via Josh & Josh
I apologize for my absence yesterday but I just couldn’t drag myself out of bed and once I did, the day escaped me.
No one seems to be up in arms about Paris Hilton purchasing a baby Chihuahua from the same pet store as Britney. Speaking of Britney’s new dog, The Star reports that she let her “puppy poop on a $6,700 Zac Posen gown, wiped her greasy hands on a pink silk Alisha Levine dress, took bathroom breaks without closing the door and fled after four test shots still wearing more than $14,000 of OK!’s borrowed clothing, the magazine said. Last week, Spears was pictured stripping down to her bra and see-through mesh panties to take an impromptu dip in the Pacific Ocean near Malibu. Another bizarre report last week had Spears applying to be a cocktail waitress at a Hollywood bar.” After that stunt, I am sure Britney will get rid of her puppy any day now, praise be, praise be.
I’ll drink to that:
via Pup City
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Abandoned puppy who became 9/11 rescue dog dies of cancer
Letter carrier faked dog bite claim for profit, investigators say
For dogs, a day at the beach may be too hot
Letter carrier faked dog bite claim for profit, investigators say
Stray dog at Sky Harbor causes landing delay
Two dogs left in car die from heat in Ellsworth
Puppy rescued from LI home after another dog set afire
July 27th, 2007
Yesterday, Stephanie asked for more photos of small dogs wearing glasses. Well Stephanie, ask and you shall receive. Lucky you, Costume Dogs, has an entire page dedicated to photos of dogs wearing glasses! This is manna from heaven. You really hit the jackpot on this one. Here’s a stellar example:
via Costume Dogs
In case you are searching for a small dog friendly hot spot to vacay this summer, dogfriendly.com has announced a list of the Top 10 Dog-Friendly Resort Areas to visit in the United States.
Get your checkbooks out and Paypal accounts ready, an empty dog food can from the trash of Paris Hilton has made its way on to eBay.
Here is some more talk about DNA profiling of dogs. Many pet owners are now calling upon DNA testing to confirm the ancestry of their mutts. Donna Haraway, a historian of science and culture at UC Santa Cruz, said, “it’s one more way of codifying the American cultural belief in genes as the foundation of everything important…I find it mildly disgusting. Then again, as the proud owner of two dogs, she added: ‘I might actually buy such a test.’” Such a tumultuous struggle! Not even Donna can resist the allure and intrigue of the cold, hard facts.
via Association of Pet Dog Owners
Finally, here’s an interesting article, What are dogs thinking? Maybe more than we knew. The article discusses how research shows that dogs, like humans, are capable of imitating behaviors. A group of scientists studied a group of dogs and concluded, “‘the behavior was very similar to the children who were tested in the original experiment,’ said Zsofia Viranyi, of Eotvos University in Budapest, who helped conduct the experiment, published in the journal Current Biology. ‘Whether they imitate or not depends on the context. It’s not automatic, insightless copying. It’s more sophisticated. There’s a kind of inferential process going on.’” Does this mean dogs might take over the world? We can only hope.
I’ll drink to that:
via Next Day Pets
Today’s Small Dog Headlines:
Dog Found Abandoned & Spray Painted
Pup left in truck to die, dumped in trash
Tillman the skateboarding dog hits big time in iPhone TV ad
Garden party goes to the doggies
Cops: Jersey City police dog killed innocent Chihuahua
Dog owners howl with protest as California considers neutering law
Stench forces man to give up two dogs
Pooches crash Shock Picnic
Woman used scissors to cut puppies’ tails
June 27th, 2007