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.

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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).
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Dog Cruelty in Georgia

 

CNN.com is reporting on a raid carried out in Central Georgia at a home where they had received a tip that the owner was fighting as many as 60 dogs.  Turns out they found 97 dogs, some with what appeared to be fight scars.  Many were malnourished, and few had proper shelter or water. 

The good news in all of this?   A private investigation agency named Norred and Associates Inc. helped with the raid out of their founder’s love for dogs.  From the CNN article:

Since the story broke about NFL player Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring, Greg Norred has been donating his firm’s time and expertise and his own money to rescuing dogs.

“I’m an animal lover. I’ve always been an animal lover. And in the wake of the Michael Vick case, I always thought there might be something I could do about animal cruelty, and with the type of business that I’m in and the resources that I have, it seems like dogfighting is the best vehicle that I can use to do something about animal cruelty.”

In the past two years, Norred’s team has volunteered for at least 16 raids. They’ve helped put 20 people behind bars and saved 200 dogs. Make that almost 300 after this most recent raid.

Kudos to the entire Norred team for their help! 

To the rest of you:  see what just one person can do when you set your mind to help?

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Dog Poetry

A sweet story from Black Pearl Dogs.

~ My Heart Has A Tail ~

I made a discovery, just today 

Something so amazing in every way. 

 

It was when you bounded towards my face,

Kissing and wriggling all over the place. 

 

And I held you very close to me,

Experiencing euphoria, endlessly.  

 

It seemed all at once, our hearts became one,

And together we were having so much fun.

 

When I see you running around, 

You don’t need words to make a sound. 

 

I know that you love me very much

With a loyalty no human can touch. 

 

That’s why I believe you’ve become my heart,

And no one earthly force can keep us apart.

 

We understand each other so very well;

Surely my heart has a tail, can’t you tell?”

~Author Unknown

 

Do you have a favorite dog poem?  Submit it to me:  TheDogLady@doggies.com, and I’ll try to get it posted.  Who knows?  Maybe we’ll haev a contest if we have a lot of entries!

 

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Saturday Survey: Who cleans up after your dog?

Continuing on our potty patch theme from last week:  we all know dogs were born to make messes, but this time I’m talking specifically about the mess that emits from the back end of his or her body on a daily basis.   Who gets the lucky job of cleaning up at your house?

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Reader’s Digest Hero Pets of the Year

My bad!  I totally missed the boat on this one.  Over the summer, Reader’s Digest ran a contest to find a winner for the award of Hero Pet of the year.  Finalists included 2 dogs, 1 horse, 1 cat, and 1 parrot.  No big surprise that one of the dogs won!

 I’m sorry I didn’t get this to you in time to vote – I’ll put it on my calendar to check on for next year.  At any rate, the stories of the finalists are available on the Reader’s Digest site - they are very touching.

 Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Saturday Survey: Which dog has impacted you most?

If you’ve been paying attention this week, you know that the AKC developed a list of the breeds that have most embodied America’s tasted in canine companionship over the past 125 years, which begs the question:  which dog has had the most impact on your life?
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Lost dog in AT&T commercial

Have you seen the new AT&T commercial showing a person using his iPhone to find a lost dog? It is too cute!

See it here.

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Saturday Survey: Does Your Dog Like Kids?

We’ve all seen movies or pictures where young children tumble on an impossibly green lawn (free of dog poop), frolicking with a litter of puppies.  The reality, however, isn’t always that pretty.  Puppies nip.  Children pull tails.  So, how does your dog do around children?

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Dog Days at Susquehanna University

Friend-of-the-blog Karen Jones sent me this information about a neat program to help young people adjust to college life at Susquehanna University. What a great idea! Thanks, Karen!
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