What a lovely girl and good classmates!

Thanks to the San Jose Mercury News for this uplifting news!

It was the dog days of December at Los Gatos middle school
By Emilie Doolittle
Los Gatos Weekly-Times
Article Launched: 12/26/2007

Eighth-graders Ellen Czinski and Amy Levine ran around Fisher Middle School collecting blankets, dog food, toys and other pet supplies from boxes after school. They were collecting supplies for the Humane Society Holiday Drive.

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Want to find out more about the new movie “Hotel for Dogs?” Check out the ET interview with Lisa Kudrow.

Thanks to ETOnline for this video.

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Have you ever wondered if there was some way to keep your furfriend with you forever? Here’s a way. Perpetua takes your furbaby’s DNA and puts it into a necklace with sterling silver.

Thanks to PetGadget for this product.

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What fun! Did any Dogsters participate?

Thanks to TheStarOnline for this article.

Protection dogs show their capabilities at sport carnival

By CHARLES FERNANDEZ

IT WAS time well spent for dog lovers who showed up at the dog sport carnival held at the SRJK (C) Serdang Baru 1 grounds in Jalan Sekolah, Seri Kembangan over a recent weekend.

Organised by the Selangor Working Dog Club, the event featured a dog training community showcasing the capabilities of the canines and the teamwork between the dogs and their handlers in the Schutzhund trials.

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I don’t usually review movies in general release. There are so many movie critics and most movies don’t seriously involve dogs. But there are two movies currently in theaters that represent the best and the worst of how dogs are viewed and treated.

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All of us here at the Ward Pack have a new hero– Chen Yuhua! Big barks for a man who is risking a lot for canines!

Sometimes those of us who live in pet-friendly areas of the world forget just how lucky we are. Here’s wishing for a New Year where more parts of the world become pet-friendly!

Thanks to the Washington Post for this article.

Dog Owner Takes On China’s Web Censors
Man Sues After Government Removes Posting Critical of Canine Height Restriction
By Edward Cody
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, December 26, 2007; Page A18

BEIJING, Dec. 25 — Outraged that his Internet posting about dogs had been banned, Chen Yuhua wrote to the mayor of Beijing. No answer. He wrote to the city council. Still no answer. When all else failed, he consulted a lawyer, studied China’s civil code and marched into court with a lawsuit.

“I was very careful to follow the correct procedure,” Chen said, pointing at the official legal manual on his dining room table.

Chen’s suit, filed Nov. 26, was a bold challenge to the legal authority of the Communist Party to decide what China’s 1.3 billion people can say and read on their computers. It was a rare — perhaps quixotic — gesture in a country where the power of the Public Security Bureau and Propaganda Department to regulate speech is usually considered absolute, enforced with the threat of jail time.

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What another amazing dog story! Notice that Phoebe could only help the child when she was able to come inside.

Thanks to Jon for barking in this video from CBS4.com.

Thanks to the BBC News for this article.

Human heart treatment to aid dogs

Vets at Edinburgh University have adapted a technique used on human heart patients to give dogs with irregular heartbeats a new lease of life.

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Thanks to the Sunbear Squad for this and all their great tips throughout the year!

Watch and listen for stray dogs and cats that could go missing while traveling with their families, or be frightened by holiday fireworks

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Lots and lots of big barks go out to the marvelous new DogsBlog established by the also marvelous folks at K9 Publications!!!!

If you live in the UK and are looking to adopt a new furbaby, check out DogsBlog.com!

1,001 Dogs Have a Happier Christmas Thanks to Dog Rescue Website

A new website that launched in January is celebrating a successful first year having found new, loving homes for over 1,000 dogs living in rescue shelters around Britain.

K9 Media Ltd, a specialist pet publishing company, launched DogsBlog.com as a way to harness the power and reach of the world wide web in order to provide a virtual window into the lives of thousands of dogs looking for new homes from over 70 rehoming shelters.

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