Posts filed under 'February 2008'
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Some grim and disturbing news out of Australia, where a 16-ft long python stalked and ate a families terrier/chihuahua mix as the family watched. Stuart Douglas, owner of the Australian Venom Zoo in Kuranda, said the python was out to get the doomed pup and that it actively stalked the dog for several days. He went on to say, “the family that owned the dog had actually seen it in the dog’s bed, which was a sign it was out to get it.” Ummmm, I dont know how the Aussie’s do things, but if a 16-foot long python was cozying up with my small dog, I’d surely think it would be cause for concern.
In the battle to fight depression and loneliness in the elderly, dogs and robots crossed the finish line neck and neck.
via Terrific Pets
Even dogs are going green. I am mostly anxious to know when they will release the small dog Prius, it’s long overdue.
Effective October 1, Los Angeles will mandate sterilization for dogs and cats by the time they are 4 months old. What’s next, internment camps? Good thing the Utah Senate just gave the preliminary OK to making torturing a dog or cat a felony. Here’s to keeping things in check.
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Creepy. Weird. German Rabbits The Size Of Small Dogs In North Korea.
I’ll drink to that:
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Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
German police dogs to wear shoes
School Unveils Blood Bank For Dogs
241 kilos of dog meat intercepted
Dog electrocuted by lamppost
February 27th, 2008
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CODE RED!!!! AMBER ALERT!!! There is urgent, BREAKING NEWS out of the UK, a “giant bird” has been spotted over a Flintshire village. One resident described the bird as, “very capable.” “People are worried because it is lambing season and it might go after peoples’ small dogs.” Naturally.
via Terrific Pets
It turns out that the European Union is literally a hotbed for small dognapping.
A 9-year old Bassett Hound, Blue Heeler mix is lucky to be alive after he decided to go all Dorothy and Toto on his owners. Two weeks after a tornado hit and Pongo was blown away, he found his back home, thin but healthy.
Talk about a curios incident of the dog in the nighttime. Totally Encyclopedia Brown.
I’ll drink to that:
via Terrific Pets
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Nubs, the Iraq war dog, arrives at his new home
Stolen Puppy, Found
Police order arrest of woman for shoplifting puppy
Tags: Bassett Hound, Blue Heeler, Dognapping, Dorothy, European Union, Giant Bord, Toto, Wizard of Oz
February 25th, 2008
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You might wonder what life is like after winning one of the most prestigious titles in the world, the title of course of the world’s smallest dog. I am sure some of you assume that after the flash bulbs fade and the paparazzi scatter that life is likely to take many wrong turns, as it does for so many child actors who are thrust into a grown up world of public notoriety too quickly (i.e. Britney). Some of you may remember Dancer, the little chihuahua who took home the title last year. Where is dancer now you might ask? Passed out on a beach in Mexico? On the lam from the law? Of course not!!!!! Dancer is now showing off his skills as a therapy dog! If you go to that link you can watch him in action!
It looks like the dog bottled water market is booming! Human aren’t the only ones who need their water put into plastic and shipped half way around the world for enjoyment and consumption. I have a friend whose dog made herself sick from dehydration when she refused to drink tap water, apparently, they learned she had a taste for Evian.
via Terrific Pets
It looks like Jack Russells may be acquiring the reputation as the new pit bull of the dog world. Does that even make sense?
This is not small dog news, but congrats to the 200lb mastiff named Lurch who has donated blood 20 times to help save the lives of other pups in need.
I’ll drink to that:
via Terrific Pets
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Small pet owners, remember: Some places pets can hide are unsafe
Like older humans, senior dogs get aches and pains — they just can’t talk about it
Dog Saved by Marine Coming to Calif.
Dramatic rescue of dog caught on tape
Protect dogs from coyotes
Puppy thrown from moving vehicle
Tags: Bottled Water, Britney, Britney Spears, Dancer, Dog Blood Donor, Evian, Jack Russell, Therapy Dog, World's Smallest Dog
February 22nd, 2008
An oldie, but a goodie. I wonder if Hallmark or 1-800-Flowers has started selling clones of this small dog yet? If so, I’ll take the usual, a baker’s dozen.
via Anime World
I’ve come down with a stomach flu, so, unfortunately, this is all I can manage for today.
Tags: 1-800-Flowers, Hallmark, St. Valentine, Valentines Day
February 14th, 2008
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Providing even more irrefutable evidence that small dogs are cuter than big dogs, for the first time every, a little beagle named Uno took top dog honors at the Westminster Dog Show. According to the Associate Press, Uno celebrated his victory by, “chewing on the microphones of reporters who tried to interview his winning crew.”
via Washington Post
In a sad and shocking turn of events, it has just been confirmed that several puppies from this year’s Puppy Bowl have the deadly canine parvovirus. So sad.
Once again we pose the age old question, Who let the dogs out? Who? Who? Who? Who let the “murderous” American Staffordshire terriers out? Who? Who? Who?
A woman in Sweden was fined after she refused to sell her puppy to a Lesbian. The kennel owner reportedly made it clear, “that she did not trust homosexuals and had read that transvestites sexually abused animals.”
Now, not only can you rent a pet with Flexpletz, you can rent a virtual one!
I’ll drink to that:
via Pup City
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Dog jumps into water after gator
Dog Art Is Auctioned in New York
It’s a dog show life now for Patty Hearst
Firefighters rescue dog from well
Community outpouring rescues wounded dog
Man killed trying to save dog
Huge Winter Puppy Rescue Near Madison
Pup flung 20 floors in fight
Sheriff’s department investigates case of 75 Chihuahuas in basement
Tags: Beagle, Flexpetz, Homosexual, Lesbian, Puppy Bowl, Puppy Bowl IV, Sweden, Westminster Dog Show
February 13th, 2008
via His Forever
Small dogs, small dogs, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes small dog in a baby carriage. If you are expecting, your small dog may need some therapy.
Poodles may make good therapy dogs, but they need to brush up their image because people are refusing to believe they are the real deal.
via Pup City
Up to 40% of American dogs are facing an obesity epidemic. Check your small dog before your wreck your small dog.
I’ll drink to that:
via Terrific Pets
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Dogs replace humans at burials
Small dog dies in fire
Family dogs important part of childhood memories
Dog-attack boy has ear reattached
Demand for small pet dogs on the rise
Dog Survives Week Long Avalanche Ordeal
Dog walkers face new restrictions
Dogs Euthanized To Accommodate Incoming Animals
Tags: Obesity, Pet Obesity, Pet Therapy, Poodles
February 8th, 2008
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Some big news in today from the Nielsen ratings, apparently Puppy Bowl IV garnered 8 million viewers! Congrats to Abigail (shown above) was named the game MVP.
Did anyone catch the wardrobe malfunction during the Bissell Kitty Halftime Show? Wow! All I can say is PUPPYCAT!
via Terrific Pets
Thanks to Fiza for alerting me to some gruesome small dog news out of Pasco, Washington. A puppy there came amarching home with a piece of human scalp in his mouth.
via Baltimore Sun
Check out the Baltimore Sun to see which dog your presidential candidate looks like. They neglected to include Obama or Hilalry. That’s a little unfair telling that poor French Bulldog that they look like Rudy Giuliani. That’s pretty insulting.If you are traveling through Miami County and spot a hitchhiking Chihuahua, don’t trust him! Apparently, the pooch has been wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting good Samaritans that have stopped to pick him up. Seven little pooch, NOT six!!!!!!
Here’s a dating service that’s not just for lovers, but for dog luvvvvvaaaahs.
I’ll drink to that:
via Terrific Pets
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Diesel the dog stolen from distraught 15-year-old boy
Little Dog Lost - And Found
Firefighters Pull 2 Dogs From House Fire
Tags: 2008 Election, Dog Lovers, Presedential Canidate, Puppy Bowl, Puppy Bowl IV
February 7th, 2008
I am not going to lie, I am a little disappointed in yesterday’s Puppy Bowl. I had high hopes, after last year’s amazing show, but this year, I felt that the puppies featured were hardly what I would consider small, and about 75% of the puppies were large breed dogs. What gives Animal Planet? Am i sizeist?
A bizarre story out of Alice, Texas, the mayor of the small town shamefully resigned after stealing her neighbor’s Shih Tzu Puddles. Grace Saenz-Lopez was asked to watch her neighbor’s Shih Tzu when they took a vacay over the summer. Upon their return, Saenz-Lopez claimed Puddles had died while they were and spared them the trouble by already burying him. Presto chango, Puddles becomes Panchito, and suspicion is aroused when Saenz-Lopez takes an identical dog to the local groomer. Saenz-Lopez later admitted that she stole the dog, claimed that he had been mistreated by the neighbors, but refused to give him back. Now Puddles/Panchito is at the center of a brutal custody battled. Saenz-Lopez, before you do anything rash, just ask yourself, what would Britney do???
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Here’s proof that small dogs hate the Super Bowl too. Do you think Buddy would have chewed up tickets to Puppy Bowl? I think not.
via The Monterey County Herald
Another one bites the dust, almost. What’s wrong with people throwing a perfectly good small dog (shown above) away?
I’ll drink to that:
via Pup City
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Prosthesis provides mobility for puppy born with only two leg
Group’s blunt plea: Adopt this dog, or it will die
Pasado’s investigating Katrina dog poisoning
Dog Saves Owner from Robbers
Tags: Britney Spears, Dog Theft, Puppy Bowl, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLII
February 3rd, 2008
Happy 100th Birthday Milkbone!
via Highlands Today
I am not sure what the problem is here, but they seem to think it’s shocking that Helen Bogus adopted one dog and ended up with 14. Helen, I think that’s what they call “magic.” And, over in the UK they are making a fuss about a dog that gave birth to 16 puppies. Cha-ching! Jackpot.
Kudos to the powers that be in Iowa, they just proposed a law that would make it a felony to even watch dog fighting!
Did you know this year’s Puppy Bowl will be broadcast in HD for the first time?!? Check out the starting line up.
via Russia IC
I don’t see any five legged dogs (shown above) in the starting line-up. What gives?
I’ll drink to that:
via Marcie’s Chihuahuas
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Dog Kept in Cooler
Temple Caught Up In Puppy Problem
Dog makes waves in contests
Tags: Dog Fighting, Five Legged Dog, Milkbone, Puppy Bowl
February 1st, 2008
