Have you had an experience with a dog who has passed to the Rainbow Bridge? received a visit from a beloved canine furbaby who has come back to help you or reach you in some way? I’d love to hear from you!
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Thanks to National Geographic for this very interesting article.
Buried Dogs Were Divine “Escorts” for Ancient Americans
Anne Casselman
for National Geographic News
April 23, 2008
Hundreds of prehistoric dogs found buried throughout the southwestern United States show that canines played a key role in the spiritual beliefs of ancient Americans, new research suggests.
Throughout the region, dogs have been found buried with jewelry, alongside adults and children, carefully stacked in groups, or in positions that relate to important structures, said Dody Fugate, an assistant curator at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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How much fun is this? Have you ever wanted to tell the whole world about YOUR special dog, cat or horse? Here’s your chance! Best-selling authors and columnists Gina Spadafori and Marty Becker are looking for real-life stories for a new book. Spadafori and Becker, among many other credits, are the authors of the Pet Connection blog (one of my must-reads!).
Please note the fast approaching deadline of March 15th.
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Thanks to Bloomberg.com for this article.
Bow-Wow! Duke of Windsor’s Dog Collars Will Be Sold for $3,000
By Linda Sandler
Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Dog collars once worn by pugs belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will be part of a lot expected to sell at auction for as much as $3,000 next month in New York at Bonhams.
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Thanks to Lynn H. for barking in this article from The Washington Post.
Presidential Pet Display Finds a Place to Park
Annapolis Museum’s Contents Relocating to Williamsburg
It is what the Founding Fathers might have called “a more perfect union”: The Presidential Pet Museum in Annapolis is merging with Presidents Park in Williamsburg, creating a place where guests can wander through a garden of gigantic busts of all 43 presidents and wonder why Calvin Coolidge briefly kept a pet alligator.
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How fascinating! Bark in if you’ve seen this exhibit!
Thanks to SFGate.com for this article.
Exhibit Shows Love Affair With Pets
By RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press Writer
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Wilmington, Del. (AP)
Visitors to Winterthur sometimes experience a “Wow!” moment when touring the museum’s permanent and traveling collections, but the newest exhibit offers a bit of a twist.
“Bow-wow!” might be the more appropriate response to “Pets in America,” which traces Americans’ love affair with their animals from the 18th century to the present.
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Thanks to The Scotsman for this article.
Bobby leads pedigree chums on dog walk of fame
FAMOUSLY loyal hound Greyfriars Bobby was among the stars of the silver screen inducted in to the world’s first Dog Walk of Fame.
The dog, whose story was the basis for a notoriously syrupy Disney movie, was commemorated with a plaque and a bench in London’s Battersea Park.
Other canine stars included Gromit, of the Oscar-winning animated Wallace and Gromit films, the crime-busting collie Lassie, and Fang from the Harry Potter films.
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What do Alexander the Great and Sigmund Freud have in common? Both men’s lives were heavily affected by dogs. Check out this informative article from CNN.
Ten dogs that changed the world
By E. Bougerol
(LifeWire) — Fifty years ago this Saturday, Laika — a sweet-tempered stray plucked off the streets of Moscow — was thrust into the global spotlight when she became the first living creature sent into space.
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Well, at least Gipsy was FINALLY remembered.
Thanks to the ASPCA for this historical note! And look for their new book, Heritage of Care, when it comes out.
FURRY NYC HERO HONORED IN BROOKLYN…130 YEARS AFTER THE FACT!
When doing research for Heritage of Care, a history of the ASPCA that will be published later this year, the ASPCA’s Marion Lane made a curious discovery—a dog had been buried in the Wilmarth plot at Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery in 1879.
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Studio 360 barked in to invite us to join them in celebrating the anniversary of Sputnik. They will be covering the story of Laika, the dog who was sacrificed to the space race.
Maybe it’s just me but but the story of Laika always depresses me. I think about this poor girl who was pulled off the streets of Russia, learned to trust the untrustworthy humans and then propelled to her death alone in space. Is this something to celebrate? I think not. I feel more like its something to mourn and, as a human, to feel guilty for.
Laika had no choice in being the sacrifice. She didn’t raise her paw to volunteer. She just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Laika, can you forgive us selfish humans for sacrificing you to our vanity? If no one else will, I apologize for your betrayal.
This is from Studio 360:
Greetings from Studio 360, Public Radio International’s Peabody Award-winning, nationally syndicated weekly show about creativity, pop culture and the arts, hosted by Kurt Andersen.
We thought you might be interested in this week’s segment about Laika, the first dog in space. Here’s a quick description:
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