If you ever wonder why groups like ours are so important; you won't after you watch this.

Cute Overload!!!!!!

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Friendship

Watch the cat as it comes down to meet the dog.

 

 

Cuteness Overload

 

 

 

 

 

Buddy's Talented Cousin

When Is It Time??

How do you know when it is time to “hang up the car keys”? 

I say when your dog has this look on his face!

 

 

 

National Dog Week

National Dog Week
From an article by Alex Lieber

The phrase "man's best friend" is a well worn but accurate description of the depth of our relationship with dogs. It is that relationship which is celebrated during National Dog Week. This year, the 74th National Dog Week runs Sept. 22 through Sept. 28.

"Man's Best Friend" is this year's theme. The idea that the dog is "man's best friend" is believed to have originated during a closing argument given by Sen. George Graham Vest, of Missouri. Vest, a lawyer, was representing a man whose dog was deliberately shot and killed by a neighbor. The grief stricken dog owner was suing the neighbor for damages.

In his closing argument, Vest gave what has become the famous "Tribute to the American Dog." The speech to the jury was so powerful that it not only won the case, it has been inscribed in a monument in Warrensburg, Missouri. William Safire included it in his compendium of the world's great speeches. Here is a portion of the speech, which reportedly left not a dry eye in the courtroom:

"The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become traitors to their faith ...

 

"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. ... He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer. ... If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him. ..."

National Dog Week was founded in 1928 by Captain Will Judy, a noted dog judge and former publisher of Dog World Magazine. The purpose of National Dog Week is to educate all dog owners in their responsibilities to their pets and to their communities, particularly those organizations dedicated to caring for unwanted or lost dogs.

The event is being sponsored by the Dogs on Stamps Study Unit, of the American Topical Association. The Dogs on Stamps Study Unit is a non-profit philatelic organization specializing in the collecting, study, and enjoyment of stamps and other postal items that pertains to dogs. For more information, visit www.dossu.org.

What National Dog Week means depends on the individual or organization. 

Donations of money and food can be organized for local shelters, and local veterinarians and groomers can be invited to give lectures on the proper care of dogs. The topics can cover:

  Pet overpopulation and the need to neuter/spay

  Obedience training

  How to avoid losing your dog

  What a veterinarian does

  Introduction to the local animal control officer, and what his/her role is

Informal dog shows can be organized at a local  park to demonstrate obedience and agility. The range of activities is only limited by the imaginations of the participants and the organizers!

More about National Dog Week............

http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Dog-Week/218596591491974

http://www.petplace.com/dogs/national-dog-week/page1.aspx



 

ALERT!!

Boots & Barkley Bully Sticks Recall

 

Click on link below for more information.

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/boots-barkley-bully-sticks-recall/

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Here's something special one of Buddy's friends sent to him. 

 

 

 

Friends helping friends

A seeing friend helping a blind friend....

Lost pet? Technology can help….

William Hageman

Aug 22, 2012

(Chicago Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX)

 

 

You come home and glance out the back door. Your dog is gone. How he escaped is a mystery. The more pressing question: How do you get him back?

 

A little foresight, of course, could have prevented the crisis. For starters, have your pet microchipped. And because microchips can migrate in a dog's body, always back that up by keeping little Scruffy collared and have an ID, vaccination tags and license attached.

 

Beyond that, technology has given pet owners some amazing options _ GPS collars, lost-pet Internet networks and other wizardry _ to facilitate a reunion.

 

With the Lost Pet Tracker iPhone app (lostpettracker.com), for example, anyone who finds a lost animal can open the free app on their iPhone, photograph the animal, provide some details and hit send. Owners of missing pets in the area then get an email showing the photo and details, as well as a map that shows the GPS location where the animal was located.

 

There are many strategies, organizations and cool products to help reunite a lost pet with its owner. Here are a few:

 

Internet help: The Web is chockablock with sites to help. Some examples: Flealess Market's Lost Pets International page (flealess.org/lostpets) lets owners post missing pet information on a state-by-state basis. At FidoFinder.com, owners and finders of lost dogs can post the animals on a lost-dog database. The volunteer-run Missing Pet Network (missingpet.net) and The Center for Lost Pets (thecenterforlostpets.com) both give owners a place to list animals. Twitter, Facebook and Craigslist can also help you get the word out. All are free.

 

Electronic magic: Technology is now a dog's best friend. Among the advances are pethub.com and getpetshome.com, where a pet owner registers an animal and stores its vital information. If your lost dog is found, the finder can access its information by scanning its tag with a smartphone or by going online. A scan or a click lets the pet owner know Fido has been found. Basic packages for each is free; upgrades available.

 

GPS: There are a host of GPS-based systems, ranging from the RoamEO pettronix.com/products.php), which uses a handset to track your pooch, to the Garmin GTU 10 (buy.garmin.com) and the Tagg Pet Tracker (pettracker.com), which link to cellphone networks. Prices start at around $100, with additional charges for the cellphone systems. A good tutorial on dog-tracking collars is at mydogtrackingcollars.com.

 

Neighborhood alert: Lost Pet Cards (lostpetcards.com) is a mailing service that sends out 1,000 postcards ($480 to $550) around the neighborhood, with the pet's photo and description. More immediate is findtoto.com, which takes the location where the dog was last seen, maps it and automatically calls all phones in a given radius from the starting point. Prices begin at $85 for 250 neighbors. Petamberalert.com has three levels of searching, sending posters to animal control facilities, vets and other locations ($39.96), making phone calls to homes in the area ($59.95), and a third level that combines the first two ($99.95).

 

DON'T DELAY

 

If your pet disappears, the faster you act, the better your chances for a reunion. First, make a thorough search of the house and neighborhood. Contact animal control. And print fliers (one site is at site.keepdoggiesafe.com/pdfprint/lost-dog-poster.php), then take them door to door and post them around the neighborhood..

 

 

Ukrainian Dog Has Amazing Parkour Skills

Written by: Robbie Levin

For those who aren't familiar, parkour is a sport which involves athletes getting creative to avoid obstacles in an urban environment. This could mean leaping between buildings, climbing walls, jumping over fences or a number of other stunts.

While the activity is difficult to describe, one thing is clear: It is normally practiced by humans. And when you take that into account, you'll be much more impressed with what one dog is doing in Ukraine.

TreT, an American Staffordshire Terrier living in western Ukraine, was trained in the art of parkour by his owner, Evgeny Elchaninov. One day when TreT was 6 months old, he jumped onto a chair in the kitchen and then onto the refrigerator. A former parkour athlete himself, Elchaninov saw potential in the puppy. Elchaninov taught TreT the basics of parkour, and the dog took off. Literally.

Now, Elchaninov says much of what the K-9 does is improvised by the dog himself.

If nothing else, this is a pretty exciting way to take a dog out for some exercise.

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