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The Friday Scoop!
Happy Friday Everyone!
The Friday Scoop
One of our favorite sites, CuteOverload, has
some precious pics of two species getting along great!
… if only they had one of these
instead of that icky bed!
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A Pit Bull from former quarterback Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring has a new job - helping cancer patients! This story is amazing!
“Leo — rescued from heavy chains that confined him as one of the pit bulls in former NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring — is a lover, not a fighter. He now happily frolics in a clown collar as he makes the rounds at the Camino Infusion Center, where he brings comfort to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Despite his training as a killer, Leo is a sweetheart as he visits his friends on the ward. “He is wonderful, and all the patients love Leo,” said Paula Reed, the facility’s oncology director. “They really love his eyes and gentleness.”
Read all about this incredible dog Here
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An uplifting story about an amazing dog…
We got to meet Faith at the Backer Expo in Baltimore, and we couldn’t get enough of her! Her story…
“Faith Stringfellow is an amazing little dog, with an even more amazing story. Faith suffered from a birth defect, she became a member of our family when she was just a three-week old puppy. My son Reuben (17) picked Faith out of a litter of puppies that his friend’s dog had recently given birth to. Several of the puppies were deformed; a few had already died. The mother dog was actually trying to terminate Faith’s life when Reuben lifted her weak body out from under the mother dog; he brought her home to me knowing I had a heart like a marshmellow.
Even though Faith has this defect we taught her to stand, hop, and eventually walk on her two back legs, like a human. She’s been a great dog and we forget she’s handicapped. You’ll turn around and she’s chasing the geese at the park, running, jumping, skipping, and acting like any other dog…well, any other dog with a nose reach of 40″ from the ground! (Watch your plate, she’ll clean it for you before you’re ready to share.)”
Learn all about Faith here
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Top 10 Dog Breeds for 2007
These statistics were gathered by registration information in the U.S. Do you own one of the top 10?
2. Yorkshire Terrier
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Golden Retriever
5. Beagle
6. Boxer
7. Dachshund
8. Poodle
9. Shih Tzu
10. Bulldog
Interesting Fact:
“For the first time since 1935, the Bulldog has broken into the top 10. The organization says that this breed has recently gained appeal to a very wide range of dog lovers. The Bulldog is both docile and adaptive, and can thrive in small or large homes. It’s also one of the few dog breeds to be adopted as a mascot for some sports teams.”
Read the whole article HERE!
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Pets have everything these days!
Boingboing.net noted this amazing new pet product. Great for curious dogs!
It’s no substitute for taking your dog out for his daily “explorations”, but it’ll certainly keep him busy in the back yard!
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We loved this article about students working with shelter dogs!
“Ken and Barbie are not the perfect couple. They have fears to overcome, and they lack social skills, probably due to the way they’ve been sheltered all their lives.
Catherine Brown is helping them work through their issues. But she’s not a therapist; she’s a teenager. And Ken and Barbie aren’t dolls; they’re dogs being cared for at the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina.
The Daily Reflector of Greenville reports that all are part of a program that pairs pups with people who try to help them become suitable companions.”
“We’ve been working with the puppies to socialize them,” said Dr. Linda Kuhn of East Carolina Veterinary Service. “We’re trying to teach them some good dog manners so people will want to adopt them.”
Kuhn, whose children attend The Oakwood School, began about a year and a half ago recruiting Oakwood students to participate in training exercises with dogs at the Humane Society. Since then, students from some other area schools have joined the program, which meets once a week after school.“
Read the rest of this article HERE
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Vitamin Water for Dogs?
Americans will spend over $40 Billion on their pets this year, so this comes as not-such-a-big surprise.
A major beverage manufacturer is unveiling Fortifido Water for Dogs in flavors like Parsley, Lemongrass, and Peanut Butter!
The question is… will you buy it?
Did You Know?
Crate training can help keep dogs out of shelters!!
We found a great article by Mary Reid about Crate Training… you can read the whole thing Here .
“You have just brought home your precious new puppy. There is no more pressing task for you than to see to it that your puppy eliminates where you feel he needs to. Puppies should always have a designated area to eliminate. As a matter of fact, most puppies who have not been trained correctly in elimination are usually abandoned in the first year because their owners cannot put up with the constant mess.”
Add on trainer-and-veterinarian-recommended Pet Dreams Cratewear and you can’t go wrong!
