What a fabulous dog and lovely human parents for visiting a fan!

Thanks to KSDK for this article.

Champion Beagle Makes A Housecall To Biggest Fan
Created: 2/27/2008
By Ann Rubin

(KSDK) - He won Best in Show at Westminster, the famous dog show. Now a Belleville-bred beagle is back in town making public appearances.

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PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST WIDELY

Do you need a new computer? Do you want to help some needy Schipperkes? You can do both by buying a raffle ticket from Midwest Schipperke Rescue and SchipperkeRescue.net!

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Yes, its a piglet in with the puppies!

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What happens when Dogsters focus on a problem or an issue? Things change! And now Dogsters are focusing on BSL through a new Dogster group, the Million Dog March.

If you and your furbaby want to stand up against BSL around the world, then join your fellow Dogsters in the Million Dog March.

Big barks to all these aviation folks working to get Aragorn home!

Thanks to Dallas for barking in this article from CharterX.com.

Susan Bennett, 35, a single mother who is raising her 19-month-old son and 12-year-old daughter, thought she would never see her 9-year-old dog, Aragorn again, after he jumped out of the back of her truck during a cross-country drive. During an interview with Bennett, she found out that the private aviation community has a big heart. Sobbing, she said, “I’m so grateful to the wonderful people in the general aviation community for helping Aragorn to return home. Maine Aviation, Signature Flight Support and Air Royale International’s huge donations–God, all I can do is cry out of joy and say thank you, thank you.”

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Thanks to the Sunbear Squad for keeping us all more aware of pet needs.

Watch out for “outside” pets during cold winter months—they need more food to maintain weight. Can you see the hipbones? Call the authorities!

Is this a trend across the US and the world?

Thanks to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal for this article.

Dog racing injuries increase
More greyhounds broke legs at Dairyland racetrack in 2007
By DON WALKER

Posted: Feb. 24, 2008
Seventy-six greyhounds broke their legs racing last year at Dairyland Greyhound Park, an 18.7% increase over the year before, state records show.

Photo/Gary Porter

A broken leg, or hock, is considered to be one of the most serious injuries a greyhound can suffer at a track.

In all, a total of 462 injuries were reported at the track last year, a 19% increase from 2006.

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Here’s a product we can all use. And most of us won’t even think about it until we need it.

I found this at Solutions.com.

Pet Emergency Medical Kit
Peace of mind for you and your pet!

With Medibag 4 Petz, you’ll be prepared to take care of the family pet in a minor medical emergency—if she steps on a thorn, gets stung by a bee or suffers a cut. It’s chock-full of basic first-aid items, all neatly stashed inside a water-resistant case.

Thanks to The Sydney Morning Herald for this article.

Bureaucracy is biggest obstacle for guide dogs
February 23, 2008

Photo: Bernardo de Niz

LUCKY, China’s first seeing-eye dog who was trained with Australian help, is finding life in Beijing a trifle bureaucratic.

His new owner, Ping Yali, China’s first Paralympic gold medallist, is thrilled with the golden retriever, who has graduated from the country’s first guide dog training centre, but the pair are finding it difficult to be seen in public.

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If you’re a Dogster in Malaysia and looking for a new furbaby, check out this article from The Star.

Give a dog a home

I am writing in the desperate hope that someone can provide a home for a beautiful dog named Johnnie.

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