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gallant dogs in war
on Thursday May 16th, 2013 at 11:34 AM
I recently read in The Agenewspaper about the painting by Peter Wegner that won this year's Gallipoli Art Prize. It portrays a dog wearing a gas mask. The report says: Wegner's Dog With Gas Mask recalls the era when dogs were fitted with specially fitted gas masks and sent to search for wounded soldiers on the battlefields of World War I. The article mentioned a dog called Judy who was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese after she helped rescue the crew of HMS Grasshopper, sunk in World...Birds in Warringal Parklands are used to dogs
on Thursday May 16th, 2013 at 07:44 AM
After scaring myself that Penny might nibble some rabbit droppings along The Plenty River Trail yesterday, I moved her walk to our old favorite, Warringal Parklands. We had our usual fun, with lots of walking and swimming, but the difference on this walk was the number of birds we saw. Do you know that feeling that someone is watching you? Well, in this park they are! (Sometimes from behind a blade of grass.) A big flock of ducks was munching on grass, and disobligingly flew off when I crept...
who is Alfie the dog?
on Thursday May 16th, 2013 at 02:58 AM
I've just added a new blog to my list of must-reads. It's called Alfie Dog and it seems to be a great place to download single short stories. I wonder why it's called after a dog? While I was rummaging through the site, trying to find the answer to that question (which I didn't find), I discovered there is an offer of a free download of seven stories. I'll go over there and get the stories after I finish writing this post. And as to why I'm sort of off-topic for Penny's blog... it's because...pindone poison info
on Wednesday May 15th, 2013 at 07:17 AM
After walking in an area where Pindone poison had been put down for rabbits, I wanted to know more. This is what I found: It's an anticoagulant, and it sounds like a terrible death for the poor creatures: Pindone interferes with the routine synthesis of vitamin K-dependent blood clotting factors in the liver. Without these factors, the normal daily damage to blood vessels can no longer be repaired. Poisoned animals usually die from multiple causes associated with anaemia or hypovolemic shock....dogs and rabbit poison
on Wednesday May 15th, 2013 at 07:12 AM
Today Penny and I set out for a new walking place, the Plenty River Trail. It's a beautiful area and I had mentally marked it for exploration. Because I had an appointment nearby, and it's a cool day, I thought Penny could walk for an hour and rest afterwards in the car while I went to my appointment. But what was this? A scary sign. I thought we'd be fine, because the poison was in carrots and I couldn't see any carrots around. And Penny was on a wide path and on lead. But as we continued, I...
at Best Friend Holiday Retreat
on Wednesday May 8th, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Penny has just been on holidays once again, staying in a dog-friendly cabin in the lush Tarra Valley. On the way, we stopped at Yarragon Village while Penny's human (me!) had a cup of coffee and a sandwich. I chose the Yarragon Cafe, because it has a cute little garden out the back where a dog can mooch around and smell the smells. The Best Friend Holiday Retreat at Tarra Valley is a great place for a dog to relax, as I've blogged previously here and here, and The Ninety Mile Beach is just...weird portraits of dogs doing The Portland Shake
on Saturday April 27th, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Marymac has sent me this link to a fascinating collection of photos of dogs in mid-shake. The heading of the article about the soon-to-be published book of photos is 'The Portland Shake'. I love that name. I love watching Penny shake, but I don't have the patience or the camera to catch the movement in such detail. I've tried often, but usually I get just before the shake, or just after: I think this is my best one so far:pain medication for dogs
on Thursday April 25th, 2013 at 01:14 AM
Recently Hsin-Yi,in a post about health issues for older dogs, reported that Honey, her great dane, had a trial of pain medications for a week to see whether Honey's behaviour changed while on pain relief. Since Honey didn't show any difference in her level of activity and enjoyment of life, the vet and Hsin-Yi concluded that even though Honey is a senior dog and has some mild spondylosis, she is not in pain. Hsin-Yi, writing as Honey, said: It's not giving me any pain - my humans were...
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