Happy Birthday America…it’s the 4th of July. In the greatest country in the history of the world, we like to blow up things and make pretty fireworks.
Unfortunately our pooches don’t take kindly to these VERY noisy kabooms. I have consolidated some tips to help our loved dogs from freaking out completely…
From www.paw-rescue.org…
Humane societies and shelters typically take in more stray animals during the Fourth of July holiday because many pets are scared off by fireworks. Below are some tips to help pets cope with outdoor noises. Read More…
From the Doggie Pound… Callie the rough pup was a puppy mill mom we took her away from that life she’s coming along slowly, she’s so sweet tempered but she looks like a Ragamuffin 10 minutes after being groomed so she looks all hagerty for most of the day.
And then there’s Abby She’s been with us since she was 6 weeks old and spoiled R O T T E N, I can’t wait till Callie gets that way…;^B
NY Daily News – ASPCA to chip in $1M to help homeless dogs, cats find new homes
Response Products, of Broken Bow, Neb., is voluntarily recalling Cetyl M for Dogs, because the product could be contaminated with salmonella.
Police dog relieved of duty – The supervisors of a western Pennsylvania township have relieved a police dog of his duties because he bit a 9-year-old girl off duty. The dog’s handler will be given the option of buying him for $1 and keeping him as a pet. If the officer passes, others will get a chance to buy the dog for $1. Township officials say the dog will not be destroyed.
Veterinary college will offer free eye exams for service dogs – For a third consecutive year, the Virginia Maryland-Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech will join with the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and Merial Inc. and participate in the Service Dog Eye Exam Month this May.
WSMV – Members of a Lawrence County animal rescue group were forced to return dozens of dogs they attempted to save two months ago from a suspected puppy mill.
USA Today – Bryce Canyon to host prairie dog celebration
LA Examiner – Search dog heroes…Nadia Bloom update: Search dogs pick up scent of missing Florida girl
WPBF - Police: Man Shot Roommate’s Dog In Face With BB Gun
AMAZING! National Ledger – A stray dog was run over by a freight train, but survived. He was hit twice! The tiny little cream and brown colored Shih Tzu was a stray dog in Utah and was wandering near the train tacks when Fred Krause of the Utah Railway Company says he spotted the dog on the tracks.
ohmidog! – A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Tuesday against a Bucks County man who had sought food stamps to help feed his dog.
Mercury News – Police shot and killed a pit bull Wednesday after the animal attacked two people and their dogs and then turned on officers, authorities said.
Unleashed – This store owner in North Carolina refused to let a five-year-old’s service dog into his store, deeming it smelly. He apparently later apologized. Sheesh. Get with the 20th century dude….
ohmidog! - A stone marker in memory of Buddy, the dog dragged to death behind a pickup truck at Colorado National Monument, was erected Thursday at the entrance to the Roice-Hurst Humane Society.
Harley, a 5-pound Chihuahua who nearly died after his throat was deliberately slit, is on the mend and living with a new family
The Carlisle Area Dog Parks Association is launching a campaign to raise $150,000 toward developing and maintaining a three-acre site in Shaffer Park in North Middleton Twp., said Gail Black, the association president.
LA/SPCA has identified the owner of the blue intact Pit Bull that attacked a 5-year-old girl in Gentilly, Louisinana Wednesday night.
