From New Zealand: Tank, a four-month old terrier mix began jumping on the bed of his guardians early in the morning. Just another one of the “joys” of having a puppy, perhaps?
Tag Archives: dog
Hard Times for Dog Employment
Many of you are dealing with layoffs as the economy worsens. Turns out dogs are not immune…
Behavior Management
Australian company BarkBusters promises a lifetime of peace from your dog’s annoying behaviors: aggression, excessive barking, jumping, etc.
Sex and the City
Where does your money go?
As the price of everything from gasoline to groceries continues to skyrocket, many consumers have had to cut back on their spending. However, a recent poll conducted by Petfinder.com shows that most of us will cut back on our personal spending before we cut back on what we spend on our pets.
Bring Your Dog to Work
June 20, 2008 is Bring Your Dog to Work Day.
My dog’s English skills
You know, The Dog Whisperer has made an entire living off the concept that dogs and humans need an interpreter. Turns out my dog, at least, understands good old-fashioned English.
Dog-Lover = Car-Buyer???
Honda has decided that a key demographic of potential car buyers in Japan is that they love dogs! (Of course, who doesn’t?) In fact, the Japanese have more dogs and cats than they do children under the age of 15. As a result, Honda has begun designing cars specifically to be canine-friendly and even has a website devoted to the initiative: honda.co.jp/dog/. (It’s in Japanese, but you can look at the pictures.)
Tick Removal
Kayla picked up a tick during her little outing last weekend, so I had the opportunity to do a little research this morning on tick removal.
Superbugs
The SFGate, online home of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports a rise in the number of infections caused by staph germs that are resistant to common antibiotics. This has been reported for a number of years in humans, often following a hospital stay, but it is new news in the pet world.