recession hitting your dog budget?
A recent post on MainStreet.com says pet spending will likely decline this year due to the economic crunch most of us are feeling. While the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association had originally forecast we’d spend $43.4 billion on our pets this year, that number may prove optimistic as the year winds down.
Some Fun Dog Sports
Here’s a few fun sports and activities for dogs, “scootering” is a new one to me.
If you have a really active dog who just can’t seem to get enough exercise, scootering might be something to look into. It’s sort of a warm-weather equivalent of dog sledding, great if you live in a warmer climate or just aren’t that into snow. The dogs are harnessed to a two-wheeled scooter, and you ride along pulled behind the dogs. Check out DogScooter.com to learn more.
An older activity similar to scootering is carting, where the dogs pull a human behind them in a wheeled cart, similar to a horse-drawn carriage but much smaller. This sport is growing in popularity in North America. It’s probably not as much fun for humans to ride as a scooter, but more practical for running errands.
If your dog loves jumping in the water, dock jumping is a really fun activity for him or her. If your pooch excels at it and can leap a great distance off the end of the dock, there are even national competitions for dock jumping. A yellow Labrador Retriever named Heidi has a personal best of 25 feet, 2 inches, good enough for the 2008 DockDogs National Championships, being held this month.
Have you seen this dog?
How many of you received this picture by e-mail, with an accompanying story about how Brutus won the Congressional Medal of Honor from his heroic activities in Iraq? I have received it several times, and almost posted it, but decided to check it out on Snopes.com first.
According to Snopes, the dog pictured above is Spike, a retired police dog from Scottsdale, Arizona. Spike is a Belgian Malinois, not a Boxer/Bull Mastiff mix, as the e-mail asserts.
If you want to check it out yourself, click here.
And don’t believe everything you read on the Internet!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Survey Saturday: Evolution of the Dog
If you haven’t already done so, read yesterday’s blog about the theories of how the dog evolved from wolves. Then, weigh in with your opinion on how it happened.
Origins of the Domestic Dog
A little science lesson for you today, and pay attention, as this will be the subject of tomorrow’s Survey Saturday.
I think most of us would agree that dogs evolved from wolves, but have you ever wondered how that happened? Turns out there are four competing theories.