The Daily Dog

Songs for dogs may hit the U.S.

brian — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:44:00 +0000

"Global release in now imminent for a New Zealand song pitched for dogs and completely inaudible to humans. 'A Very Silent Night' is said to have been recorded at such a high sound frequency that only dogs can hear it, The Daily Telegraph reported Sunday."

UPI

Love lessons from dogs

brian — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:20:00 +0000

"Dogs are great life coaches and do especially well on holidays. Problems with keeping your New Year�s resolution of more exercise, meeting people, savoring the moment, more love in your life, etc., are easily solved by a trip to the pound. Dogs are good diet advisors too; basically if they like it then it�s probably bad for you."

Vail Daily

Boy reunited with two dogs lost during storm

brian — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:51:00 +0000

"Diane Dameron made a phone call Friday that ended up reuniting a 12-year-old boy with his two miniature Schnauzers. "It made me cry," said Dameron, a secretary at the Jackson-Madison County Humane Society. Since the Feb. 5 tornado, Dameron said that the society has fielded about 25 calls from people reporting lost pets. One of those calls came from Mary Frost. She reported that her 12-year-old son's two miniature Schnauzers, Max and Buddy, went missing from their yard just before the storm."

Jackson (TN) Sun

Beautiful Models, Hairy Legs and All

brian — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:59:00 +0000

"NOW that Uno, the 15-inch beagle, has captured the crown, becoming the first of his breed to win best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, and now that more than 2,600 other canine competitors have been leashed and crated and hauled home to familiar kennels and sofas, it seems fitting to consider an overlooked aspect of this crowd-pleasing sport: the strange collision of fashion and dog shows."

Beautiful Models, Hairy Legs and All - New York Times:

Deuce!

brian — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:57:00 +0000

Dog Show
Originally uploaded by yecatsml

The Aussie who won the herding group at Westminster

"To the dog lovers and judges who packed Madison Square Garden this week for the 132nd annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, she was Ch Vinelake Collinswood Yablon OA OAJ. Terri K. Collins and those who go to Collinswood K-9 Services at 81 West St., Auburn, MA, however, know her as Deuce. Deuce won the herding group competition of the Westminster show Monday night that featured 35 Australian shepherds, and 290 dogs in that group."

Worcester Telegram

Old English Sheepdogs, Westminster Dog Show

brian — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:53:00 +0000

Old English Sheepdogs, Westminster Dog Show
Originally uploaded by abaesel

Puppy mill bills flawed, breeders say

brian — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:08:00 +0000

"A pair of controversial bills that would place additional requirements on dog breeders drew a large crowd Monday before the Legislature�s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Dog breeders were united in their support for the bills� intent � safe, ethical breeding standards � but united in their opposition of the details on how to get there."

Bangor Daily News

Beagle, a Breed Long Unsung, Wins Best in Show

brian — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:43:00 +0000

"When Dr. J. Donald Jones, the judge for the best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Tuesday night, looked at the seven competitors for the title, he saw four breeds that had been denied the crown and three that had worn it.

Of course, there is no actual crown, but a lovely celebratory bowl that victorious toy dogs leap into for a little nap while their entourage kvells. The four breeds that had been shut out were the beagle, the Weimaraner, the Australian shepherd and the Akita. There were two breeds that had captured best in show four times, the standard poodle and the Sealyham terrier, and a third, the toy poodle, that was twice a victor."

Beagle, a Breed Long Unsung, Wins Best in Show - New York Times

Uno the Beagle Wins Early at Westminster

brian — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:04:00 +0000

"Uno the beagle turned Madison Square Garden into his own big, green backyard. He barked and bayed. He nipped at a newly printed sign. He tried to grab his leash. He took a flying leap at a piece of filet mignon. "Snoopy would be proud," handler Aaron Wilkerson said Monday. "He was being his merry little hound self." He also did something out of character: He became the first beagle to win the hound group at the Westminster Kennel Club show since 1939 � that's 483 years, in dog years."
Associated Press

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Westminster Dog Show TV Coverage

brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:24:00 +0000

USA Network and CNBC will provide coverage of the Westmisnter Kennel Club show beginning Monday at 8 PM ET.

Dog Show TV Coverage - Schedules, Times, Dates & Listings - USA Network - WestminsterKennelClub.org

The war on canine cancer

brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:19:00 +0000

"Two years ago, both of Dana Nelson's golden retrievers were diagnosed with cancer a day apart. She took them to the University of Wisconsin veterinary school in Madison for radiation and chemo, making the two-hour drive from her home in St. Charles more than 20 times. At home she made them meals of raw meat, steamed vegetables and vitamins."

The war on canine cancer -- chicagotribune.com

Have You Seen This Dog? Only With Telepathy

brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:14:00 +0000

"Vivi the whippet, the prize-winning show dog who vanished two years ago at Kennedy International Airport, is alive and well and living in Brooklyn. At least that�s what the animal psychics say. These are the professionals who claim to tune into an animal�s thoughts through telepathy the way another person might find a radio station."

Have You Seen This Dog? Only With Telepathy - New York Times:

Little Hailey

brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:06:00 +0000

Little Hailey
Originally uploaded by piotr m

Hailey, Weimaraner, 2 months

Poodles Gone Wild

brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:02:00 +0000

Poodles Gone Wild
Originally uploaded by poodlegirl654

Dogs of war provide peace for family

brian — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:57:00 +0000

"It isn't the homecoming they expected. Fulfilling the final wish of their fallen soldier, a grieving family got some comfort Friday when his two dogs arrived at their doorstep straight from the front lines in Baghdad."
The New London Day

Canine saviour in cat attack

brian — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:36:00 +0000

"Blackie spent her life helping others, and died in one last act of self-sacrifice. The nine-year-old black dog -- who worked accompanying a young autistic boy, and understood commands in both French and English -- helped save a Prince George, B.C., man from a hungry cougar."

Windsor Star

A Dog's Best Friend

brian — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Today's Daily Flickr Dog

A Dog's Best Friend
Originally uploaded by Paco Lyptic

More employers offering workers insurance for pets

brian — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:46:00 +0000

"At a time when employers are scaling back on costly health benefits, pet insurance is gaining popularity as an employee benefit. Veterinary Pet Insurance, the nation's largest pet insurer, saw its corporate accounts balloon from 15 to 1,600 in the past six years. About 15 percent of Veterinary Pet Insurance's policies, or about 50,000, now come from its corporate accounts."

More employers offering workers insurance for pets | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger

An Unlikely Rescue for Pit Bulls

brian — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:43:00 +0000

"His back resting comfortably against her chest, Hector nestles his massive canine head into Leslie Nuccio's shoulder, high-fiving pit bull paws against human hands. The big dog � 52 pounds � is social, people-focused, happy now, it seems, wearing a rhinestone collar in his new home in sunny California. But as Hector sits up, deep scars stand out on his chest, and his eyes are imploring."

Associated Press

Why do we cut dogs so much more slack than people?

brian — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:39:00 +0000

"Animal owners are a strange breed. Not enough art reflects that reality. Sherry J. Yoon of Vancouver theatre company Boca del Lupo decided that the time had come to at least scratch the surface of this fact."

Vancouver Province

the pits

brian — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:08:00 +0000

the pits
Originally uploaded by Brit.

Today's Daily Flickr Dog

"One of thirteen pits confiscated from a Mooresboro neighborhood recently. They're all at the Cleveland County Animal Shelter until dog fighting suspicions are looked into..."

Lawyer for the dog

brian — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:16:00 +0000

Inside the booming field of animal law, in which animals have their own interests -- and their own lawyers.
Boston Globe

Witness claims postal carrier shot dog

brian — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:56:00 +0000

"Authorities are trying to find out who shot Jack the Chihuahua. "From the way that the neighbor described it, he basically pulled out an air rifle or a BB gun of some kind and just shot at the dog until my dog started yelping," said Tiffany Gorseth, who said the dog is recuperating at a veterinary clinic from an eye injury. A witness told Greer police that a U.S. Postal mail carrier shot the dog outside the Greer residence on Tuesday, according to a police report of the incident, which occurred sometime between noon and 4 p.m. But Greer police spokesman Lt. Cris Varner said that after an animal control officer spoke with a different witness today, "We do not believe it was a postal carrier."
Greenville (SC) News

Wal-Mart quietly pulled dog treats

brian — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:56:00 +0000

"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. quietly stopped selling two brands of dog treats in July, after customers voiced concerns that the Chinese products may have caused their pets to fall ill, but no recall has been announced, a company spokeswoman confirmed. The world's largest retailer started pulling Chicken Jerky Strips from Import-Pingyang Pet Product Co. and Chicken Jerky from Shanghai Bestro Trading on July 26, spokeswoman Deisha Galberth said late Monday."
Associated Press

Alex the dog survives 48 hours in storm drain, night of heavy rain

brian — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:52:00 +0000

"Alex is one lucky dog. After spending more than 48 hours trapped in a storm drain, the 13-year old Dalmatian was rescued this morning by his owner, Larry Thompson of Genoa in Wayne County."
Charleston Daily Mail