Showing 85 posts from October 2008
Source: By BRONWYN TORRIE - Manawatu Standard | Thursday, 23 October 2008
Bonnie the brave dog saved her owner in a violent hold-up in Shannon’s public toilets.
The 2-year-old pitbull-staffordshire terrier cross bit the female attacker who stabbed her owner in the thigh with a pocket knife at about 6.15pm on Tuesday.
“I really think I would have [...]
Source: Associated Press, Wednesday, October 22, 2008
BUTTE, Mont. — A 61-year-old Silver Bow County woman got into a tussle with an aggressive deer after it attacked one of her poodles.
Carol Lince said it happened Monday at her home about 35 miles southeast of Butte.
Lince said she let her three poodles outside, and then [...]
Dog expert Cesar Millan says it’s a mistake to humanize dogs.
Source: By Jeanne Huff, McClatchy Newspapers
BOISE, Idaho — “Oh, isn’t he cute? My little smootchie-wootchy!” Some women talk baby-talk to their boyfriend or husband.
Some folks talk baby-talk to, well, babies.
And some of us talk baby-talk — to our animals.
“You shouldn’t use the D-word, as far [...]
What: Second Chance & Happy Tails, a small-dog rescue and retirement home, is running very low on dog food and puppy food for 25 puppies in their care and in foster homes.
The shelter needs Pedigree canned and dry dog and puppy foods as well as dog treats, blankets, bleach, floor cleaner, paper towels, large garbage [...]
October 22, 2008
After years of tracking the most popular names for pets, Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) set out to find the most unusual cat and dog names from among its more than 465,000 pets insured nationwide.
VPI employees selected 50 unusual dog names and 50 unusual cat names, and then voted for the 10 most unusual [...]
