Thank you to everyone who has donated food for the “Critter Vittles” program at the end of the year. (It’s the Speak for Animals program that provides pet food for families through Meals on Wheels.) Camp Bow Wow – Greenville is a drop-off point year-round, but we’re always amazed at the sheer amount of food donated around Christmas [...]
Ok, GO DOGS!
I think OK Go is a pretty fun group in general, but when you add dogs to the mix, it’s downright wonderful OK Go is donating some proceeds from the sale of the video to animal rescue efforts in the USA, so take a look at some very well-trained and rhythmic dogs and feel free [...]
Service dogs for the . . .farm?
Dogs have been active on the farm for about as long as they’ve been domesticated, so the story didn’t look like anything special at first glance. However, a program called Pets Helping Agriculture in Rural Missouri (PHARM) is focusing on helping farmers with disabilities. A farmer’s life can be an unexpectedly dangerous one, and there are reportedly 100,000 [...]
Building domestic dog’s family tree
If you’ve done any reading on the origin of dogs, you might’ve heard that DNA tests show East Asia as the place that canines were first domesticated. However, more recent tests suggest that man’s best friends began to be considered “part of the family” in the Middle East . . . a conclusion that is supported by finding dogs buried [...]
Adopt a Shelter Pet Stamps
Even the USPS is getting in on the movement to promote shelter pets. The postal service will sell stamps (and mugs, prints, etc.) featuring photos of adopted shelter animals beginning April 30, 2010, in North Hollywood, CA. I’m not sure if the stamps will be sold locally, but you can pre-order now and have them shipped anywhere. Even in this digital world, [...]
Foster a pet for our service people
So far, we’ve covered how to adopt retired military dogs and how you could help our troops rescue a pet and bring it back to the USA . . . but what about the pets who already belong to a service family when their person is deployed?
Slow-motion dog commercial
Last year I posted a link to the Discovery Channel’s slow motion footage of dogs shaking & drinking water, and now the advertising team at Pedigree has given us another great view of how dogs move. Especially when motivated by food I love that last “flick” of the toes at around 41 seconds. Check [...]
AKC welcomes mixed breeds into its organization
The American Kennel Club has always been, by definition, a celebration of specific dog breeds. They are the agency that sets breed standards and awards the dogs that meet them. They also have the network and resources to host some wonderful Obedience, Agility, and Rally events. Mixed breeds and mutts take heart! The AKC wants to promote all dogs, so they [...]
Dog-friendly product reviews (including cars)
We’re all a pretty dog-centric group at Camp Bow Wow – Greenville (and you may be pretty dog crazy, if you’re reading this blog ) so we tend to let dog-friendliness flavor a lot of our major household decisions . . . including major puchases. That’s why I was excited to run across a website [...]
odd pet products 2009
The pet people at Discovery.com do a good job of field testing interesting pet items to for us, and they compiled a list of their Top 11 Weirdly Wonderful Pet Products 2009.
