Drew Barrymore is mourning the death of her beloved dog Flossie — the pooch whose barking saved her life when a fire engulfed her home in 1998.
The star doted on her adopted chow-yellow Labrador mix, and even credited the pooch with saving her and ex-husband Tom Green when a fire ripped through their Beverly Hills home in May 1998.
Flossie passed away last month, and the actress honored her beloved pet by spreading her ashes across the Ganges river during a recent trip to India — considered to be one of the most sacred spots in the world.
And now she’s working on training a new pup, whose picture she showed off on David Letterman’s late-night talk show on Tuesday, before revealing Flossie’s death.
She said, “That is my new dog, Douglas. … I rescued him. He was brought to the pound when he was two weeks old, he’s six months.
“I had three other dogs, one of which, Flossie, was an infamous little soul — I had her until she was almost 16. She passed away about a month ago. She had such a good life and what more could you ask for than 16 years with your soul mate sidekick?
“I actually brought some of her ashes to India and put them in the Ganges, which is a very sacred thing to do.”
The Long Beach City Council on Aug. 3 voted to rename the three-acre Long Beach Dog Zone to Rosie’s Dog Beach after the late bulldog that inspired the beach’s creation more than nine years ago. Rosie was owned and loved by community and dog activist Justin Rudd of Long Beach and his partner Ralph Millero. Rudd is the founder of the Haute Dog organization, which inspires and involves dog owners across the Southland. Rosie passed away Jan. 24, 2010, at the age of 12. She’s best known for her appearance at numerous Long Beach-area events sponsored by Rudd, as well as riding around town in her red wagon.
Inspired by his beloved Rosie, Rudd fought to allow dogs to be leash-free in Belmont Shore after a more than 30-year prohibition. After 20 months of off-leash special events hosted by Rudd and Rosie, and another 15-month pilot program, the off-leash beach area became a permanent fixture in October 2004.
As Millero stated to Long Beach’s Gazettes.com: “I thought it always should have been named ‘Rosie’s Dog Beach’. There’s a part of me that wishes she could be there to see the unveiling [of the new signage]. When we were there with Rosie and she was passing, there was a part of me that wished we had done this a long time ago.”
Hundreds of dogs of all shapes, sizes, breeds and mixes visit this area daily, and it remains the only off-leash beach in Los Angeles County. It’s one of the reasons Long Beach was honored repeatedly in Dog Fancy Magazine’s DogTown USA contest throughout the years.
The historic vote finalizes months of discussions and votes since Rosie’s passing. The suggestion to rename the beach came from Millero to Councilman Gary DeLong.
Daughter to Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne — Kelly Osbourne is going through a difficult time. She not only ended her engagement to fiance, Luke Worrall, but she has also lost her dog, Woody who has passed away. The reality star and singer took to Twitter to lament her sad loss.
According to People Magazine, Osbourne tweeted to her followers:
“My life just could not get any worst right now. I come home to find my dog woody is dead.”
The loss of a pet is truly a hard thing to cope with. So many pet owners see their pet as a part of the family — someone who has shown them unconditional love when many of the people in their lives may have failed to do so.
This loss comes at an already difficult time for the singer. Although she did break off her engagement to her fiance, a source said that while Osbourne was seen in Las Vegas, she seemed to be doing well. A source said: “She seemed really happy and not phased by the breakup.”
Wishing Kelly Osbourne all the best during this time, as she grieves for the loss of her pet.
Whenever I walk Max and Remy I always see the little lawn signs that tell you to keep kids and pets off the grass because it has just been sprayed. And every time I think to myself, “Are we that insane of a species that we spray dangerous chemicals on our lawns. Chemicals dangerous enough that we have to warn people to stay off?”
And let me tell you, I’m no “treehugging, all chemicals are evil” kind of guy. But isn’t it obvious that this is probably a no-no. Isn’t your grass the favorite place to play for your children and your pets when they are outside?
A few houses down from me is a Presbyterian Church/Daycare Center. Every morning as I walk my dogs past it on the sidewalk, I see the kids playing on the Church lawn… right next to those little yellow signs.
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Miss Ellie, a small, bug-eyed Chinese Crested Hairless dog whose pimples and lolling tongue helped her win Animal Planet’s “World’s Ugliest Dog” contest in 2009, has died at age 17 after a career in resort show business in the Smoky Mountains.
The Mountain Press reported Thursday that Ellie starred in shows at the Comedy Barn in Pigeon Forge.
She also appeared on The Animal Planet cable show “Dogs 101″ and was on billboards and in a commercial.
Pigeon Forge Mayor Keith Whaley proclaimed Nov. 12 as “Miss Ellie Day” for her owner’s efforts to raise money for the local humane society. Over the years, Ellie helped raise more than $100,000 for the Sevier County Humane Society.
Tragedy struck Jorge Garcia as he prepared to leave the island of Oahu, Hawaii, his home for the past six years. His beloved Chihuahua Nunu was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street.
Garcia, who played Hurley on the hit show ‘Lost,’ updated his blog, ‘Dispatches From the Island,’ yesterday with the news. “It breaks my heart to tell you that yesterday as we were preparing to all go to the airport Nunu was struck by a car as she crossed the street,” Garcia wrote. “She died in my arms.”
I’d like to take a moment to thank all the families across America that have lost a cherished son, daughter, wife, husband, brother, sister, mother or father. From the bottom of my heart, I promise you that the Dog Files will never forget their sacrifice.
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Miss Ellie, a small, bug-eyed Chinese Crested Hairless dog whose pimples and lolling tongue helped her win Animal Planet’s “World’s Ugliest Dog” contest in 2009, has died at age 17 after a career in resort show business in the Smoky Mountains.
