As we end October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought this story from WEWS in Cleveland was appropriate. (No, it doesn’t involve NFL players wearing pink shoes – have you ever seen anything more ridiculous?)
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Saturday Survey: Is Your Dog A Hero?
If you didn’t notice, most of the posts this week have revolved around the theme of dogs doing something out of the ordinary, many times helping their families out of a jam. Which begs the question, has your dog ever done anything heroic?
Halloween Costumes for Pets
Check out the Today show’s viewers’ pets all dressed up & ready to go trick-r-treating.
They also had a segment on this morning’s show of professionally done dogs – my favorite was the princess from Shrek. I can’t find these photos online yet, but they may be up on Today‘s site by the time you read this. While you’re there, see if they have the segment where Lester Holt dressed up as Susan Boyle – it’s hysterical!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Happy Halloween
Not sure where these pictures came from – they were sent to me in an e-mail. Aren’t they great?
Friday Funny: Best Description of a Mixed Breed Dog
You’ve heard them referred to as mutt-i-grees, Heinz 57 dogs, mongrels, mixed breeds, and just plain mutts. But my favorite description of a dog with uncertain heritage comes from a book I just listened to on CD.
In “The Best Revenge”, Stephen White describes a pack of dogs this way: “None of the dogs’ gene pools had been contaminated with an AKC specimen in many generations.”
OK, I’m warped, but I thought that was just a hoot!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Indoor “Potty Patch” Alternatives for Dogs
OK, I’ll be the first to admit I never even thought about teaching my dog to use the bathroom indoors. Of course, I live in the ‘burbs and can easily let my dogs in and out pretty regularly. So, when I wrote the first blog post on the PottyPatch, I thought it was a rather unique product. That post has turned into our top attraction, drawing more visitors than any other. And apparently, that interest is not unique to doggies.com. A simple Google search of “indoor dog potty” returned 7.9 million results!
Since I know by the wealth of page views and comments we have gotten about these devices that this is a topic near and dear to many of you, I encourage you to go read the article I just researched and wrote for our dog den about indoor dog potties. The article reviews 10 of the PottyPatch’s competitors, hopefully helping you to sort out the pros and cons of each.
Let me know if you’ve tried any of these products and what your experience has been.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
The Story of Faith, One Amazing Dog
I know I’ve seen this dog on TV before but I can’t remember where. Thanks to friend-of-the-blogger Wendy for submitting this story about a dog born on Christmas Eve, 2002, and thanks to Judy Stringfellow for believing in him!
Top Ten Tuesday: Hero Dogs
I recently wrote an article called Extraordinary Hero Dogs for our Doggies Den article library. I’m not sure when it will be available, but I thought I’d give you a preview here. These are dogs who, although not specifically trained to be assistance dogs or rescue dogs, performed an act of heroism to benefit their families, or in some cases, total strangers. Out of the forty-four dogs profiled in the article, here are what I consider the top ten.
Dogs Can Make Your Kids Healthy
OK, we all know there are many advantages to sharing your life with a dog, but how about this! The New York Times is reporting on a study being done by the the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health, in cooperation with the Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition in England (part of the Mars candy and pet food company).
Continue reading Dogs Can Make Your Kids Healthy
The Shelter
I received this from friend-of-the-blooger Wendy. What better example of a dog’s love? If anyone knows who the author is, please tell us. Continue reading The Shelter