Thanks to i.c.Wales.co.uk for this sweet article.
Roxy lamb adapts to dog’s life
Apr 1 2008
by Liz Shankland, Western Mail
There’s an unexpected and very demanding new house guest at the smallholding
WHEN your child turns 18 you’re supposed to be free of all parental responsibilities, aren’t you? Well, Josh may have reached his landmark birthday last week, but at almost the same time, I ended up with another baby to look after.
Dotty, my favourite ewe, gave birth to twins. It was quite a relief at first, because last year she had a stillborn and it really was heartbreaking to see her calling to it in vain. Unfortunately, it seems she was so chuffed at delivering her first live lamb that when another arrived, she wasn’t interested. While the ram lamb suckled contentedly, his much smaller sister couldn’t get a look-in. Every time she tried to feed, Dotty head-butted her away; she kept trying again and again, but there was no way she was going to get a taste of her mother’s milk.
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If you’re looking for interesting new computer games, or just new things to learn about wolves, check out the WolfQuest game on the Minnesota Zoo site! High quality graphics and a storyline based on wolf behavior make this game something very different from the usual shoot ‘em, crash ‘em sort of computer game.
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Doesn’t this sound like a stupid frat prank gone wrong? Who would think a grown man would be unthinking enough to aim a golf ball at a living creature?
And is this hubris or just disregard for life when it comes to Calcavecchio?
And yes, this isn’t about dogs or cats but someone needs to be watching this guy’s interactions with all animals.
Thanks to Yukiko for barking in this article from Yahoo Sports.
Isenhour getting plenty of unwanted attention for hawk killing
By TRAVIS REED, Associated Press Writer
Mar 8
Golf Gallery ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Tripp Isenhour has never gotten this much attention for a single golf shot. Really, he’s never gotten this much attention, period.
Isenhour said it was a “one-in-a-million” golf shot that killed a protected hawk and that he was only trying to scare the bird he now faces misdemeanor criminal charges for killing.
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Here in the Northern Hemisphere a lot of us are getting a bit tired of winter. Spring starts March 20th but here are a few very sweet pictures of another cross-species love. I know these aren’t dogs or cats but the spirit of these pictures are so good I just had to share them.
If anyone knows who shot these photos, please bark in so I can give credit.
Thanks to Sandy for barking these in to the blog!
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Thanks to Daily Yomiuri Online for this article.
Dogs to foil pilfering primates
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Aichi prefectural government has decided to train dogs to protect rice and other agricultural products from thieving monkeys in mountainous areas.
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Yes, its a piglet in with the puppies!
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Wolves are our canine furbabies’ closest relatives and many Dogsters are concerned about their well-being. If you’re as upset about the ruthless war on wolves as I am, here’s one small way you can help. It only takes a few minutes to sign this Care2 petition.
It happened today – the Bush administration has just eliminated federal protections for hundreds of endangered wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies.
Please protest this decision now – it will only take a minute to send your message in support of protecting these wolves!
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What fun!
Thanks to Leeann B., furmom to Dahlila Rose, for barking in this opportunity from Hallmark! Your dog can be on a Hallmark birthday card!
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Thanks to Lady Bee for barking in this article from the TimesOnline.
Wildlife park lets you pet tiger for £160
PARADISE WILDLIFE PARK – in Hertfordshire, where for a fee visitors can feed lions and tigers.
Daniel Foggo and Holly Watt
A WILDLIFE park is charging members of the public to feed a 500lb tiger and pet it by putting their fingers inside its cage, a practice condemned by animal welfare groups as dangerous.
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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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