Dog News: weird, inspiring dog tales
Friday, November 28, 2003
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trackback [] Software-X has news feeds for every software topic and some cool stuff for dog nerds too: like free dog wallpaper from Better Homes and Garden and ways the Y2k bug will affect your dog [David Letterman]
Please comment trackback [] Please comment trackback [] Scientists investigate animal consciousness of uncertainty 'If we were equally rigorous in what proof we demand of consciousness in people, we couldn't infer conscious thought in each other, either...' Harvard University scientist, Donald Griffin, on the existence of animal consciousness... [New Jersey Online Science Journal]
(Our dog has definitely proved to us that he reflects and thinks about expected events. If I tell him we're going for a 'car ride', he will get puzzled and worried, if I then substitute a 'walk' instead... Even hours later, he'll nudge me and point to the car, all the while with a look of consternation and worry. He never does that, unless I tell him: 'we're going for a car ride.')
The New Scientist explains why dogs jump up to lick your face when you meet them:
Jumping up to greet you after you have been away 'hunting', perhaps at the pet shop, is simply a dog's way of requesting a tasty regurgitated meal... [New Scientist]
Please comment trackback [] Neuteress of the night Add humor to the most difficult task of educating pet owners about pet overpopulation and you get results... visit Kat Chaplin's meowsville.[ASPCA.org]
Panda Garden restaurant owner may have served coyote meat Canada 'There is no law against selling and serving canine meat, including dogs, but it must be killed and gutted in front of federal inspectors...' [CBC Calgary]
China orders its welfare recipients to give up pet dogs [China Daily] (Rabies cases are on the rise in China, where pet ownership is rising, but the cost of vaccinations remain expensive)
Jogger files $500k lawsuit over police dog attack WA 'Officials acknowledged that Barnett was the fifth an innocent person the dog had bitten in as many years...' [Seattle Post-Intelligence]
Some idiot skinned a little puppy, which was found alive, but beyond saving.. AZ[Tucson Weekly]
Please comment trackback [] In Alaska, animal rights workers seek to stop the practice of shooting wolves from airplanes. [Montana Forum] Connecticut based Friends of Animals and Alaskan supporters will ask for a 'howl-in' boycott of Alaskan tourism if it can't get a court order to stop the practice.
Chows are loyal as one family discovered, when their dog returned home from his wanderings, six years later. [Wichita Eagle] (A chow never forgets you. Make friends with a chow and you have a friend for life... )
Please comment trackback [] Popular movies create pet fads AU Movies like Snow Dogs (which portrayed lovable Malamutes) and Finding Nemo (a delightful talking gold fish tale) unwittingly persuade movie goers to buy pets based on their movie experience. For malamute rescuers, the trend is tragic. By the time an abandoned malamute reaches an animal shelter, it is more likely doomed to euthanasia because only half are retrainable. 'Pound for pound, these are the strongest dogs in the world and people have to understand their training needs...' [Sydney Morning Herald]
Please comment trackback [] [Doghumor] Rescue help needed Joke here:
After hanging up with a woman who's husband has made the infamous 'it's me or the dog' threat, I assured her that I would put the word out *there* today. I'm confident, if we all work together, a loving, permanent home can be found. So, here goes, feel free to cross post.
FREE TO GOOD HOME:
Male, age 38 - however, sometimes can act just like a two year old. Will throw hissy fits if he doesn't get his own way. Prefers women but, if the *right* guy came along, who knows? VERY possessive of the remote control -if you try and touch it, he will attack. He will sit with you for short periods - cuddling, not-so-much, unless he wants something. Favorite foods are Pizza and Beer - Real Beer, not light beer. Will get an attitude if you mention that Real Beer will make him look pregnant. Messy. Loud. Knows some tricks, such as the quarterback dance.
Can be obnoxious at times, very sweet and loving at other times.
Not a bad sort, really, owner just can't live with the drama anymore.
If you're interested - shipping is an option, you pay for First Class sorry, I told you he was dramatic. He does not have a crate, but comes with his own recliner. Comes with some money, but will get an attitude if you ask for some. [Dog Lady's joke, www.click-l.com/doghumor, is using an feed from Dog News, so we're posting one of their list jokes, with attribution and referral to their dog joke archive.]
(gee, the dog humor site didn't ask if they could swipe our feed, forgot to post a working link to Dog News and gosh, our feed is not for use by dot-com sites or for-profit sites. Not-for-profit sites which benefit dogs, pets and their people are welcome to use the Dog News feed, but please give full attribution..). Please read the Creative Commons License, which further explains the fair use feeds here.]
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