From Toronto: Dogs who have recently visited High Park are getting sick at an alarming rate. At least two have died, and police have found a mixture of bread, flax seed, and a toxic liquid about five minutes’ walk from Dog Hill.
Category Archives: Dog News
Prison Dogs
From the Hamilton, Ohio Journal News: Project Free Inmate Dog Obedience (FIDO) is matching dogs from the humane society to prisoners at the Butler County Jail for obedience training. The prisoners are screened to make sure they have not abused animals, then they are matched to a dog from the shelter.
Meet Gus
From Petaluma, CA: Have you ever met a dog you thought was so ugly, you couldn’t imagine why anyone would ever want him? Apparently, you haven’t met Gus, whose family, the Teeds of Florida, thinks he is just adorable, in spite of his winning the world’s ugliest dog contest over the weekend.
Free at last!
Harvey, a Stafforshire bull terrier, made good use of his family’s trampoline. He really, really wanted out of his fenced-in yard, so he simply bounced his way out!
The Silver Lining
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that one of the dog’s seized from Michael Vick’s dog fighting business has gone to California and is working with cancer patients as a therapy dog. The oncology director, Paula Reed, says, “He is wonderful, and all the patients love Leo. They really love his eyes and gentleness.”
Smartest Dogs
Yesterday, we presented the list compiled by the CBS Early Show as the ten dumbest dogs. As promised, today we have their list of the ten smartest dogs. They are listed below, from the 10th smartest to the overall smartest breed of dog. Here’s the disclaimer: These were picked by someone at CBS, and I don’t necessarily agree.
Dumbest Dogs
Not sure what the criteria were, but the CBS Early Show has listed its picks for the ten dumbest breeds of dog. THESE ARE NOT MY CHOICES! However, I’d love to hear your opinion. Listed below are the ten they picked, shown from the smartest of the bottom ten to the dumbest.
Applause for Working Dogs
For the 7th year in a row, Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio will sponsor an Applause for Working Paws Dog Walk on June 21st from 11:00 – 2:00 pm. Although we won’t be able to attend this year, it has been a lot of fun in years past.
Poor, poor Trouble
Leona Helmsley’s dog, Trouble has had his cut of Leona’s estate cut from $12 million to $2 million. How is a 9-year old Maltese supposed to live on just a measly $2 million?
Helmsley, known as the “Queen of Mean” after her tax evasion conviction, died last August. Her will specified that Trouble was to receive a $12 million trust fund to allow the general manager of Helmsley’s Sandcastle Hotel to keep Trouble in the manner to which he’d become accustomed.
Helmsley cut most of her family out of the will, leaving the bulk of her fortune to her charitable foundation. The $10 million cut from Trouble’s trust fund will revert to the charity.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Our Heroes
If you’re reading this, you are likely a dog lover and already know that our dogs are so much more than pets. Below are some recent news stories that prove that some dogs are downright heroes! Whether preventing an abduction, helping a person with seizures, or chasing away a bear, these three wonder dogs deserve our thanks!