Wild dingoes descended from dogs! [Bizarre Science News]
Seawater can kill a dog England Before you take your dog to the beach, a safety tip sheet includes never allowing your dog to run into the surf onlead (the dog can tangle in the leash and drown); never allowing dogs to drink seawater, not permitting the dog to tangle with sea-lions...
'A family in Coventry, England, found out the hard way that drinking seawater can cause a fatal sodium imbalance in dogs. After spending a morning at the beach, their dog became ill on the drive home before dying...' [Exploding Cigar]
Pomeranians . . . An Owner's Story CT [Branford Review] Pomeranians deserve pampering...
Elderly man denies charges he was serial pet killer NZ [New Zealand Herald] Did an elderly man deliberately taint meat balls with insecticide so he could poison over 140 dogs?
Do dogs really have a sixth sense for earthquakes? [Ananova Quirkies] (yes, according to one scientist who linked an increase of odd dog behavior to earthquakes. Behavior included barking, biting etc. (uh oh, our newest dog likes to sleep and then jump up and bark, run around, and then go back to sleep. Our other dog is a total dud when it comes to excitability... )
Dogs sniff for poop: find endangered species [National Geographic] (really... )
Simon Willison: The Good Gifts Catalogue sells products such as a New leash of life for homeless dogs, Ropes for monkeys living in zoos and many other cleverly titled charitable packages...
Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks... our dog learned to play 'hide and seek' at the ripe old age of 4 ... He's really good at it too. Dave Winer finds the same is true for humans... (glad about that... Dave is the founder of Userland and author of manyt of the tools used to create Dog News. )
Dog Groups Dog Forum : all breeds welcome!
hmmm... are chows welcome? So far, two groomers refused to even see our dogs in the last month... based on the breed... phooey... "we don't take ANY chow, ever, not even your chow," and that was sight unseen. I offfered to show her my pooches, waiting in the car, but I was summarily dismissed with 'no way.' Chows may be welcome in a forum, but in real life... not. Meanwhile, our dog still visits for Pets on Wheels and patiently listens to his friends at the hospital day care center where he visits...
Mechanical nose may upstage sniffer dogs UK Bomb sniffer dogs could soon be upstaged by a robot sensor...
' ... cantilever sensor consists of a strip of silicon that reacts to stress, producing an electrical current that can be used to provide a read out....' and the stress can be designated a "TNT vapor" or other molecules which indicate explosive devices... [Ananova]
Max, the mutt, typical NYC Dog New York City dwellers most often name their dog 'Max,' and most of the time Max is a mutt... [Newsday] Mutts, Maxes Top Dogs in The City - Newsday, Relishing the Mutt As City's Hot Dog - Newsday, Max, Lucky are top dog names in New York [ Baltimore Sun]
Dogged by injury ... ACL should be a four letter word NY [Staten Island Advance] We just found out our newest addition to our dog family has chronic ACLs, anterior cruciate ligament tears, in both her hind legs. A veterinary surgeon explained that she has ruptured knees; the future holds surgery for her, long-term rehabiliation (a year, if everything goes well), a year of on-leash supervision at all times, and a lifetime of dietary supplements and arthritis medicine. You'd never know it, to see her running around.... but when she's climbing steps, she drags herself over them with her well-muscled front legs. The good news is that there is plenty we can do to fix her injuries... with excellent veterinary help. (aargh... not again... )
If you want a lean format for reading Dog News, try Feed Demon... hot stuff! I sent Nick Bradbury and crew a thank you card by snail mail. Radioland also incorporates a news reader with free subscriptions to top news sources and blogs. If you're really lazy and don't want to install an news reader, try a web-based news reader: The WebBlog serves up rss feeds in a simple, clean format. also try: DayPop, Syndicate, Newsisfree and Technorati...
Dog News Galore at Working Dog Web also links to to the DogBlog, Dogs in the News Dog News 2003 & Dog News 2002, DogNews.com, DogNews.co.uk, Dog News Headlines... woof [Radio Userland's ever useful referer lists]
The Dog Writers Association of America needs you... to sample their tasty bits of literary writings... and to contribute your own. Hmmm... too late to vote for this year's nominees in the best literary offerings for the dog enthusiast... [petswelcome.com]
Prepare your pet for any disaster NH The animal rescue experts at the New Hampshire SPCA’s have prepared a free checklist and Disaster Planning Pack for pet owners for a suggested donation of only $10.... They also offer a disaster planning class for pet owners... [Exeter News Letter]
Alert: Professional theives target purebred dogs TX Professional thieves nab dogs from inside homes, yards, the Humane Society, anywhere... the dog of choice: pit bull (resold for illegal dog fighting) [Houston Chronicle]
He's not the dog type... CA When you're running for office in California, you'd better have a dog, according to disgruntled voters looking to recall California governor Gray Davis.
... ''Does the governor have dogs?'' She hoots her mother's hoot at the absurdity of the question. ''He's not the dog type,'' she says. . Claudia, too, has sour memories of the welcoming party that the association gave Gray Davis. ... (hmmm... "most of us do have dogs..." ) [New York Times Magazine] (Adolf Hitler kept companion dogs, so that qualification has little to do decency and the ability to govern... )
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