July 2011
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An Act of Dog
An artist named Mark Barone will be painting portraits of 5,500 dogs who have been euthanized in dog shelters. The massive project is part of the “An Act of Dog” project which hopes to raise awareness for the no-kill movement. Proceeds from the paintings will be donated to no-kill organizations. Here’s the description from the official website:
We the Ambassadors, Mark Barone...
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Dog to be Honored by U.S. Postal Stamp
In the 1890’s a dog named Owney was unofficially “adopted” by the U.S. postal service and traveled all over the nation. Here’s the story from jsonline.com:
The pooch’s story began in 1888 when the brown stray wandered into the Albany, N.Y., post office. The clerks there took pity on the homeless waif, fed him and adopted him as their mascot with the name...
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The Gentle Dog
A gentle German Shepherd named Vegas is being taken off the police force because she was reluctant to bite and she was somewhat timid around children. Here’s the story from the Independent.ie:
She was one of a litter of eight pups specially bred for police work. But handlers found she was deemed “too tentative” when it came to biting.
Dog section Sergeant John Sim said:...
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Bark for Your Park: National Dog Park Contest
There is a contest going on right now called the Bark for Your Park. Various municipalities have submitted entries to win $100,000 in funds to construct a dog park in their area. Fifteen finalists have been chosen and you can view their video submissions here. The contest is sponsored by PetSafe, which has a charitable fund for dog-related causes, as explained by the official website:
Ethos...
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Cancer Survivor Dog Appears in Movie
A wire fox terrier named Bella who survived cancer overcame her obstacles and was cast in a Hollywood movie, as is explained by the Boston Globe:
In March, Bella was diagnosed with an advanced mast cell tumor that had already moved to a lymph node. It did not look good. Hackett didn’t know how much she should fight the illness; she didn’t want to put her dog through unnecessary pain. It was...
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New Online Resource for Getting a New Puppy
A new website called PupQuest.org is now available as a resource on the various things prospective owners should research before getting a new puppy. Here’s the description from the website:
PupQuest is here to arm you with the information you need to distinguish between reputable breeders and shelters/rescues and disreputable ones.
SO search around PupQuest, inform yourself, and take...
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Forgiveness of Dogs
The Pet Talk section of USA Today has a great essay about how forgiving dogs can be. Check it out the excerpt below and click here for the full story:
I met more than 100 dogs rescued from puppy mills, where they’d been cooped up year after year, producing litter after litter on too little food and water, crammed into too little space, living life with no veterinary care, no care of any...
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After 42 Days, Freeway The Dog Is Safe →
A loose dog, nicknamed “Freeway,” who was running loose on and around the freeway near Sacramento was finally caught and is safe. Here’s the story from fox40.com:
The name Freeway comes from where the stray dog was living- at I-5 and Fruitridge Road in Sacramento. Houdini comes from the fact that she somehow survived 42 days of dodging cars.
“How she didn’t get hit by a...
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Transitioning Animals Into Loving Situations
The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA has partnered with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office to take endangered (hard to adopt) dogs and give them a second chance by having San Mateo County inmates train them, as explained by the humane society website:
PHS/SPCA and the Sheriff’s Office partnered during the spring of 2009 to develop TAILS (Transitioning Animals Into Loving Situations)....
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Hotel for Pampered Pets
The Barkley is apparently an exclusive hotel for dogs with amenities and services which rival or even surpass those for humans. The dailymail explains:
To its burgeoning list of guest services, the hotel In Westlake Village, has recently added swimming lessons as an alternative daily exercise routine.
Personal swim instructors take the guests for a splash with pool toys, and life jackets for the...
Calling out to all animal lovers! PLEASE if you...
rescuerbrit:
We are in Ontario, California and hold adoption events every Sunday in the PetSmart at the Tustin Marketplace.
Email us at dogrescue909@gmail.com if you are interested in fostering.
Lots of rescue organizations and shelters are in need of volunteers. Please spread the word!
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Facebook "Like" Button
After much trial and error, I finally managed to add the Facebook “Like” button in the box to the right. Please “like” the Dog Journal by clicking the Facebook button when you get a chance. Thank you!
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Tips for adopting from shelters →
Here’s an article from CNN.com about how to go about adopting dogs from a pet shelter. Some tips include:
Because stress levels can be high in such an environment, dogs tend to exhibit behavior that does not reflect their true personality. Don’t be put off by a dog that stays at the back of the kennel too tired or nervous to greet you, or by the dog that leaps at the kennel door...
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Special Dog Boots for Allergic Dog →
A Jack Russell terrier who is allergic to grass was fitted with special boots, which now allow him to run in the grass. This article from digitaljournal.com explains:
Jaxs, who is eight years old, loses lumps of fur and ends up with sores on his paws if he comes into contact with grass. Following walks he would gnaw at his painful feet.
‘He absolutely loves the boots,” his owner,...
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Dog Journal Facebook Page →
Hello Everybody! There’s a new Facebook Page for the Dog Journal. If you’d like to be connected on Facebook please click this link and “Like” our page. I created the Facebook Page because I thought it would be easier to network with dog rescue organizations, dog shelters, and any other people/groups who have an interest in dogs. Please check it out!
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Dog Helps Fight Bullying
A dog named Shelby is helping bring awareness to the problem of bullying in schools, as described in this article from northjersey.com:
Dwyer shares with students how Shelby, a pit bull, was found tied up near a gas station in the middle of the winter. She was freezing, starving and scared, and both of her back legs were injured. Once discovered, Shelby was taken to the Bloomfield Animal Shelter...
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