Tag Archives: dogs

Walking Dogs With Drones

But what happens when the dog sees a squirrel?

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Cat Saves Child From Dog

Not the usual post for me, but the video is something. Via ABC News in Bakersfield, California: A cat came to her best friend’s rescue Tuesday when the young boy was attacked in his driveway in Southwest Bakersfield. The surveillance video shows the boy playing on his bicycle when a dog sneaks up behind him and grabs his leg. The …

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Headline Of The Day

According to readers of Daily Caller, this happened because gays. And Obama.

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Westminster’s 2014 Best In Show

A wire fox terrier named Sky won last night’s 138th annual Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden. This was Sky’s 129th best in show ribbon overall — she became a Triple Crown winner in dogdom, too, having previously taken the National Dog Show and the top AKC event. A wire fox terrier has won 14 times at the nation’s …

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Teabaggers Attack Photo Of WH Dogs

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Sochi Officials Are Killing Stray Dogs

City leaders of Sochi are rounding up stray dogs and killing them in advance of the Olympics. Via the Associated Press: Alexei Sorokin, director general of pest control firm Basya Services, said his company is involved in what he described as the “catching and disposing” of dogs. Sorokin refused to specify whether they shoot or poison dogs or say where …

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Top Dog

I came across this ad in the local bar rag, Odyssey.

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New Puppy For The Obama Family

This is how the story is told on the wingnut Daily Caller: It’s a dog named “Sunny.” Apparently it’s a girl and it was born in 2012 in Michigan, where the unemployment rate was 8.8 percent last month. It is the Obamas’ second dog, after “Bo.” A Portuguese Water Dog can range in cost wildly. On average, one will pay …

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Quote Of The Day – American Kennel Club

“On behalf of the American Kennel Club, our member clubs, and the American purebred dog fancy, we urge you to move the 2016 World Dog Show from Russia to a nation that respects and upholds human rights for all its citizens. The international dog community deserves to enjoy the World Dog Show in a place that stands for freedom and …

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Open Thread Thursday

Annual pet photo roundup. Let’s see ’em.

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LAUNCHED: Pet Food Stamps

A New York-based non-profit has launched a program they are calling Pet Food Stamps, which will ship pet food to impoverished families who might otherwise be forced to surrender furry family members to animal shelters, or worse, release them to fend for themselves on the streets. In order to qualify for the program, pet owners must document that they are …

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Ewok Wins Westminster 2013

His name is Banana Joe. Details.

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Blowhard Bill Donohue: Why Is There No Mercy For Heterosexual Dogs?

“This week in Tennessee a dog was rescued from being euthanized (one news outlet said he was being spared ‘the Gas Chamber’) because the condition driving the dog’s death was his alleged homosexuality (the owner was ticked when he saw his Fido hunch another male dog). For reasons that appear entirely reasonable, the gal who rescued the dog named him …

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REPORT: “Gay Dog” Sent To The Pound

According to a claim that went viral on Facebook yesterday, the above forlorn puppy was abandoned at a Jackson, Tennessee animal shelter because his owner believed him to be gay.  The only mention of this story that I can find (outside of thousands of Facebook shares) is from a blog post on Examiner.com. According to the prior owner, the dog …

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Cat Friend Vs Dog Friend

Yup.

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Morning View – Doggupy Union Square

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Scientific Proof: Cats Are Better Than Dogs

Even dog lovers will enjoy this.

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Photo Of The Day

Tonight Charlotte’s airport was full of law enforcement teams returning to their home cities with their dogs. This cop was quietly reading out loud to his dog, who pretended to be fascinated by the Navy SEAL alleged Bin Laden raid tell-all, No Easy Day, whose author may be headed to federal prison for revealing classified information. All five of the …

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The Pet Party: Vote To Adopt

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Devo – Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro!

Devo has teamed up with Dogs Against Romney for a new song ripping the GOP candidate for his infamous Seamus incident. Band member Jerry Casale: “It’s disconcerting,” he said. “I could even say that I’m pissed off. I am an animal lover. This story is not about being from a red or blue state, being a Democrat or Republican. There …

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