In an effort to cut the state’s budget, Governor Jerry Brown has proposed stripping several important provisions from Hayden’s Law. Passed in 1998, Hayden’s Law put California at the head of the class as far as protecting shelter animals.
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Category Archives: Dog News
Dog: (Cave) Man’s Best Friend
33,000 year old Dog Skull found in Siberia
New research shows that we have had a relationship with dogs since prehistoric times. It seems our caveman ancestors domesticated dogs at least 33,000 years ago as a canine skull found in Siberia shows. This interesting find represents some of the oldest evidence of dog domestication. The Siberian dog skull’s snout and teeth show that it was a domesticated animal and not a wolf.
Not only is dog “Man’s Best Friend”, but he was “Caveman’s Best Friend” too! Read the full story.
It’s a Dog’s Life for Katie Heigl
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Good day, and good dog!
Albuquerque Dog Eats the Family Jewels
KOB-TV reports on a 10-month old Basset Hound who found a $4,500 wedding ring just a little too tempting.
Rachelle Atkinson had a habit of leaving her wedding ring on her nightstand while she slept. Only when she woke up a few weeks ago, the ring was gone! Suspecting that the dog, Coraline, might have taken it, they spent the next 10 days searching through her droppings, but had no luck.
They finally took Coraline to the vet for an X-ray and found the ring lodged in her stomach and not going anywhere. So, the vet inserted a tool down Coraline’s throat to retrieve it.
We’re happy to report everything came out okay!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Does Your Dog Know What You’re Thinking?
Have you ever gotten the feeling that your dog knows what you’re about to do? A recent study completed by Jozsef Topal of the Institute for Psychological Research at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences shows that dogs track our eye movements to decide on our intent.
Dog rescued from icy river in Fargo, ND (Video)
It’s time once again to remind all of you that it’s getting colder outside. If you live near any kind of water, please make sure you know where your dog is, and keep him or her away from the water. This does not look fun!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Miracle Avalanche Dog (Video)
The Associated Press is reporting on a Welsh Corgi from Billings, Montana who was feared dead after an avalanche, but who made his way back to his family’s motel room 4 days later.
Dave Gaillard and his wife, from Bozeman, stayed at the motel the night before they went back-country skiing near Cooke City outside Yellowstone National Park. The avalanche killed Dave, and everyone thought the dog, Ole, had been taken as well.
Eleven-year old Marguerite Gaillard was busy making a memorial collage of Ole’s pictures when word was received that the dog was still alive.
The hotel owner drove the dog back to Bozeman for a reunion with his family.
Our sympathy goes out to the Gaillard family on their loss. And we’re glad Ole was able to bring about at least one bright spot.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
One Last Ride for K-9 Officer Kora
From the Hartford Courant via Life With Dogs: Kora, an 11-year old German Shepherd, retired in August after nine years of service with the West Hartford K-9 Unit. Everyone expected her to live out her retirement with her handler, Officer Eric Rocheleau. However, he noticed that she was beginning to seem sluggish, so he took her to the vet last Monday.
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I hate to get political, but…
Have you seen this story about Mitt Romney yet? I usually don’t bring up too much about politics here, but really, this is just plain stupid, no matter who you plan to vote for. Apparently, Romney tied his dog’s crate to the roof of the family car for a 12-hour road trip. The poor dog must have been scared to death!
I have one question for you, Governor: If the crate was totally air-tight, how did Seamus breathe?
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Animal Oscar Nominations
Last weekend, USA Today featured their nominations for animals worthy of Oscars from movies released in 2011. Along with the horse from War Horse and the bear from We Bought a Zoo, there were three canine stars on the list.