Thanks to MSNBC for this article.
Therapy Dogs Provide Hospital Patients With Unconditional Love
KNBC-TV
Sat., Nov. 24, 2007
LOS ANGELES - For 13 years, UCLA Medical Center has treated some critically ill patients with a dose of unconditional love — from therapy dogs.
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Thanks to the Sunbear Squad for this tip.
Watch for pets injured by vehicles during heavy holiday traffic. Be prepared to stop and call for assistance.
Looking for fun dog books for children? Check out Sassafras: The True Confessions of a Poodle Princess and Sassafras Goes to Hollywood by Lynn HIrschfield and Dena Fishbein. These two books are delightful children’s books about a one-of-a-kind pink poodle, Sassafras. Well-written with engaging artwork, most little girls in the 3 to 5-year-old range (though I think these could be fun for a slightly older girl depending on their reading skills) on your gift list will love them and the pink poodle princess.
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How cool! I want one of these in my neighborhood!
Thanks to DallasNews.com for this article.
No More Playing Dead: Dog vending machines a downtown tipping point
Saturday, November 24, 2007
The red vending machine on the Browder Street plaza between Jackson and Commerce in downtown Dallas seems odd when you first come across it. The contraption contains doggie delicacies, which makes you wonder: Do dogs really need their own vending machines these days?
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No huge breaking news here but isn’t it nice to see how the dogs are bringing together the people in the condo?
Thanks to TheStar.com for this sweet article.
Owner rates rescued dog a perfect `10′
Nov 24, 2007
Valerie Hauch
TORONTO STAR
Charles is about 16, half blind and toothless. He’s also as close to the perfect pet as a 10-pound chihuahua with a lot of attitude can get, in the opinion of Norma Priday.
“He’s all mine – attractive as he is, you can’t have him!,” says Priday.
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Thanks to Liz M. for passing on this plea for help. If you live near this shelter or you have a shelter that can take some of these furbabies, please consider doing so.
Subject: Warren County Animal Control, Indiana-URGENT Dogs!!!
Hello, my name is Liz Vincent and most of you are probably familar with my plight here in Warren County, Indiana. For those of you who may not be I’ll give a brief explanation of my situation. I am the sole employee of the “shelter” here. Our building is just a small, simple pole barn. It has no insulation or heat and very limited resources (not even a mailbox, garbage service, a phone, a bathroom or a place to wash your hands!) which is why I use the term “shelter” very loosely when I describe the place! It sits out in the country on a former landfill.
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Thanks to the BostonHerald.com for this article.
Dog advocates try again for ban on greyhound racing
Dog-racing opponents narrowly lost seven years ago when they tried to end greyhound racing in Massachusetts. They made a tactical error in 2006.
Now, they’re at it again.
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Way to go Anna!
Thanks to the Associated Press for this article.
Rescued Dog Saves Owner From Idaho Fire
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Sometimes rescuers need to be rescued, too.
Candace Jennings was sleeping on the couch when she was nudged awake by her dog, Anna, to find her mobile home engulfed in flames early Thanksgiving Day. The blond heeler, an abused stray dog Jennings had adopted from an animal shelter, whined and howled until they ran outside.
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Big barks for Willie!!!! This is the kind of dogfighting news I want to hear!
I think its time to buy Willie Nelson CDs for everyone on my holiday list!!!!
Thanks to FOXNews for this article.
Willie Nelson Urges Georgia to Pass Anti-Dogfighting Legislation
Saturday, November 24, 2007
ATLANTA — State lawmakers have found the face they need to rally support for anti-dogfighting legislation: Willie Nelson.
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Thanks to everyone who barked in about this terrible story. Thankfully, it looks like things have really turned around for most of these rescued furbabies.
Victories, Little by Little, Mark Rescued Dogs’ New Start
By Annie Gowen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Barbara Grewe was in her kitchen, getting the cranberry salad ready for Thanksgiving, when she looked down and saw her rescued pup, Gerti, wagging her tail.
It was a small victory, for sure. But since the Rockville resident adopted the little, timid Shih Tzu from the Montgomery County Humane Society last week, she has measured her pet’s new life in small gains.
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