A recent story in the International Herald-Tribune notes that Bernann McKinney, the first commercial dog cloning client, is the same woman who, in the 1970’s jumped bail after kidnapping a Mormon missionary and making him her sex slave. The cloning company, RNL Bio, has no problem with this, and does not plan to do any background checks on future clients.
Robot cleans up dog hair
There’s a new robot on the market, designed specifically to clean up pet hair. A new level of housekeeping technology, or is it “for the dogs”?
iRobot Corporation, the makers of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, have just introduced the Roomba Pet vacuuming robot. It’s designed to pick up hair and other stuff left behind by pets, with a large sweeper bin to hold lots of Fido-fur and special cleaning tools to clean hair and dander from the brushes.
At nearly $400 it may not be a bargain, but for someone continually challenged by the amount of dog hair around the house it might be just the thing! It could also be a cool gift for any dog owners who are also “gadget geek” that love to have the latest electronic devices.
NYC dog licenses now online
I found this a bit surprising. City officials estimate that only about 20% of the city’s estimated 500,000 dogs are licensed – even though it’s required by law. In an effort to improve compliance, dog guardians are now able to renew their licenses online.
Top Ten Tuesday Topic: Shelter Needs
Many of us think that shelters only need our money, and although that does make the list, it is often tough to fit that into the monthly budget. How about checking out the list below. Maybe you can make a difference in another way?
The life of a police dog
From the Minneapolis-St Paul Star Tribune: Gunner, a 2-year old German Shepherd spends his nights cruising the streets of Blaine, MN as part of a police K-9 team. Off-duty, he’s just another dog…or is he?
Survey Saturday Topic: Vacationing with your dog
Summer is drawing to a close, and inquiring minds want to know: did your dog get to travel with you?
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Shooting dogs in Pennsylvania
How could they have possibly thought this was a good solution? Two kennel owners in Maxatawny Township, PA were inspected by the dog warden, and were cited for a number of things, including excessive flea and fly bites on 39 of their dogs. Rather than seek treatment or flea-dip the dogs, they SHOT them!
China, the hero dog
Have you heard about China, the hero dog from Argentina? Apparently, she is a better mom than her 14-year old human neighbor. Check out this story from the small town of La Plata, about 40 miles south of Buenos Aires.
Is this a dog-friendly community?
Did you ever wonder how many dogs were in your community? We took a trip to Oakville, Ontario this summer and everywhere we looked, we saw people out walking their dogs.
The town of Oakville hosts a large school for training guide dogs for the blind – maybe there are lots of foster families in the area, starting dogs out with the proper obedience training before turning them over to the school.
Anyways, it got me to wondering how many dogs might live in my hometown.
Top Ten Tuesday Topic: Why do people give up their dogs to a shelter?
The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy brings us this list of the top ten reasons why people relinquish their dogs to shelters.
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