Meet Jobo! Jobo is currently living at the Barren River Animal Welfare Association (BRAWA) shelter. For a dog, he is a GREAT writer, and posted the following on the shelter website: Continue reading Shelter Sunday: Barren River Animal Welfare Association / Glasgow, KY
Saturday Survey: Does your dog get along with cats?
Sitting here watching my cat “knead” on my Golden Retriever, and it got me to wondering – does your dog get along with cats?
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Lions and tigers and…dogs???
Check out these lion clubs playing at the Colorado Wildlife Sanctuary with some of the 13 dogs who live there. This sounds kind of familiar to me, but I’m not sure if I posted it before. (And yes, I am too lazy to look for it!) Sorry if it’s a duplicate – but worth watching a second time, if it is. The clip is from the Today Show.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Dog First Aid Guide Available from the Red Cross
October is National Pet Safety & Wellness Month, so I thought you might be interested in this training guide from the Red Cross store:
Dog First Aid is a valuable resource for dog owners as well as dog handlers for therapy dogs, police K-9 units and search and rescue units.
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Maggie the Golden Retriever is Down but Not Out
Poor Maggie. My beautiful 10-year old Golden Retriever just didn’t seem right on Tuesday, so we took her to the vet. She had a fever of 105.9 (which later topped out at 107F), and she had begun having seizures. We thought for sure she had brain cancer, but her bloodwork was normal, and a chest X-ray was clear.
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Tuesday Top Ten: Dog Safety & Wellness Tips (1)
October is Pet Safety & Wellness Month, so all month long, our top ten lists will be devoted to keeping your dog safe. Here’s this week’s list, focusing on evacuations due to fire, flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster:
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Shelter Sunday: Western Plains Animal Rescue / Hays, KS
Meet Oscar! Oscar is currently a resident at Western Plains Animal Rescue in Hays, Kansas. According to their website:
Oscar is a 2 year old neutered Shih tzu mix who is looking for a good home. He was dumped on our porch here at the refuge and deserves a better life. He is very sweet and enjoys lounging.
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Pet CPR Classes in Greenwich, CT
If you’re near Connecticut and looking for a Pet CPR class to take, check out the ones sponsored by Adopt-A-Dog in Greenwich. The classes are co-sponsored by Greenwich Emergency Medical Service and held at their headquarters, 1111 East Putnam Ave.
Saturday Survey: Would You Use Puppy Tweets?
I posted last Wednesday about a new device from Mattel that allows your dog to post to a Twitter account. Is this something you’d be interested in using?
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Friday Funny: Mishka the singing husky dog
Have you seen this YouTube video yet? It says Mishka is better than Bieber (which IMHO wouldn’t take much, but my son would disagree.)