« January 2006 | Main | March 2006 »

February 28, 2006

Pitt takes his last bite out of

Seguin Gazette-Enterprise - SEGUIN County commissioners are expected to approve the retirement of one of Guadalupe County s finest, and it may be the first time it s ever been done. The deputy known at the Guadalupe County Law Enforcement as Pitt has spent the ...

From Pitt takes his last bite out of

Posted by Joe at 12:58 PM

High

Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald - It s a drag race, a relay and a bit of fetch all rolled into one. Flyball, a relatively new dog-human sport, made a showing at The Ranch on Saturday and Sunday. Dozens of dogs and their handlers competed in the two-day Ruff Flyball Tournament at ...

From High

Posted by Greg at 08:21 AM

February 27, 2006

Two schools: good dog, bad

Newsday - Dog people love schisms. For starters, there's the ongoing battle between the kibble lovers and the raw feeders, who bill each other's diets as glorified cardboard and a salmonella-laced death wish, respectively. In some breeds, such as greyhounds ...

From Two schools: good dog, bad

Posted by John at 02:11 PM

February 26, 2006

Puttin' on the designer

Providence Journal - She has her mother's personality and golden hair. But the curls definitely come from her dad. Cinnamon is a "goldendoodle," a hybrid mix of golden retriever and standard poodle -- one of the more popular designer dog breeds that are joining an ...

From Puttin' on the designer

Posted by Stephen at 12:23 PM

February 24, 2006

C'mon, Pooch, Get With the

New York Times - IT took the success of "Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog" by John Grogan, which has bounded to the top of best-seller lists, to expose a secret not easily given up by dog owners. Their dogs are often bad dogs. Liz Dimmitt and ...

From C'mon, Pooch, Get With the

Posted by Ken at 03:44 PM

Pet

MSNBC - Darcy has snored and breathed loudly since puppyhood, but this sounded different. We knew that her heart disease had started to progress, but was this actually labored breathing or just louder breathing? And did it warrant a trip to the emergency ...

From Pet

Posted by John at 09:29 AM

February 23, 2006

Teaching all dogs new

Seattle Post Intelligencer - It took the success of "Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog" by John Grogan, which has bounded to the top of best-seller lists, to expose a secret not easily given up by dog owners: Their dogs are often bad dogs. "I held my dog up ...

From Teaching all dogs new

Posted by John at 11:43 AM

Idaho seems set on killing

High County News - Last week, I was thrilled to find four sets of wolf tracks carved in the snow in our back pasture. Two nights previously, wolves killed a neighbor s black Lab within 200 yards of the owner s house. I feel bad about that dog. We have Labrador ...

From Idaho seems set on killing

Posted by Richard at 09:10 AM