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Dog of The Day: Sarah From Sacramento SPCA!
Sarah is looking for a quiet, adult home. She is a very nervous girl at the shelter, so she is in foster care. Sarah wants to sleep under the covers with her foster mommy. She really likes to lay on…...
Flashback Week: THE Beary White!
Fact: Beary White is one amazingly cute pup…and as Shannon points out in the first-ever Beary Blog, cute puppies get away with everything–including passing gas. Hello Baby Beary White! (by Shannon–Originally Published on AVE: Dec 5, 2007) As I write…...
Dog of The Day: Tookie From Austin Humane Society!
I`m Tookie–a Collie/Aussie mix, with perhaps a bit of terrier in there, too. So of course I am smart and people oriented and eager to learn. In fact, I know how to do lots of obedience things, and I love…...
Boston Residents Rally Against Fancy Dog Hotel
Despite strong opposition from residents and city officials, a proposal for a fancy dog hotel in South Boston received a favorable vote from the Board of Zoning Appeals. The kennel plan is billed as an upscale boarding facility and weekend…...
Dog of The Day: Joey From San Diego Humane Society!
Why I’d make a great companion: I’m an active dog who can’t wait for a second chance start at life and a family to love! My favorite activities include: Adventuresome and engaged in life, I’m one entertaining canine! I like…...
Flashback Week: All About Pom Pom
Pom Pom is the quintessential poofy poster-child of why people should adopt senior animals. She’s currently 12 years old and every bit the spunky, tough little girl she was when we got her from a San Diego animal shelter nearly…...
Vet Blog
Article Outlines Benefits of Therapy Animals for Broad Groups of People
I never get tired of stories about the health and emotional benefits that humans derive from animals. Anyone with a pet knows intuitively that animal companions are good for us. The enthusiastic greeting of a cat or dog after a hard day’s work relieves the stress of the office. ...
Hi, my Silky Terrier has crusty eyes. Is it an allergy thing? Worried mama. Monica Perth, Australia Many syndromes can cause mucus to accumulate around a dog’s eyes. Dried mucus gives the eyes a crusty appearance. Allergies are a leading cause of crusty eyes in people, but allergies rarely cause eye problems...
Microchip Delivers Cat to Owners After 3 1/2 Year Separation
On the fence about microchipping your pet? Check out this story....
Preliminary Research Suggests Unspayed Dogs May Live Longer
I am a proponent of spaying and neutering pets. Canine spay surgeries virtually eliminate the risk of breast cancer when performed before sexual maturity. Spays also dramatically reduce the rate of a potentially fatal infection called pyometra. Spayed dogs cannot develop ovarian cancer. Spayed dogs do not go...
Can a dog have a twitch? My Australian Shepherd/Golden Retriever constantly licks her lips. She almost never stops. I was wondering if this might be a kind of tic. Is that possible? S C OR Some dogs and cats engage in stereotypic (repetitive) activities that can resemble tics. In my experience repetitive...
CVMA Bemoans Confusion Caused by Local Cat Declaw Bans. Vet Blogger Devises Solution to the Problem.
Several years ago West Hollywood, California enacted a law that prohibited the declawing of cats for non-medical purposes. The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) was not happy about that move. The CVMA claimed (with some validity) that confusion ensues when local governments set rules affecting the practice of veterinary medicine....
LadyJava - Blogger Cats
Fluffy Friday #15: Transfer Factor Kitties
Awan: Eh.. where's my Tranfer Factor pills today? I can smell it in this bag but I don't see it anywhere! I want to feel healthy!Smokey: What are you doing in there Awan? That's just the bag you silly kitty..You have to wait for mommy to give it to...
Happy Birthday Mommy and Mommy's Free Blog Makeover Giveaway!
I tried to be very good for mommy and take a good picture as it was mommy's birthday. Here I am and mommy.. can you see her smiling so happily? Meow!Oh..have you heard the good news? Mommy is giving away a free blog makeover to one lucky winner because March...
Anyone wants Aggie Waggy? I have already pack her up nicely with bubble and what not and ready to ship.. Meow.. Don't tell mommy though!! Oh by the way, mommy is testing Disqus commenting system here at our blog. .. so check it out and let us...
Fluffy Friday #14: Awan's Baby Blue Eyes
Sometimes time just goes too fast. I just realised that I had not updated this blog since last Fluffy Friday. OMG!Anyway...this week we look at Awan's Baby Blue Eyes.This is her relaxing on A's lap. She's his baby!Share your fluffy friends with us every Friday! Whether it's a favourite stuffed...
Fluffy Friday #13: Adopt Me Fluffy
Rushing out the door but didn't want to missed this week FF or be TOO fashionably late.. meow!!This sweet thing is one of the many kittens available for rehoming. You can get her at Pet Epicure. The address is below.Pet Epicure Address: No.16 Jalan Bandar 2, Taman MelawatiShare your fluffy...
We've always been flea free thanks to Frontline Plus. However, there was one time when mommy and daddy made a mistake and we were ALL infested with fleas!It happened when daddy saw a lovely silver haired female kitty at his office one weekend. She was so scared looking that daddy...
Stripy Six
Stripy Six Double Post #243 + #244
Paul's niece, Pam, returns in a follow-up from yesterday's comic!Many versions that aren't the KJV translate "mammon" as "money" or "riches".The full verse in panel 11 is: 10Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?...
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Stripy Six-Double Post: #239 + #240
There's quite a few of them. I might have to update this at some pointSee an earlier strip on the idea of there being multiple internets.If you don't get the bottom joke, it's about when, on the internet, if you do something awesome, you supposedly win an (or the) Internet. But,...
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So apparently, my filenames are 7 comics apart.., but anyway,Powered by IP2Location.comThanks for reading! :D...
PiNG's Danish Adventures
I learned how to tell time long, long ago. I have no memory of the process, it's just one of those things you learn early and never forget. But, I learned to tell time in a part of the world that uses AM and PM to differentiate between...
For the first time in over 15 years, I watched a hockey game from beginning to end. Not only that, but I watched a 2nd hockey game, in the same weekend, from beginning to nearly the end, and a 3rd game for about the last 20 minutes. ...
Since I started taking Tamoxifen, my left knee has been bothering me with a nice nagging pain. I explained this to my Oncologist in January but he felt that since it was just one knee, and not all my joints, that the Tamoxifen wasn't to blame. He advised...
Let me begin by saying that I attempted to find the perfect image for this post... I failed. My image search yielded results that just weren't fitting. Sigh.The local newspapers often have articles describing a new business that has opened in the area. It's a great thing...
Literal translations are always a bit scary and they tend to be less than accurate, but they're still fun to do if for no other reason than a good giggle. I've been surfing the Olympic television listings for Denmark attempting to figure out which events I will be able...
Forgive me readers for I have failed... It has been one month since my last post. Each day that goes by I feel like I should get in here and write something, but then I think... where do I begin? What do I write about? What...
Fran Jurga`s Hoof Blog: Up-to-the Minute News from Hoofcare & Lameness Journal
13 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comThis week began the 30-day countdown to the running of the Apple Blossom Invitational, a $5 Million race for fillies and mares carrying 123 pounds at Oaklawn Racecourse in Hot Springs, Arkansas on Friday, April 9. The distance will...
7 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comI think you'd better watch these little video news clips from Oklahoma, and read some news from that state. That's one way to look at this issue. I'm not sure why equine dentists would need access to cough medications...
Friends at Work (But for how long?): J. C. Maloyed at Virginia Intermont College
5 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comVirginia farrier J. C. Maloyed has survived back surgery and 25 years of ups and downs as farrier for the equestrian program at Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Virginia. But could the wavering economy be affecting the ability...
Continuing Education Events for Your Calendar
4 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comPull out your calendar and start filling in some dates for what's ahead in 2010! There are probably many more events in the planning stages, but these are on our calendar of symposia and seminars so far. What's on...
Favorite Photo: A Hand-Forged Reflection
4 March 2010 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog at Hoofcare.comThis is my favorite photo, so far, from the 2010 American Farrier's Association Convention, which was held last week in Portland, Oregon.The gentleman reflected in the mirror looks somber, but I can assure you, he is probably just either...
Multi-Tasking: How Many Men Does It Take to Shoe a Horse?
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Farriers, originally uploaded by Crafty Dogma. They say that men are not good at multi-tasking and the traditional European method of shoeing horses seems...