In the wake of the terrible tragedy in the U.S.’s deadliest mass shooting in Las Vegas, therapy dogs are arriving en masse to comfort those in need. Dozens of comfort dogs from all over North America are there to help lend their support. The dogs, from various charity groups, such as Lutheran Church Charities, are…
Pet dogs communicate with specific facial expressions when their owners are looking at them, according to a new study, and not just because they’re excited about the possibility of food. Researchers found that dogs move their faces in direct response to the human gaze—usually producing so-called “puppy dog eyes”—even more than when they are presented…
Animals, News, Life BC pet-friendly housing petition reaches 10,000 signatures Original Source: http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pet-friendly-housing-bc-petition-10000-signatures Publishing Information: 02 Oct, 2017 By Jenni Sheppard
ShareAdjust The city of Vancouver has the most pampered pets in Canada, according to data released by Amazon.ca. Amazon’s fifth annual pampered pets list was compiled using sales data for pet related items from Amazon.ca from August 2016 to August 2017 on a per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents. Sales data…
ShareAdjust Phinous Martha ChubbChubbs and Jaroslav the Tsar walk among us. It’s true. Both are dogs. Phinous, a female, Jaroslav, a male. These are good dog names. And they’re all good dogs, aren’t they? (Some of the names, on the other hand … ) What breed of dogs Phinous and Jaroslav are, couldn’t tell you….
What these dogs do when they know they are going to their favorite spot outdoors is so funny. They might be a little bit excited. Their human shares, “”One day this past summer I decided to take my dog and my parents dogs out to the quarry where they have been going since they were…
Animals, Life This Canadian startup lets dog lovers borrow a dog Original Source: http://dailyhive.com/toronto/dogtime-borrow-a-dog-2017 Publishing Information: 13 Sep, 2017 By
Almost a year ago, we got a new-to-us puppy, a yellow lab named Daisy. She’s a good dog, we think, and has been right from the beginning. But she’s a puppy, and as our trainer constantly reminds us, puppies are knuckleheads. Adorable, enthusiastic, and sweet-as-can-be knuckleheads, but knuckleheads all the same. We’ve been working diligently…
Kelly Frankenburg specializes in newborn and infant photography at her home-based studio, 11 Sixteen Photography, in Richmond, Virginia. Usually those newborns are human, but when she started fostering a rescued Chihuahua and her 3 puppies, she knew a photo shoot was in order. Image courtesy of 11 Sixteen Photography Frankenburg and her family recently started…
A Better Way to Disinfect Kennels, Whelping Boxes, and Crates By Vince Battaglia As I toured the kennel, I noted the gleaming metal grates and debris-free padding of a well-scrubbed crate. Only a slightly sharp chemical smell tingled my nose. The owners had done their research. They not only chose a disinfectant certified to kill…