Friday, September 4, 2009

Scooter the world smallest dog



Scooter, the tiny wonder that could fit into a tea-cup, is claim to be the world smallest dog at six months old has died.

He broke his leg jumping out of the hands of a minder earlier this week. His tiny leg was put in a cast but the medication he was given for it caused stomach ulcers and he did not survive.

Scooter slept and spent most of his life in the shoebox. He is 8cm tall, 20cm long and weight about 400 grams when fully clothed.

Friday, July 24, 2009

World's Tallest Dog Loses Leg

This is Gibson a 7 year-old Harlequin Great Dane, a 5 year Guinness World Record holder for tallest dog in which he stands 7-feet tall on his hind legs. Gibson was diagnosed earlier this year with bone cancer and had his front right leg amputated due to complications.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A dog named Bo, a gift for Obama's family

This is currently much talk about dog named Bo, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog , given to the Obama girls as a gift by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. There are mixed respond to the choice of dog for the Obama's family.

Dog shelter said it's a disapointment as Obama should have gotten a dog from the rescue. And it is interesting to read comments posted. Why not pure breed? Some would say. Does it mean that they would care less for the rescue dogs? What do you think?

As it is a gift for the Obama girls, and the girls are happy with the water dog, does it matter it is a pure breed or rescue dog ?

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Service Dogs

What are service assistance dogs? They can be the hand and legs for the disabled person. Disabled person normally have dificulties in doing simple chores. They are specially trained dogs, trained to assist the dsiabled person to open and close the doors, switched on/off the lights, taking off the socks and even sweaters. To think off how much these amazing dogs can do to lighten the burden of the disabled person.


Assistance dog can even take out clothes from the washing machine and pulled the basket to the clothes hanging area, pulling the wheel chair, picking up handphone that is drop on the floor. They can open the drawers and take out the things that is required of them.

They are trully amazing dogs, aren't they!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Hearing Dogs

It is amazing how hearing dogs give assistance to these people who have hearing impaired. They alert the deaf owners of sounds like doorbell, telephone ringing, smoke alarms and all other household sounds.

With hearing dogs around the house, life has change for the deaf owners. Alerting them of dangers like smoke from the iron or gas stove and giving day to day assistances like microwave oven dings, doorbells rings.

Like this 7 years old Evie Crook, Gem the golden labrador hearing dog has transformed her life alltogether. full story .....


7yr old Evie Crook with her guide dog Gem the youngest
person to have a guide dog to help with her deafness

Photo: ROSS PARRY SYNDICATION



Life-Changing Hearing Dog of the Year

Eddie - a three-year-old hearing dog that acts as the ears for his severely deaf owner has been named Life-Changing Hearing Dog of the Year by the charity that trained him. For full story ....

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Toddler killed by dogs


"A three-year-old girl has died and another child has been seriously mauled in a dog attack at a south-western NSW home." quoted from a recent news report.

The attack had devastated the small town and everyone is in a state of shock. It is terrible.

Yeah, dogs are suppose to be friendly and lovable. Such horrible things are not suppose to happen. It did happened.

What will happen to these dogs? It seems that the dogs were seized from the property and authorities were seeking to destroy them.

Friday, December 12, 2008

All I want is a Dog for Christmas

Christmas is a season of giving and you are thinking of giving a pet dogs as a Christmas gift? You might be giving in to your children's demand and pleas for a dog or your promise to your little darlings for a adorable cute little doggie as a christmas present. The idea is with warm thoughts in mind. But are they really a right gift and a good idea?

Pet shops are urging parents to think twice. The reason being that are they really committed to having a dog. Are you prepared for the extra chores that is required? Are you willing to take the dog for a daily walk? Feeding, potty training, cleaning and so on. What if the destroy your precious items? Are you going to punish them to release your anger? Most untrained dogs like to bite at anything.

Having a new dog around the house during the holiday season is totally a bad idea. You will not have the time to look after them when your children is tired playing with them. As mentioned earlier the extra chores during holiday season is very tiring.

Dog food is not cheap. Not to mentioned you need to take them to vets for jabs. What about their toys and accessories? Dog training cost money as well unless you know how.

So before you buy the dog as a present, make the neccessary survey first. If all is thumb up then go ahead with it. If the new dog owner can take care of the new pet, then the dog wont be neglected.

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