From the Minneapolis-St Paul Star Tribune: Gunner, a 2-year old German Shepherd spends his nights cruising the streets of Blaine, MN as part of a police K-9 team. Off-duty, he’s just another dog…or is he?
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Survey Saturday Topic: Vacationing with your dog
Summer is drawing to a close, and inquiring minds want to know: did your dog get to travel with you?
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Shooting dogs in Pennsylvania
How could they have possibly thought this was a good solution? Two kennel owners in Maxatawny Township, PA were inspected by the dog warden, and were cited for a number of things, including excessive flea and fly bites on 39 of their dogs. Rather than seek treatment or flea-dip the dogs, they SHOT them!
China, the hero dog
Have you heard about China, the hero dog from Argentina? Apparently, she is a better mom than her 14-year old human neighbor. Check out this story from the small town of La Plata, about 40 miles south of Buenos Aires.
Is this a dog-friendly community?
Did you ever wonder how many dogs were in your community? We took a trip to Oakville, Ontario this summer and everywhere we looked, we saw people out walking their dogs.
The town of Oakville hosts a large school for training guide dogs for the blind – maybe there are lots of foster families in the area, starting dogs out with the proper obedience training before turning them over to the school.
Anyways, it got me to wondering how many dogs might live in my hometown.
Top Ten Tuesday Topic: Why do people give up their dogs to a shelter?
The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy brings us this list of the top ten reasons why people relinquish their dogs to shelters.
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“Just a dog” says police officer
One of our readers sent me this clipping from the San Marcos Register.
Seems a young couple was rushing their dog to the emergency vet when they were stopped for a traffic ticket. When they pointed out that their dog was having trouble breathing, the officer mocked them, saying, “It’s just a dog. You can get another one.” And proceeded to take nearly 20 minutes to write the ticket.
Puppies, puppies, everywhere
This was placed as a comment on the blog, but I wanted to make sure everyone sees it, so I am re-posting. Thanks to Joann C for letting us know about this.
Today (8/25) there was a raid in Parkersburg WVa on a “puppy mill”. The Humane society is trying to find homes for over 1000 puppies & breeder dogs. For info call 304-422-5541
Survey Saturday: Neuticles for your dog
If you haven’t seen the news about this, there is a product called Neuticles. Yep, you guessed it, Neuticles are prosthetic testicles some people use after neutering their dogs to make it look like the dog has not undergone the procedure. What are your thoughts about the procedure? Continue reading Survey Saturday: Neuticles for your dog
Setting up a trust for your dog
Few of us have the millions Leona Helmsley set aside to care for her dog after her death, but that doesn’t mean we can’t set aside some money to make sure our beloved family members are cared for when we are gone. You don’t necessarily have to have money now to set up a trust. You can specify that a certain amount of your life insurance benefit or some other source of income payable to you will be used to fund the trust at a later date. However, making sure your wishes are carried out may not be as easy as it seems.