The Hypocrisy of (Some) Pet Lovers

By sarajean on 8/29/09 2:05pm
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Dinner?Dinner?In my family, we have a running joke about eating our pets if we ever get that poor. I know it wouldn’t really be funny if we were that poor—we’d likely have to give them up to someone who could care for them, and poverty certainly isn’t funny, but we’re a little warped that way. Anyway, the point is that we would never eat our beloved pets and anyone who knows us knows we’re joking.

That said, I ran across this news story and was simply astounded by what I read. A family in New Zealand had grown tired of their canine companion—a Staffordshire terrier—and apparently barbecued and ate it.

Um, wow.

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Hug Your Canine Compadre--It's National Dog Day!

By sarajean on 8/26/09 10:13am
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Today is the day to take that big hunk ‘o fur you call Spike, Fido, Mercutio or Fif and hug him (or her), tell him how much you love him, and be grateful for the loving companion you’ve got in your life. That’s right, I’m talking about National Dog Day!

To celebrate your pooch today, here are some ideas. Feel free to post your own or to share how you celebrated National Dog Day!

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Michael Vick's Apology--And His New Contract

By sarajean on 8/23/09 8:20am
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Many people believe that Michael Vick’s recent second apology was more heartfelt and believable than his first, and that he is sincerely sorry for the crimes he committed against dogs.  Is he sincere? After being sentenced to 23 months in prison, anyone would likely be sorry they did something—whether they regret the actual act itself or not.

The ASPCA and pet owners everywhere are condemning his renewed contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. People are outraged over Vick’s new contract, and sales of Michael Vick dog toys and anti-Vick t-shirts are apparently still going strong.

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Dog Survives After Getting Thrown Out of Sixth Story Window

By becksta on 8/1/09 7:31pm
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OreoOreoThis fricking story made me absolutely sick to my stomach. Some idiot guy in New york for reasons unknown (I seriously hope he has a mental condition), decided to throw a dog "Oreo" off the sixth story window of his apartment building after beating the dog inside of the building. 

Oreo is somehow miraculously ok thanks to the life-saving techniques of an amazing team of surgeons who "reassembled her front legs" and  Oreo is now able to walk.

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Are You Smarter Than a 2-Year-Old?

By sarajean on 7/14/09 10:05am
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An article from Discovery News reports that your dog may just be able to answer that question with yes.

It seems that dogs can understand the gestures you use for pointing just as well as a two-year-old can—and that they need almost no learning time to fully comprehend them. They can also interpret human head-turning and gazing.

Apparently, since pet owners use the same baby talk with their bets as they do with their kids, both children and animals are receiving similar stimulation to be able to interpret these signals.

I sure hope that a lot of pet owners out there don’t speak to their kids the same way they scream at their pets; both animal and child would surely wet themselves.

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The Hunting Dog Rescue

By becksta on 6/30/09 12:25am
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German Short-haired PointerGerman Short-haired PointerWhile camping recently, my friend and I were sent on a key mission to head to the Hand-Mart. We called it Operation Coors Light. Trucking down the road, ACDC's "Jailbreak" cranked up to 11 on the radio, we had to quickly slam on the brakes (not a good thing in an old Chevy S-10) at the sight of a small-scale traffic jam of 3-4 cars and one confused dog in the middle of the road.

People were either swerving somewhat erratically, stopping, or quickly passing the cars who were stopped. The dog, who had a huge cone-shaped hunting tracking gizmo device, remained almost exactly on the yellow line, slowly turning in circles as horns blared around her. While we were stopped, my friend asked the driver of the next truck over what she wanted to do. Showing that she was destined to receive the "Honorary Citizen of the Year Award" for the greater Lake area, she gave us an ugly face and sped off rapidly.

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Tillman the Skateboarding Dog!

By macallister on 6/15/09 11:00pm
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This is Tillman. He rides a skateboard more skillfully than about half the kids that go down the alley behind my building on a daily basis.

And he's both cleaner and better-looking than most of those guys, too.

Chihuahua Mix Saves Owner From Fire

By sarajean on 6/7/09 3:34pm
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Spaz, a Chihuahua-daschund from Groveland, west of Orlando, Florida, is the latest in a number of heroic dogs who have gone above and beyond the duty of the normal dog.

Lillian Miller, 58 and Spaz’s owner, had taken her hearing aid out before retiring for the evening on Saturday, June 6. Though her smoke alarm went off, she did not hear it. Lucky for her, Spaz did.

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Just another superdog

By sparklyscotty on 5/24/09 1:47pm
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Miley Named HeroMiley Named HeroA female terrier mix named Miley was named as the 2009 Hero Dog of the Year on May 19th by the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Los Angeles.
 
Miley earned the reward as she saved her owners Stacie Pitts and Randy Childers from possible severe carbon monoxide poisoning last year in their Arkansas, USA, home. Stacie was sound asleep in the middle of the night when Miley went to her and woke her up. However, Stacie didn't think too much of it and dozed off again. But Miley persisted and roused her from her sleep again shortly after.
 
This time Stacie knew something was wrong as she felt very nauseous and had a splitting headache.


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Maple, the tree climbing Squirrel Hunter

By selecter on 5/23/09 1:13pm
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Maple looking for squirrels.Maple looking for squirrels.Maple is a Rat Terrier from California. She is president of the local No On Squirrels chapter. Here she climbs a tree where she saw a squirrel once, about four months ago, but checks religiously, just in case. KILLS: ZERO (but still working on it).