As the next hurricane season rolls in, its time to take a look at some new inventions that could help reconnect you and your pet in the case of a disaster. This article ran on WBIR.com.
After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina, it’s no wonder more pet owners are thinking of ways to protect their pets in case of an emergency. Last Year, the Knoxville based company PetSafe held a contest online for new pet invention.
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K9 Magazine reports that British telly stars will be lighting up a race course to benefit retired greyhounds.
TV Stars Come Out For Retired Greyhounds
Towcester Race Course in Northampton is to host the country’s biggest greyhound fair on Sunday, 4 September. Organisers who represent both the local branch of the Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT) and Northants Greyhound Rescue, are hoping to beat last year’s numbers which saw 400 greyhounds and 1,000 people attend from all over the country.
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Thanks to Jeannette for sending in this picture. I know it has been forwarding around but I couldn’t resist posting it. If anyone knows where it came from, please bark in!
Are you the pet parent of a member of a dog breed that is threatened with banning or has been banned? Want to be part of making a statement against banning? Is your furfriend photogenic?
If you answered “yes” to the above your dog could be part of the 2007 “Good Dogs” calendar. Check this out!
Now accepting photo submissions for the 2007 anti-BSL GOOD DOGS Calendar!
Submission deadline September 30, 2006
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K9 Magazine reports that even Larry Flynt’s dog can’t seem to keep his paws off attractive women.
Larry Flynt, the flamboyant publishing mogul is facing a court case after a neighbour alleged his dog attacked her whilst she was jogging near his home.
Flynt, founder of Hustler magazine is being sued in Los Angeles by Cynthia Tribull who says she was attacked by Flynt’s Schnauzer as she was jogged by his California home.
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I guess this one doesn’t get his license. This article ran on Boston.com.
Woman crashes when teaching dog to drive
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We always say that having dogs around is a blessing unto itself. in this case, the good samaritans who were hosting a stray dog got more then happy barks and love; the dog names Pirate saved their lives by alerting them to a gas leak! This story comes to us from WTOC11 in Savannah, Georgia.
Way to go Pirate!
Dog Warns Family of Gas Leak
We’ve all heard the stories before about mans best friend alerting its owners to danger, but for Savannah resident Phyllis Bright and her family, it never really hit home until it happened to them.
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Here’s our Sunbear Squad Watch Tip for this week:
Watch for lost dogs and cats on the Labor Day holiday weekend. Dogs and cats traveling with their families sometimes take fright and run away.
For those of you who aren’t aware of the valuable service the Sunbear Squad performs, here’s a little background information.
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Talk about getting it backwards! Dogs promote virtue!
And don’t you love the part about how evil dogowners are “causing distress” to Meccan youth when they see the dogs in public. Darn right they’re distressed! They want their own dogs and cats!
This article comes to us from K9 Magazine.
Dogs Banned In Mecca
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a vet in the Australian Outback? If so, check out this article from the University of Melbourne.
Vet Sci project leads to Dog Dreaming country
[ UniNews Vol. 15, No. 15 21 August - 4 September 2006 ]
By Janine Sim-Jones
Performing outdoor surgery on a dog in the twilight while a colleague is swatting mosquitoes off your forehead is not the ideal operating environment for a trainee veterinarian – but for Daniel Tung it was a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience.
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