Archive for December, 2005

Ice Train frozen husky rehomed

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

Ice Train - the Husky found frozen to a rail track in Wisconsin - has found a new home with a local family.
Fifty three people applied to adopt Ice Train, after he was rescued within minutes of being hit by a train. Vickie O’Branovich, manager of the Chippewa County Humane Association shelter, selected Ice Train’s […]

Fireworks cause dog to wreck room

Monday, December 26th, 2005

What makes society accept the sale of relatively small explosives to anyone? I don’t understand why fireworks are still for sale to the general public.
An Alsatian, in Sussex, badly injured his leg in November, after having the life frightened out of him by fireworks. Two year old Sparkles was so frightened that he chewed a […]

Trip to Sunnyside Kennels

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

This afternoon, we went to Sunnyside Kennels near Wolverhampton to donate food and blankets.
Part of Birmingham Dogs Home, Sunnyside take a different approach to some other dog charities, such as the Dogs Trust, over the Christmas period. They remain open for rehoming right up to Christmas Eve, with General Manager Simon Price making the point […]

Dog frozen to rail track is saved

Friday, December 23rd, 2005

A Siberian Husky has been saved from certain death in the US, after becoming frozen to a railway track.
Wisconsin Builder, Jeremy Majorowicz, noticed the dog as he entered a local diner with his colleagues. On leaving, he realised something was wrong when the dog was in the same, potentially fatal, position.
“I have two dogs myself, […]

eBay to auction pets?

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

DoggieNews reports the concerning news that eBay is considering allowing the sale of live pets through its auction website.
This has the potential to be disastrous for the pets involved. eBay has given millions of people an easy way to trade quasi-anonymously, which is ideal when you want to clear out your old CDs but removes […]

Dog is for life

Friday, December 16th, 2005

Wolverhampton’s Beacon FM - one of the West Midlands’ many identikit pop music radio stations - read a letter from a listener - let’s call her Cruella - seeking advice.

Cruella’s daughter wants a puppy for Christmas. However, Cruella doesn’t actually like dogs, so she wanted to know if it was okay to keep a puppy […]

Dickin Medal to be auctioned

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

A Dickin Medal - the highest honour given to an animal for war service - fetched £25,300 when it was auctioned in London yesterday.
Shelia, a working Collie sheep dog, was awarded the medal after helping her shepherd master, John Dagg, to rescue two American air men whose plane had crashed during blizzard conditions in the […]

Joss Stone best celeb dog owner

Monday, December 12th, 2005

British soul singer, Joss Stone, was declared Best Celebrity Dog Owner in a poll by The New York Dog Magazine.
Stone’s work with American animal shelters, following the disastrous impact of Hurrican Katrina, is cited as one of the main reasons that those surveyed gave in her support.
Paris Hilton was declared Worst Celebrity Dog Owner.

Dog laughter

Monday, December 12th, 2005

All dog lovers know that their canine friends express themselves in a startling variety of ways.
Crouched at the front is ready to play. A snarl of the lip means “get away from my bone”.
There’s a growing number of people, though, who say dogs even have their own form of laughter. Sounding similar to a pant, […]

Pet dogs wanted for police training

Saturday, December 10th, 2005

Two of the UK’s police forces are looking for pet dogs that have outgrown their home.
Both the Civil Nuclear Constabulary - the police force tasked with protecting nuclear sites across the country - and West Mercia Constabulary have made pleas for fresh recruits to their dog divisions.
Quoted on BBC News, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary’s Inspector […]