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Friday, October 11, 2013

Worst Owner Ever Attempts to Euthanize His "Gay" Dog

Really? Yes, really. And his stupidity went viral. The dog is safe and sound in a new home, thank Dog.

Have you seen the news? It's a tale beyond belief: A Tennessee dog owner surrendered his dog -- a Pit Bull-Bulldog mix -- to the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter, to be killed. What was the dog's crime? The owner saw the dog mounting another male dog. To the owner, this meant his dog is gay, and in that small, broken brain of his, that meant the dog had to be killed.

What a world.

Luckily, word of this travesty erupted into the Internet, because it had to. Someone who keeps tabs on the dogs being euthanized at the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter -- a high-kill shelter -- made it so, when he wrote up the circumstances on his Facebook page, Jackson TN Euthanasia:

This guy [the dog] was signed over to [Rabies Control], not [because] he's mean or [because] he tears things up, but because ... his owner says he's gay! He hunched another male dog so his owner threw him away [because] he refuses to have a "gay" dog! Even if that weren't the most asinine thing I've ever heard, it's still discrimination! Don't let this gorgeous dog die [because] his owner is ignorant of normal dog behavior! He's in kennel 10L and he WILL be put down tomorrow [because] there is no room at the inn!

Naturally, this thing took off. Adoption offers poured in. According to a shelter worker who prefers to be unnamed, “I have had about 10 million calls this morning. It has been adopted already. It is gone. He’s in good hands.”

Whose hands? Stephanie Fryns, a veterinary tech from Jackson, who adopted the dog and named him Elton John. Elton John is going to a good home; Fryns already has four happy dogs.

She told ABC News that the dog “was pretty friendly so far. He’s pretty scared of everything, which is understandable. But he loved the car ride.”

As for the stupidity of the former owner, let's return to that for a sec. Animal expert Stanley Coren told the Daily News, “A male mounting another male is thus not displaying homosexual tendencies, but is simply saying, ‘I'm boss around here.’” 

Or, as that unnamed shelter worker put it, “You know, those dogs get on top of each other sometimes.”

You don't say. 

As for all those people who wanted to adopt the poor dog, well, there's no shortage of dogs facing death at the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter. Just check the Facebook page of the guy who broke the story. He calls himself Jackson Madison Rabies Control Stalker, and his page is full of photos of dogs who are to be put to death within days. They deserve as much attention as Elton John.


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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Hero Dog Saves Her Owner from Choking to Death

Sheba the Akita slammed a paw on her owner's back, saving her life. This dog is simply amazing.

Eighteen-year-old Aysha Perry was home with her Akita named Sheba at her flat in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, when she choked on a piece of chicken. No one else was home. Sheba was in the other room, asleep. Perry fell to the floor, struggling to breathe and trying to get to her phone. 

"I was at home on my own, and genuinely thought I was going to die," she told the Daily Mail.

Sheba must have thought so, too. Though Sheba had lived with Perry only two weeks, she woke up and knew exactly what to do. The dog heard her choking, bolted into the room, and promptly took action with all the skill and speed of an EMT who'd just completed a refresher course on helping choking victims. 

"I was on the floor trying to get to my phone when she came running in," Perry said. "She whacked me on the back with one of her huge front paws and the piece of chicken flew out."

That's right: A dog performed a life-saving maneuver on her choking owner, and it worked.

And Sheba might know more than many humans. Public health organizations at one time discouraged the back-slap in favor of the abdominal thrust of the Heimlich maneuver, but many now advocate trying a back-slap first.

"It’s a good job she has such big paws, otherwise I don’t think it would have dislodged the chicken," said Perry.  

Perry is fine, and she gives all the credit to her dog. "She could obviously sense I was in distress. After she helped get the chicken out of my throat, she began licking my face to make sure I was okay."

Akitas are known to be smart, loyal companions. In 1931, Japan declared the dog a "national treasure." Perry, who works as a tattoo artist, believes the dog knew that she was choking and knew what she had to do to save her.   

"There’s no doubt that she knew what she had done," Perry said. "She knew she had saved my life. I could tell by the way she looked and wouldn’t let me go ... I think she deserves some recognition because it was a very heroic act. I don’t know anyone else whose dog would do something like that.

“I just feel so lucky to have her. This has all happened in such a short space of time. I’ve only had her a couple of weeks and already she has saved my life."

Via the Daily Mail 


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Monday, July 30, 2012

Dog in Singapore Waits Patiently for Absent Owner, Recalling Hachiko

Nicknamed "Jurong's Hachiko" after the Akita who loyally awaited the return of his human at the train station he used to routinely arrive at before he died, a Labrador in Singapore has been returning to the same bus stop for days, garnering attention and an effort to capture him and give him a new home.

The dog has been appearing at the stop twice a day for the past few months. No one knows anything about the dog or what might have happened to his human. Locals don't know whether the dog has been abandoned or if the owner has passed away -- all they do know is that the dog comes to the bus stop in the afternoon and in the evening, and goes home with no one.

Though he is shy and wary of people, and somewhat dirty, the dog appears otherwise healthy, and is estimated to be about 7 or 8. A nearby newspaper vendor has been feeding him so he doesn't go hungry, and has noted that the dog will eat only from a bowl and is generally well-behaved, even waiting for the light to turn green before crossing the street.

UPDATE: Several people have attempted to lure the dog away, but the dog is steadfast and will not go to anyone. Recently, however, a group of people managed to capture the dog, with hopes of giving him a new home. The dog is currently in the hands of a veterinarian, and once looked over and given the okay, will go home to a new family.

Via Dog Heirs and Yahoo! News, photos of the captured Jurong Hachiko courtesy of Rajaa


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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Kidnapped Pug and Owner Reunite After Five-Month Search

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Sometimes it takes a village to solve a crime.

On December 12, in Houston, Texas, Anne Sutherland's beloved pug, Molly, slipped out of her pug-proof fence. Sutherland's neighbors watched in horror as someone snatched Molly while the small dog was wriggling through the fence and walked off with her. 

Anne Sutherland, courtesy of MyFox Houston.

After five months of nonstop searching -- during which Sutherland reached out to friends, strangers, and everyone else who would help -- Molly is home again safe and sound, according to MyFox Houston.

"I can't believe it. I can't believe it," Sutherland told MyFox this week. "I was nearly giving up. I never did give up. Nobody gave up on her." 

As part of her search efforts, Sutherland plastered her Houston Heights neighborhood with lost-dog posters. She reached out on Facebook, posting about her search at the Short Mugs Rescue Squad page, which is dedicated to finding missing pugs.

Her search went viral in the community as strangers began hosting "Find Molly" events outside schools and stores, according to MyFox. 

(In a reader? Watch the video here.)

"I know it's not the same as a person, but I'm extremely close to her. I love her very much," Sutherland told MyFox Houston during the search. "She's cute, she's fun and all that, but she's my dog, and I need her, frankly. I really need her." 

Since her neighbors said the person they saw stealing Molly was a young woman, Sutherland spread the word at nearby Ronald Reagan High School that she was offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to Molly's safe return.

Searching for lost pets is not unlike searching for lost people: Two days after a disappearance, the chances of finding the individual alive drops sharply. But Sutherland and her supporters kept their hopes up -- for five long months.

Pug by Shutterstock.com

"For some reason her pain just reached out to me. She was so upset," Houston Heights resident Liz Melton told MyFox Houston this week. Last Friday, Melton was out and about when she happened to notice a pug at a certain house, which she was "certain didn't belong" there. "I e-mailed Anne and gave her the address and said, 'They don't have a pug.' That's how it happened," Melton said.

Sutherland drove to the house, which was fifteen blocks from her own. According to MyFox Houston, she asked the resident to see the dog. When the pug was brought outside, Sutherland called out, "Molly, Molly."

"She literally leapt out of the woman’s arms and climbed up my chest. I never let her go after that," Sutherland said. The news report added: "The woman told Anne her husband had given her the dog as a Valentine's Day gift. Anne believes Molly changed hands several times. The dog had lost weight and is being treated for sores in her mouth. 

The news story notes that Molly is microchipped, but since nobody took her to be scanned at a vet or animal shelter, she might not have made it home otherwise.

Here's to a happy reunion. Now let's all double-check our fences. 

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Heroic Old Pit Bull Takes a Bullet for His Owner

"Hold him in your arms. Let him die in your arms," owner's girlfriend told him. But Justin Becker wasn't giving up on his dog.

Kilo, a 12-year-old pit bull, sports an orange head bandage with a red "S" on it. The "S" is for "Superhero," and was added by a veterinary office staffer who thinks the world of the old pitty, who nearly gave his life for his owner.

A man posing as a Federal Express deliverer came to the door of Justin Becker and tried to force his way into his Staten Island apartment. A scuffle ensued, and Becker pushed the home invader to the ground and jammed his body with the door.

Kilo, the brave old superhero pit bull (Photo by Steve White)

What would have happened next is anyone's guess, but Kilo left no room for guessing: He ran and stuck his head out the opening of the door, perhaps to see what he could do to help his distressed owner. Whether the intruder meant to shoot the owner and the dog got in the way, or meant to shoot the dog, we'll probably never know. But Kilo took a bullet in his head at point blank range. The intruder ran off. 

It didn't seem like there was any way the dog, shot so close, could survive. Becker’s girlfriend, Nicole Percoco, told him, "Hold him in your arms. Let him die in your arms." But Becker wasn't giving up on his dog. "I'm not going to let him die," he told her. He rushed him to a nearby veterinary hospital, where it was discovered that the bullet ricocheted off the dog's skull and exited through his neck. The bullet, by some miracle, did not penetrate Kilo's skull.

“This is like, one in a million,” said Dr. Greg Panarello, whose veterinary clinic did surgery on Kilo. “He’s very lucky.”

We sure hope Kilo recovers well. He's 12, with a bullet wound in his head and neck, so he needs a great deal of TLC. Let's send our wishes for a speedy recovery to this very good dog. As one commenter in the NY Post story about this said: I hope he's treated like a king for the rest of his days.


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Friday, March 9, 2012

Rescue Dog Rescues Owner by Detecting Her Breast Cancer

Effie, rescued dog turned rescuer (Image: WXYZ)

A mammogram — the gold standard in breast cancer detection — failed to detect Lisa Hulber’s malignant tumor. But Effie, her rescued hound mix, did. The dog whose life Hulber saved helped save hers after she sniffed her to the point where she decided to get double-checked.

This time, doctors found Hulber’s tumor, and did an excisional biopsy. But Effie was ahead of them again. She started sniffing around and apparently detected the only lymph node that had the cancer. Hulber underwent a double mastectomy and 20 weeks of chemotherapy, and will soon start radiation.

“It’s hard to go through cancer and stuff like that,” the Michigan resident said. “I’m not a ‘woe is me’ kind of person and knowing what she did for me, that gift, that’s what makes me cry.”

Hulber thinks Effie got her “medical” training on the family’s kitten, who died of cancer. The dog may have associated the similar scent, and it’s easy to make the leap that Effie was trying to tell her rescuer that something was amiss.

As I wrote in yesterday’s article about the police dog, a dog’s nose can be better than any technology currently available, at least for detecting certain scents.

Way to go, Effie!

Now she has an equally important job: Being there for Hulber as she goes through the treatments, which can be so debilitating. Something tells me she’s already all over that assignment.

Readers, has your dog ever sniffed you in an unusual way and made you wonder if he/she is detecting something you should check out? Do you think rescue dogs sometimes feel an extra need to protect and even “rescue” their owners? Please share your experiences!

Source: WXYZ




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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Dog Survives 53 Days in Wild After Accident, Reunited with Owner After Losing More Than Half of Bodyweight

A Shetland sheepdog/sheltie, like Dooley

A car accident in December on I-80 in Nevada claimed the life of Barbara Bagley’s husband and one of their two Shetland sheepdogs, and left Bagley in critical condition. But she never gave up hope that their other Sheltie, Dooley, was still alive after he bolted from the tragic scene.

“Something inside me told me Dooley was still alive out there. I wasn’t 100 percent sure, but I didn’t grieve for Dooley like I did for my husband and our other dog,” Bagley told the Associated Press.

There were occasional potential sightings of the 4-year-old dog, but the desert is a harsh environment any time of year, and it was hard to imagine Dooley was still alive as the weeks went by. But volunteers persevered in their quest to reunite Bagley and Dooley, just in case her intuition was right. Something that meant so much to her could not be given up on just because it didn’t look good.

Four  weeks after the accident, Bagley heard of a “Lassie-like” dog spotted very close to the scene of the accident, but the dog could not be found. Weeks later, a railroad crew sighted a lookalike dog, but it kept evading his rescuers, too skittish and quick for their maneuvers. It took someone on horseback working with someone in a Jeep to outmaneuver the dog and capture him.

It was Dooley all right. Bagley was overjoyed. The poor dog had gone from 44 pounds down to 20, and had apparently survived by eating roadkill, like a dead coyote along the road, and drinking from occasional puddles. Bagley herself was well enough, though, to start taking care of him again.”He couldn’t have survived much longer out there,” she said.

And as you have probably guessed, Dooley has been the best medicine for Bagley.

“He’s the physical and mental affection that I need to recover,” she said. “I owe him so much for the hope I have now and the renewed faith I have in prayer. Dogs are so great because of their unconditional love.”

Bagley believes her husband had a role in Dooley’s safe return home. “It’s a message from my husband who was looking out for him,” she said. “It was a miracle.”

What a great story to illustrate the power of hope. If Bagley hadn’t had hope, it probably would have been too late when, and if, Dooley was ever found. Welcome back, Dooley, and eat lots and lots of food, and keep Bagley very good company, please. She needs you now more than ever.

Source: Associated Press, via SFGate




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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Restaurant Owner Arrested After Refusing Woman With Service Dog

Hrachya Avagyan (Courtesy of The Sun News)

A South Carolina restaurant owner who allegedly refused service to a woman with a service dog didn’t just get a slap on the wrist from law enforcement. He got arrested.

Myrtle Beach restaurant owner Hrachya Avagyan was charged with interfering with the rights of a blind/disabled person when he refused to allow a service dog of into Seafood World, according to The Sun News.

The woman told police Avagyan said the restaurant was private property and that he doesn’t allow dogs. The woman said she tried to show him her certification for the dog (not required, as readers have noted in the comments), and to explain the law, reports Carolina Live. The dog was wearing a service animal vest. It did no good.

For his refusal, Avagyan has so far spent one night in jail, according to the latest update.

As more people become familiar with service dogs and the Americans with Disabilities Act, flat-out refusals like this are happening less frequently, says Marianna Thompson, who works with a group that places service dogs with disabled people in the Carolinas. Unfortunately, not all business owners are on board.

“Not everyone feels that an animal should be in a restaurant and it’s something that it’s just going to take time to change,” says Thompson, who uses a service dog herself.

Judging by past responses to similar articles, a good number of Dogsters have service dogs and have had similar issues. Have you noticed the problem decreasing over the years? What have you done when someone has tried to restrict you and your dog? And what do you think of the restaurant owner being arrested? Was that over the top, or a good example for others who might try to deny access to people with service dogs?




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Friday, May 27, 2011

Panhandling Pooch’s Owner Interviewed, Says No Abuse

(Photo: Courtesy Gothamist)

Earlier today we brought you the story of Coffee the Dog, who baseball fans say is forced by her owner to sit outside New York City’s professional baseball stadiums for hours with no food or drink and a pipe in her mouth. Observers say that when she tries to lie down, her owner uses a shock collar to make her sit back up.

NBC New York found out who the owner is, and went to his apartment to interview him. Apparently he has been bringing Coffee to the stadiums for years. He says he is a professional dog handler, and claims no wrongdoing, He says the dog isn’t wearing a shock collar, but an ice collar. (Is that indeed a remote for a shock collar in the owner’s hand, as the photo claims? I know it’s not a remote for an ice collar. Could by some stretch of the imagination be a walky-talky?)

The owner told a reporter he rescued her from the streets. And a woman in the household says she has seen the owner give the dog water at the games. Contrary to previous reports, in the video Coffee has plenty of teeth (although it doesn’t look it in the photo above).

You can see the video on the NBC site. It doesn’t come with embed code for me to be able to include it here.

On the Facebook page Stop Abusing Coffee, readers said the interview was a sham, and that the owner had time to prepare the ice collar for the visit. One wrote: “The evidence is in the videos and pictures. 1. Shock Collar. 2. Trained to hold a pipe in her mouth not allowing her to pant. Pipe held in with adhesive 3. Sitting in her own Urine for hours. 4. Sitting in a straight up right position not being able to lay down. If goes to lay down jumps right up immediately because of shock 5. Sitting more then 6 hours with no food and water in sight. 6. Covered in clothes, sunglasses and bandana to hide the shock collar. 7. Pandhandling over $400 a night but claming $75 in tips. 8. Quoted as saying all money raised goes to animal shelters. This is all backed up by VIDEO AND PICTURES”

What do you think, Dogsters? The dog was very waggy when she got attention from the reporter; Could she be being treated decently after all? Or is there indeed foul play involved with making the pooch into a panhandler?




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Friday, April 8, 2011

Rescued Japan Tsunami Dog Has Joyful Reuninion With Owner

The dog, Ban, with a Japan Coast Guard rescuer before she was reunited with her joyful owner (Photo: AFP/Getty)

This is the very happy ending we were all hoping for after yesterday’s story of the dog who floated at sea in a sinking house for three weeks after Japan’s twin disasters. Her owner saw a report about the dog on TV and immediately knew it was her 2-year-old dog, Ban. She went to the animal care center Monday to claim her for a joyful reunion.

“I am happy that she seems healthy. I want to cherish her when I take her back,” she said as a wagging Ban licked her masked face.

Check it out below. (You’ll also see some pretty cool footage of the dog’s rescue by the Japan Coast Guard.)

Editor’s Note: Whoops, the wrong video was showing up here a little while ago. The right one should be up now!




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Monday, April 4, 2011

Guide Dog Loses Eyes, Shares New Guide Dog With Owner

Guide dog Edward, who had to have his eyes surgically removed, with Opal, who now guides Edward and Edward's person, Graham Waspe (Photo: Daily Mail, by Alex Fairfull)

When British guide dog Edward had to have his eyes surgically removed because of terrible cataracts, his owner, Graham Waspe, was understandably devastated. Edward, age 8, had been his eyes for years, and now would have none himself.

Luckily for both, guide dog Opal has stepped into their lives. She acts as both Waspe’s and Edward’s guide dog, helping them navigate through life unscathed.

“Opal’s been great for both of us. I don’t know what we’d do without her,” says Waspe.

Edward and Opal are good pals now, and make presentations to local school groups together, according to The Daily Mail. Edward is doing great, says Waspe’s wife, and shows no signs of slowing down.

What a beautiful setup. Amazing.

Opal, Waspe, and Edward, a happy trio with one set of working eyes (Photo: The Daily Mail, by Alex Fairfull)

It looks like Edward (left) is still acting as guide dog, despite his lack of eyes, doesn't it? (Photo: The Daily Mail, by Alex Fairfull)




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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Quick-Thinking Owner Uses Metal Detector on Diamond “Thief” Dog

Barney the diamond thief and his clever owner, who looks like a close cousin of Hillary Clinton...

Who knows why he did it. What counts is that he did it. And that his owner, Karen Woolley, was smart enough to figure out that diamond heirloom family rings don’t just simply walk off of the side of the tub on their own.

Woolley may have saved Barney’s life when she started suspecting that a ring that had gone missing after she had taken it off to take a bath could have ended up in tummy of her six-month-old spaniel mix. The quick-thinking bed-and-breakfast owner got out an old metal detector and passed it over Barney’s chest. BEEP! Twenty minutes later, BEEP! right over his stomach. The ring was winding its way down his digestive system.

If nature had been allowed to take its course, the three large diamonds that stick out could have ruptured his intestines. Barney could have died. Not taking any chances, Woolly rushed Barney to the vet, who was able to surgically remove the ring before any real harm occurred.

Barney is recovering nicely, according to the Sun, and Woolley has learned her lesson about leaving small objects near voracious puppies. “I’ll make sure it’s put safely in a drawer when I take it off in future,” she said.

And maybe Barney will stop craving such a rich diet…

Dogsters, do you have any stories about your dog eating things he or she should not? I’ll get the party started: Within two weeks of getting Jake when he was about 6 months old, he chewed up a can of pepper spray. Let’s just say that we couldn’t even walk into the same room to help him. Meanwhile he was lying there with a stunned look on his face and foam literally pouring from his mouth. All ended well, but we learned our lesson about watching what Jake “The Mouth” could get hold of…




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Friday, March 18, 2011

“Pot Head” Dog Back With Owner

Blue, who was temporarily named Smokey, definitely got himself in an uncomfortable situation (Photo: KESQ) Blue, who was temporarily named Smokey, during his unfortunate little incident (Photo: KESQ)

California has reputation for being home to a good number of potheads. But a California dog who recently got his head stuck in a long, cylindrical metal smudge pot has put a whole new spin on the idea.

Blue, who was nicknamed “Smokey” while animal officers from the Riverside County Animal Services sought his owner, was probably going after a mouse or other small critter when his head got stuck in the top of the old smudge pot. (A smudge pot, for those of you not used to preventing frost on fruit trees, is an oil-burning device that does just that.)

It must have been an odd experience for the poor 2-year-old pooch. How did he even manage to walk? He was probably hoping none of his friends would see him. I must say wearing a smudge pot makes wearing an Elizabethan collar look like a walk in the park.

Animal care officers were able to cut Blue out of the cylinder. He was fine, if you don’t count a blackened head and hurt pride. He is now back with his owner, and may be a little more careful where he sticks his snout for a while.




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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Puppy Training Sins Every New Puppy Owner Needs To Avoid

Puppy Training Sins Every New Puppy Owner Needs To AvoidDiscover the "How To Secrets" of home training puppies to become "Great" adult dogs with award-winning Jim Burwell's "Puppy Training Sins" including:

- Puppy training is ONLY about training the puppy...

- Obedience training is "hard" work... You will be surprised with this one...

- Kids and puppies are a natural combination... or are they...

- "Puppies should come already 'house-trained'...

- You have to be hard on a puppy to train it... NOT!


And MUCH more...


Jim Burwell's grass-roots start with his in-home dog training business that has grown to become Jim Burwell's Petiquette.

Jim has successfully trained over 20,000 puppies and dogs in 25 years.

In addition to successfully problem solving dog problems, Jim has spent the better part of his career working with owners in their home training their puppies into becoming great adult dogs.

Samplings of his national and local accomplishments as a professional dog trainer include:

- Recognized by the Houston Chronicle's Texas Magazine, October, 2003, as "Houston's Dog Whisperer"

- Voted best dog trainer by readers of the Houston Press..

- Past President, Lone Star Search & Rescue Dog Association...

- Founder, Rover Oaks Pet Resort, Home of Texas Dog Training the first multi-million dollar pet resort in Houston

- Professional witness for City of Houston in dog abuse cases..

- Featured on NBC TV "The Buzz"

- Article contributor to Hitched Magazine, MSN Dog Central, Chicagoland Tales..

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- Member Association of Pet Dog Trainers and International Association of Canine Professionals.


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Monday, January 3, 2011

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Peanut the Dog Saves Owner From Fire

Talk about a close call. By the time clever and brave Peanut managed to wake up his owner by barking and jumping around, they had seconds to escape before the bedroom ceiling started raining down embers over the bed. The ceiling collapsed shortly thereafter.

Good, good dog, Peanut! Teresa Brown is so grateful for having survived that she seems to have a very can-do attitude about having to begin again with no possessions, no home, and no insurance to replace any material goods.

“It will be an adventure figuring out how we are going to start over and where it’s going to take us,” said Brown, who has four adult sons, many church friends, and of course, her little hero, Peanut.

(A big thanks to Dogster’s dedicated and wonderful content manager, Janine Kahn, for bringing this story to my attention.   ;)   )




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Monday, December 13, 2010

Dog Helps Save Owner Paralyzed in Biking Accident

Talk about man’s best friend. Yogi the Golden Retriever may not have ever seen any Lassie reruns, but he took a cue from the heroic collie when his owner, Paul Horton, crashed off his mountain bike and became paralyzed from the chest down. Experts say the dog probably saved Horton’s life. Horton is clearly filled with love and admiration as he hails Yogi as his hero. Check out the news video above for their story. We wish Horton a speedy recovery, and send many ear scratches to Yogi.




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