I like the idea of niche dog blogs…I mean, this is a bit niche itself right? But at the same time that Muttskis and Fuck Yeah! Animals With Casts work becauese they’re niche, Ican’t help but think that DogBlog, which specializes exclusively in dogs in San Francisco that are tied to things, might be a little too niche. There are some cute dogs here, but surely the being tied to things is going to get old. Thoughts?
Meet Pabst. With an adorable underbite, this beautiful boxer mix is the proud winner of the 2009 World’s Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma. Personally, I think he’s too adorable for his own good.
Name: Teagan
Age: 14 weeks
Breeds: lab/boxer/shar pei mix
Hobbies: Learning new tricks, playing fetch, & getting into stuff!
Owner: Jenny, Royal Oak, MI
Name: Bob
Age: 12 years
Mix: Jack Russell/Collie
Hobbies: Eating, playing, eating, going for walks, eating, sleeping, eating, getting rubs and tickles, eating, watching the world go by sitting on the windowsill, eating. Oh, and eating.
Owner: Liz in Newcastle, UK
Name: Cash
Age: 2 years
Mix: Australian Shepard/St. Bernard
Hobbies: Eviscerating toys, running, cuddling and going to “grandma and grandpa’s” house.
These adorable rain coats are not only stylish and practical, they’re also a great way to recycle broken umbrellas. The jackets are totally customizable and cost anywhere from $10 and up (not too pricey me thinks). Also, they come in sizes up to XXL so our large muttskis won’t be left in the cold.
If you’re interested in one, they are availible from product designer Taryn Zychal who sweetens the deal even further by donating a portion of each sale to the Humane Society.
As dog fans, I thought you might be interested in the article I recently wrote for Neatorama detailing some truly heroic pit bulls. These dogs have a bad reputation, yet they are some of the sweetest animals around. Let me know your thoughts, thanks!
First off let me say that Bo looks like a great dog and I’m sure the Obama family will have years of happiness with their new pet. That said, the president missed a few great opportunities by adopting a pure-bred dog from a breeder.
The breeder the family’s dog came from sounds like a reputable and legitimate pet breeder, which is good. The bad part is that it will open up the door for back yard breeders and puppy mills to start selling Portuguese water dogs and average families are likely to be too poor and/or too ill-educated on the dangers of these puppy factories to say no.
Everyone is expecting the popularity of this dog to sky rocket and not adopting an animal from a shelter could be a crucial blow to rescue centers that are currently over-full and under-funded. Now, more than ever, shelter pets could use some extra love and this was a big opportunity for the Obama’s to help out.
As far as the breed itself, Obama initially said he was interested in getting a mutt “like himself,” which he seemed to go back on completely. The advantage to the family doing this is that a huge surge of popularity for “mutts” could benefit all mutts -particularly if the dog’s heritage itself were hard to identify. This could really help out shelters who are loaded up with tons of mixed breed dogs. Many shelter pets will be put to sleep this year and the first family could have made a huge difference in the number of euthanized pets.
The dog choice of the president may be good for his family, but it’s quite disappointing to our nation as a whole.
There is only one cage-free, no-kill shelter in America and now The St. Francis Animal Rescue Center going through a major financial crisis. Adoptions are low and donations are even lower. Even worse, the shelter was broken into by a drunk man last month. The doors are still broken and the cats he harassed are acting strange and irrate.
If you want to help the shelter, paypal donations can be made to StFrancisAnimalRescue@yahoo.com. For more info, visit Zoo Too.
Easter lillies are poisonous to little kitties, so if you have kittens, keep them away from them. Better yet, don’t buy Easter lillies or bring them into your home. Just a few leaves or petals can kill a normal kitty.
In other pet news, today is Fitness & Weight Loss Day, so take your pup on a walk today. You could both use some excercise (not that you’re fat, everyone can afford to excercise) and it would surely make both of you happy.
