Archive for December, 2007
Posted in December 31st, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Just as with the 4th of July, tonight the air will be rife with the sounds and colors of fireworks, celebrating the incoming new year. Many dogs and pets are terrified of the loud noises so for the safety of your canine companion, follow these fireworks safety […]
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Posted in December 31st, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Do You know what’s in the commercial dog food you feed your beloved dog every day? I think you would be surprised to really find out! It’s scary!
Watch the short video below and learn some things you may wish you never knew but that can save your dog’s […]
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Posted in December 31st, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
A butcher is busy at work when notices a dog in his shop. He shoos the dog away. Later, he notices the dog is back again. He walks over to the dog, and notices that the dog has a note in his mouth. The butcher takes the note […]
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Posted in December 31st, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Fortunately for both pet owner and pet, there are veterinarians who can treat these ailments and get pets back on their feet. James Roush, an orthopedic surgeon at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at Kansas State University, is one such veterinarian.
Roush frequently performs orthopedic surgeries on small animals […]
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Posted in December 30th, 2007
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
It becomes interesting when pique between opposing political parties and the subsequent political propaganda provides us with statistics on the extent of the atrocities, objectification, and subsequent murder committed on non-human animals in Malta, all subsidized by the governing party through your taxes.
These statistics, to a rational thinking person, […]
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Posted in December 30th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
In October, Roscoe, a German Shepherd mix was seized from his family’s from yard under the guise that Animal Control claimed he looked like a pit bull.
To further add insult, Roscoe had been adopted from the Kansas City Shelter last December and his paperwork listed him as a […]
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Posted in December 30th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
I got a email yesterday about a website called IBuyStrays.com that outright ask people to turn in strays and any unwanted cats and dogs including litters of puppies and kittens to be used for medical research.
Please, take the time to read this and get the word out!!
They […]
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Posted in December 30th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Baldwin County, FL - Playing children heard whimpering coming from a dumpster on Upper Bryant’s Landing Road in Stockton. They alerted an animal control officer and when he investigated he found a MinPin-Chihuahua and her 6 puppies in a wooden box thrown inside the dumpster like trash.
The mother […]
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Posted in December 28th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
This is just a quick story, short on details and names but I wanted to share it with you to show you the hearts of those in rescue and they never stop, no matter what day it is or time of day.
On Christmas Eve night about 11:30 PM […]
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Posted in December 28th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Now, there are quite a number of animal welfare organizations out there and to be honest, the main goal of some of them just seems to be how much money they can amass. They don’t actually put that money toward helping animals in need. Oh, they’re big and […]
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Posted in December 27th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
OMG!! Imagine one dog with 19 puppies!!! This was Julie Nelson’s holiday surprise as her Great Dane, Kenya, gave birth to her litter of puppies 2 days before Christmas.
Kenya actually delivered a total of 21 puppies of which only 19 survived.
The birthing, which was a planned breeding, began […]
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Posted in December 27th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Do you think only a vet can examine your dog properly? Not true. Taking the time to learn the basics of home examination can save you not only money but early detection of potential problems can also save your furry friend’s life.
From Natural Health for Pets
Too often […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
So many people think that pets are disposable and disabled pets, doubly so. Here’s a story that will lift your spirits and warm the coldest heart.
Barney is a 8 year old Golden lab mix. He’s also blind and deaf.
This holiday season Barney basked in the love of his […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
No doubt, like many of you, I’ve been reading about California based Flex-Petz for months now. I read the pros and cons, what both sides are saying and the bottom line is that I have very mixed feeling about the program.
The fact that they use dogs that are […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
The Christmas edition of The Times reports:
“The hunters’ federation wrote to Education Minister Louis Galea today to protest over what it described as ‘further brainwashing of schoolchildren’.
The federation’s secretary, Lino Farrugia, referred to a questionnaire distributed to Siggiewi primary school children before the holidays, and also recalled that on […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Fun Xmas pics from Christmas… Gone to the Dogs!
Now these aren’t your usual Christmas dog pictures. There are many dogs who will not even consider have themselves ‘decorated’ so here’s a way around it. These are some fun pictures I did for friends with dogs.
This is Missy, […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
You have a kiddie wading pool in the yard, but no small children.
Lintwheels are on your shopping list every week.
You have baby gates permanently installed at strategic places around the house, but no babies.
The trash basket is more or less permanently installed in the kitchen sink, to keep […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
I read this story the other day and it just broke my heart!! Some heartless person dumped a bag with 14 Jack Russel mix puppies in a Dumpster outside Hancock Fabrics in Salt Lake City, Utah. The puppies were only 3-5 weeks old!!
When an employee of the […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
I’m going to be passing along some vet advise from Dr Andrew Jones, author and creator of Veterinary Secrets Revealed.
Dr. Jones has more than a decade of experience and has his own veterinary practice.
Dr. Jones also has a great online vet site called ‘The Inner Circle’ where you […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Just in case you need a laugh and tickle, here’s one for you…. talking dogs!! LOL Check it out, pretty good!
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Posted in December 26th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
“Those who feel the impulse to get a puppy on the Web should stop and think about the puppy’s mother and father back at the puppy mill. Those dogs are spending their entire lives in tiny cages.”
PET CONNECTION by Christie Keith
Universal Press Syndicate
When Dr. Helen Hamilton of Fremont, […]
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Posted in December 24th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
In the case that sparked nation and worldwide response in which three teens, 12, 14 and 16 years old in Guadalupe County, TX, brutally tortured and killed Tobey, a tiny Pomeranian mix puppy, ‘justice’ has been handed down. If that’s what you can call it!! I have no […]
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Posted in December 24th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Wisconsinites, this is a chance to be heard!! Please take the time to read and pass this along to everyone you know. RSVP and show up, be a voice for those who don’t have voices of their own!!
Humane Lobby Day in Madison
Humane Lobby Day for Animals
Madison, Wisconsin
Wednesday, February […]
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Posted in December 24th, 2007
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
I honestly didn’t think I’d see this and cannot tell you how happy it makes me that the person who so cruelly threw two sick poodles in a trash bag and tossed the bag away is coming to pay the price for his cruelty!!!
The owner of the dumped […]
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