This is a cute and funny video of a pug pushing a little stroller, enjoy:
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Flawed Dogs
DreamWorks Animation is going to make a movie out of the picture book and novel “Flawed Dogs” by Berkeley Breathed.
The book is about a dachshund who was ousted from his family by a jealous show dog, and who must reclaim his place.
Here is more full synopsis of the book:
“Sam the Lion is actually a priceless dachshund, bred to be a show dog. More important, he is Heidy’s best friend—and she needs one like never before. Living with her reclusive uncle is hard, but Sam has a way of making her feel soft and whole. Until the day Sam is framed by the jealous poodle Cassius, and is cast out by Heidy’s uncle, alone on the wild streets, where he is roughed up by a world he was not bred for. Sporting a soup ladle for a leg, Sam befriends other abandoned dogs and journeys all the way to the Westminster Dog Show, where his plan for revenge on Cassius takes an unexpected turn when he and Heidy spot each other after years of being apart.”
The author:
To learn more about the book, visit penguingroup.com
I have not read this book, but I am very intrigued by the idea and I would love to read it/see the movie.
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2011 Westminster Dog Show
The WKC (Westminster Kennel Club) dog show was this week.
Hickory (aka GCH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind) the Scottish Deer Hound won best in show:
If you would like to know more about the dog show, please see WestminsterKennelClub.org.
Here are some more photos from the show:
All images from Gallery on cbsnews.com
Here is a video about the road to best in show:
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Puppy Bowl is Tomorrow!
Don’t forget if you want to watch Puppy Bowl, it starts tomorrow at 3 on Animal Planet. It only goes for 2 hours, so you can still catch the big game.
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Blizzard?
Well, where I live we are supposed to be getting a blizzard tonight into tomorrow. So far there is only a little wind and snow – so we shall see. But in honor of winter here are puppies enjoying the snow:
Sleepy puppies in the snow:
Picture credit
Puppies playing in it:
Ah the wonder:
Picture from Pixdaus
There last two are my favorites:
Can you still see me?
Picture from therapydogsheal.com
Artful snowflake
Picture from Tumblr
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Designer Dogs: The Doodles
Designer dogs or hybrid dogs, crossing two pure bred dogs, are incredibly popular these days. There are many different crosses which now have almost standard names of their own and you can easily find puppies of these varieties. However, exact names do vary as do the resulting puppies appearances and temperaments.
Pure bred dogs have a written standard against which individual dogs are judged and usually only those that match well are bred on to ensure the breed remains consistent. Bringing home a purebred dog means that you generally know the dogs personality based on breed, size, energy level, instinctual abilities (like tracking, pointing, digging, etc.) and if they make good family pets. Of course every individual is different, but you have a sound idea of what you are getting if the breeding has been good. Designer dogs attempt to take the best attributes of two breeds and get a consistent outcome in their puppies that has the best of both parents.
It is argued that this craze for crossbreds began with the Labradoodle, first bred in Australia by crossing the Labrador retriever (intelligent and easily trained) with the Poodle (intelligent and has a nonsheadding coat) to be an allergy friendly guide dog.
Today I am featuring poodle designer dog crosses – dogs that now have doodle in their name. Here are pictures of common poodle crosses:
1. Labradoodle – Labrador Retriever and Standard Poodle
2. Goldendoodle – Golden Retriever mixed with Standard Poodle
3. Aussiedoodle – Australian Shepherd and Standard Poodle
4. Airedoodle – Airedale Terrier and Standard Poodle
5. Bernedoodle – Bernese Mountain Dog and Poodle
6. Bordoodle — Border Collie and Poodle
7. Boxerdoodle — Boxer and Poodle
8. Cadoodle — Collie and Poodle
9. Doodleman Pincher — Doberman and Poodle
10. Irish doodle — Irish Setter and Poodle
11. Pyredoodle — Great Pyrenees and Poodle
12. Saint Berdoodle — Saint Bernard and Poodle
13. Sheepadoodle —
14. Sheltidoodle — Sheltie and Poodle
15. Shepadoodle — German Shepherd and poodle
16. Springerdoodle — English Springer Spaniel and Poodle
17. Weimardoodle –Weimaraner and Poodle
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Puppy Bowl VII Starting Line-up
Today Animal Planet announced the starting line-up of puppies for Puppy Bowl VII!
There are 20 puppies listed on the Animal Planet website complete with names, pictures, breed, age and a fun fact. Here are a few of the puppies you will see this year:
1. Amy
Golden Retriever/Corgi Mix
2. Booda
Pug mix
3. CB
Shih Tzu/Beagle mix
4. Duncan
Golden retriever/bulldog mix
5. Mae
Great Pyrenees/Newfoundland mix
To see all of the puppies in the starting line up please visit Animal Planet’s website.
If you have never heard of or watched Puppy Bowl, it is a show which takes place on Animal Planet on the day of the Super Bowl. It features puppies which you watch while they play on a miniature football field. There is commentary on the puppy play, using football terminology, as well as replay shots. A halftime show features kittens playing with various toys. There are cameras to watch the puppies from different angles, one interesting one is the “bowl cam” which looks up at puppies drinking water through the bottom of the water dish. Last year featured aerial shots from the Twizzler’s blimp which was driven by hamsters, but I am not sure if this will be continued for PBVII. Also new last year were bunny cheerleaders on the sidelines.
To find out more about PBVII, to see behind the scenes clips, highlights from years past and more visit Animal Planet Puppy Bowl VII.
Puppy Bowl is on February 6, at 3 pm…ending before the actual football game even starts, so you can watch both.
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Dog has 17 Puppies!
A dog, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, in Germany has given birth to 17 puppies! The owner of the dog has had to bottle feed some of the puppies because the mother cannot handle feeding all the pups. But miraculously all the pups survived!
Here is a picture of some of them from the AP:
There are 8 female puppies and 9 males. All the pups have African names because that is where their breed is from. The females puppies are called Bahati, Binta, Bahya, Bashima, Batouuli, Binki, Bora, Bisa and the male ones are Baakir, Banjoku, Belay, Bruk, Bundu, Bayo, Bukekayo, Biton and Bulus. So far four of the puppies have been sold and 2 more are fully paid for.
To read the full story at news.yahoo.com.
Breed Profile: Rhodesian Ridgeback
This breed was developed in South Africa and were used to hunt lions. The most distinctive feature of the breed is the ridge of hair along the dog’s spine which grows the opposite direction of the rest of the fir. Males can weigh up to 85 pounds, and females 70 pounds. These dogs are very muscular. The breed is loyal and intelligent. They often choose to ignore strangers, but are protective and can be taught to be good guard dogs.
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Talking Dog
Here is a youtube video of a husky named Mishka who has been taught how to say “I love you” —
There are also other videos of Mishka barking out other phrases, which you can also check out at Mishka’s Dog Vlog.
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Puppy Rescued from Canyon
While watching Inside Edition I saw a story about a man who was exploring canyons and found an abandoned puppy very thin and close to death. He was determined not to leave the animal to die, so he gave it food, water, and a blanket and went to get the proper equipment to lift the dog out of the very deep canyon. He returned the next day, found the puppy again, and got him safely out of the canyon. He is now on the road to recovery and is putting on weight, but the man who rescued him cannot keep him. The puppy – nicknamed Puppy- now has his own facebook page to help provide updates on him and his search for a new home.
The whole story is available at Inside Edition: Abandoned Puppy Rescued in a Canyon.
Here is a link to Puppy’s facebook: Puppy.
