Wednesday’s Wonderful World of Dog News

Photo J Monsalve / Soychile.cl
Check out this story from Temuco, Chile: when this mama dog and her puppies were caught in a house fire, she simply carried the pups out to the fire truck for safe-keeping! Unfortunately, one of the puppies later died from severe burns sustained in the fire. What a brave mama dog to have kept going back into the fire until all of her babies were accounted for.

Here’s the original story & more pictures on SoyChile.cl, as well as an English summary from Huffington Post.

Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!

Tender Moment Between Man And His Arthritic Dog In Lake Superior

In case you haven’t seen this beautiful photo making the rounds online lately I wanted to share it with you.  It’s a photo of John Unger cradling his 19-year-old rescue dog Schoep (named after a famous Wisconsin ice cream) in Lake Superior.  Schoep has arthritis and the pain makes it hard for him to fall asleep, so his loving owner takes him into the water and gently cradles him, and the dog trusts him enough to fall asleep in the water.

Apparently Lake Superior is quite warm this time of year and the warmth and buoyancy helps the dog relax enough to fall asleep.  What a beautiful act of love and kindness this man gives his faithful companion.

Do take a moment to read the full story behind the photo, it will make your day.

Schoep cradled by his owner John Unger in Lake Superior

 

Survey Saturday: Where’s Your Dog When You’re At Work?

We’ve all struggled with it: what to do with the dog for the 8+ hours we have to be away each work day. The “experts” tell us that most dogs sleep the day away while we’re at work, but have they ever seen the messes we come home to? I’m guessing my dogs must have destroyed the couch while sleepwalking??? Anyways, how have you solved the problem?
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