Dog Health Problems: How to Tell if a Dog Has Had a Seizure
March 31, 2010 in Health & Science News, News
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by Kenn Bell
by Kenn Bell
Funny Dog Commercials #6
March 31, 2010 in Fun Videos, News
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Most Bench Presses of a Dog in 30 Seconds: Video
March 31, 2010 in Entertainment, Fun Videos, News
by Melody Chen
Dog That Mauled Port Angeles, Washington Boy Won’t Be Euthanized
March 31, 2010 in Endangerment, Inhumane Practices, News
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I believe this is the right decision. As the story says, this dog was a severely beaten, fearful dog and the fault goes to the owner. We hope the boy has a swift recovery and his father sees the error of his ways.
We also hope the dog, Jack has a happy, peaceful life at the sanctuary.
– Kenn
By John de Leon for The Seattle Times
A dog that mauled an 11-year-old boy while the child’s father was away stealing a motorcycle last month will not be put down, according to the Peninsula Daily News.
Jack, a 50-pound Labrador retriever mix, will be allowed to live at the Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks, where he has been staying since shortly after the attack, Port Angeles Police Chief Terry Gallagher tells the Daily News. “It’s a place that specializes in caring for dogs such as Jack,” Gallagher said.
When animal sanctuary Director Steve Markwell took in Jack about three weeks ago from an animal shelter in Port Angeles, where the dog had been quarantined, “he flinched a lot,” Markwell said, “You can tell he’s been pretty badly abused,” Markwell told the Daily News.
Jack is one of 80 dogs at the sanctuary.
Jack bit the Port Angeles boy on his face, hands and arms on Feb. 3 in an unprovoked attack. The dog’s owner and boy’s father, Matthew B. Sims, allegedly left the boy alone to steal a motorcycle, police said. He is serving three months in Clallam County jail for dangerous dog attack and possession of a stolen vehicle.
by Melody Chen
Dog Owners Get Activities, Quality Time With Pets At Camp
March 31, 2010 in Lifestyle News, News
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Dave Eisendrath puts his Shiba Inu Shazaam through his paces on the agility A frame during summer camp last year. Eisendrath is director of Camp Dogwood, which is held at an overnight kids' camp in Ingleside, Ill. By Renny Mills Photography
By Sharon L. Peters, Special for USA TODAY
Summer camp is veering in a new direction — toward grown-ups and their dogs. Nature walks, swimming and memory-making campfires (all dog-focused) are being augmented with agility training, cooking-for-canines instruction, bury-the-bone competitions and dozens of other activities for pooch-loving participants.
“It’s a great way to have 100% together time with your dog, enjoying nature and activities, instead of just feeding them and walking them,” says Margaret Rapp of Arlington Heights, Ill. She attended Camp Dogwood in Ingleside, Ill., last year with Danny, her spaniel mix, and Ollie, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel who was a recent puppy mill rescue.
“Camp also gives you a chance to try many different things — without paying for eight sessions, as is the case at home,” she says. She was surprised to learn at camp that Danny wasn’t interested in flyball, though he did embrace other active-dog stuff. Ollie, on the other hand, preferred laze-about activities like massage (but he did work hard to pass his Canine Good Citizenship certification while there).
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by Kenn Bell
I Wear You Shirt Features The Dog Files Today!
March 30, 2010 in Dog Files News, News, Websites
by Kenn Bell
Dog Health Problems : How To Relieve A Dog’s Stuffy Nose
March 30, 2010 in Health & Science News, News
by Kenn Bell
Six Random Dog Questions For It’s Me Or The Dog Host Victoria Stilwell
March 30, 2010 in Entertainment, News, Training
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By Lisa Katayama For Boing Boing
When I picked up my dog Ruby in Long Island nearly seven years ago, I was surprised to discover that she talks like a human. When I ask her a question (Are you hungry? Do you want to eat dinner? Are you going to bed?), she looks me in the eye, nods her head, and opens her mouth in agreement. For years I tried to figure out the reason for her mysterious behavior — was it genetic? — by trying to track down her parents or siblings, but that search only resulted in some phone calls with sympathetic and sometimes suspicious miniature pinscher breeders who told me I should just give up. It finally dawned on me last week to ask an animal behavior expert. So I pinged Victoria Stilwell, who hosts the hilariously informative dog training show It’s Me or the Dog on Animal Planet. Here, Stilwell explains why Ruby talks, why dogs aren’t like humans, and how dog training techniques can be applied to tame unruly children.
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