As you may have noticed, we had major problems with the site yesterday. So sorry to all who tried to get in, and thanks for coming back today! At any rate, our Saturday Survey feature became a Sunday Survey this week.
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Friday Funny: How do you know when you’re about to get a speeding ticket?
If you ever wonder if you’re driving too fast, simply look in your backseat.
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New Dog Books
I received the magazine from my book club today, and found two books you might be interested in. I haven’t read either of these yet, so I can’t give you anything other than the promo stuff in the magazine, but they both sound good.
Hachi: A Dog’s Story
I’m not sure when this is due out, but Richard Gere is now publicizing his new movie, called “Hachi: A Dog’s Story”. I don’t know whether this is based on a true story or on an urban legend, but the Japanese feel very strongly about the dog known as Hachiko.
Today’s Dog News
I was trolling through google news today, looking for stories that relate to the dog world, and was thoroughly struck dumb at the contrast between the first two stories I found. You want the good one or the bad one first?
Don’t Police K-9 Handlers Receive any Training????
This is the second time recently that I’ve seen articles telling about police K-9 handlers leaving their dogs in a car in extreme heat, causing the death of the dogs. The most recent one was a handler in Nottinghamshire, England, who left two dogs to die in his personal car on the hottest day of the year, when temperatures reached 85 degrees. He may be prosecuted under Britain’s animal cruelty laws. This brings to mind a couple of questions.
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Training your dog with a clicker
We were watching “It’s Me or the Dog” on Animal Planet this morning, and Victoria was demonstrating the use of a clicker to train a dog. If you’re not familiar with it, the idea is to use a clicker to signal the dog that he is doing something right. Here is a short video showing how the clicker works – beware they are trying to sell you something!
Saturday Survey: Your dog and fireworks
Happy 233rd, America!
As we look forward to all of the fireworks displays scheduled for tonight, it made me wonder about how your dogs feel about fireworks. My dogs are terrified of the noise, so I never leave them outside during the displays, but I know many people who take their dogs to the park to be closer to the action. Take our poll below and tell us what your dogs do when they hear fireworks.
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Keep your dog safe on the holiday
As you celebrate America’s independence today, be sure to give some thought to the fact that your dog may not be up for the same sort of celebration as you are.
Dogs raise $45K by surfing!
If you ever watch NBC’s Nightly News, you know that Brian Williams features a segment on “Making a Difference” each night, showing what everyday people are doing to help those less fortunate. Usually, it’s people who work at a soup kitchen, or people who have founded a charity or something pretty conventional. However, the other night, he ran a feature on rescue dogs who showed their stuff at a surfing competition to raise funds for the charity Modest Needs.
The dogs are just too cute on their little surfboards – hard to describe – you have to watch it yourself!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!