Archive for July, 2009
Not surprisingly, PETA’s recent proposal to fund the soon-to-be-broke Pescadero State Beach in return for the right to rename it ” Sea Kitten State Park ” and to prohibit fishing was flatly refused.
But with California scrambling to deal with a $26.3 billion budget gap (!) and the proposed…
Not surprisingly, PETA’s recent proposal to fund the soon-to-be-broke Pescadero State Beach in return for the right to rename it ” Sea Kitten State Park ” and to prohibit fishing was flatly refused.
But with California scrambling to deal with a $26.3 billion budget gap (!) and the proposed…
When I was a kid, my dad would tease me mercilessly about “sand sharks” during our annual family trip to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The idea that these sneaky, subterranean creatures might actually be real and able to swim right up to my beach towel kept my little mind occupied all summer long. …
Research from Brigham Young University (BYU) gives new meaning to the expression “babes in the woods.” It turn out, babies may not be as naive as we once thought &mdash especially where their canine counterparts are concerned.
A new study shows that babies can “speak dog” (or at least…
Suspended NFL star Michael Vick quietly completed his 23-month federal dogfighting sentence this morning, officially freeing him to lobby for a return to the field.
Vick’s attorney Lawrence Woodward told the Associated Press (AP) that Vick has been “released as scheduled” and no longer has…
Someone in San Francisco is looking out for elderly dogs. Sherri Franklin, the founder and executive director of Muttville, started the organization in 2007 to find homes and provide foster care or hospice for abandoned senior and special-needs dogs.
Many of these old dogs end up in shelters because their elderly owners have died or can no longer care for them. Unfortunately, the older animals are difficult to place, and many are euthanized.
My dog Patch, a Queensland mix, was a bright, playful, energetic dog, who finally started slowing down when he was about nine years old. His senior years were a wonderful, sweet time for us both. Instead of endless obsessive games of fetch, we enjoyed long walks in the neighborhood or in the park. When Chuck, the beautiful, goofy McNab I adopted when he was 4-1/2 years old, died suddenly of cancer five years later, I felt the extra loss that he and I were deprived of his special senior years.
This video tells the story of Muttville. Ms. Franklin and her organization could do so much more with additional volunteers to foster the animals. If you are not in the San Francisco Bay Area, you may consider sponsoring a dog through a financial contribution by clicking here. Muttville is a 501(c)3 organization.
On Tuesday, Pet Airways’ inaugural flight took to the air from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York.
The company’s founders, husband-and-wife team Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel, put their consulting backgrounds and business savvy to good use to start Pet Airways in 2005. They’ve spent…
It’s a scene straight out of a bad sci-fi film: whales driven into suicidal flurries by the madness-inducing echo chamber that we humans have made of their sound-sensitive habitat. A recent article from The New York Times explores our complicated and often harmful relationship with our…
Is your dog afraid of thunder? Does she suffer from separation anxiety? Sound researcher, music producer and authority in the field of psychoacoustics, John Leeds, has collaborated with veterinary neurologist Dr. Susan Wagner to write the book Through a Dog’s Ear: Using Sound to Improve the Health & Behavior of Your Canine Companion
The music on the CD Through a Dog’s Ear: Music to Calm Your Canine Companion, Volume 1
You can listen to samples of Through a Dog’s Ear: Music to Calm Your Canine Companion, Volume 1
