Archive for March, 2008

Turning Puppies into Guide Dogs with Adam Waskow

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

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Check out today’s new episode of the Guide Dog podcast focused on puppy training. It takes more than a village to (more…)

Poo Power

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

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As Randy Jackson would say on American Idol, “Check it out, dogg.” In the U.S. alone, there are 72 million dogs. Each one of those pups produces about (more…)

Operation “Tiny Teacup”

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

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Three in the afternoon, March 17, 2008, a frantic call came in to the Marin Humane Society. One of the rescued Chihuahua puppies was crashing (more…)

Video: A Boy and His Dog

Monday, March 17th, 2008

If you’re feeling sentimental, or are the parent of a young child, take a few minutes to watch this very sweet video about a boy and his dog. If you’re feeling the least bit cynical, definitely skip it.

Veterinary Care

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

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All my life, the sight of a guide dog has always brought my respect and admiration. These animals take all that we love about canines to a new level. Trained with love at Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California, these dogs provide (more…)

Video: Talking Dogs

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Talking dogs. Yeah, right. Don’t believe me? Check out this short video
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New Toys and Training Tools with Janet Velenovsky

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

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The floor of my house is generally littered with small rubber objects and partially chewed stuffed animals. Sound familiar? I put up with it because Lulu plays with her toys.

Some dogs love to spend hours trying to get (more…)

Home Remedies with Dr. Robert Silver

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

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Does it seem to you that dogs are making more and more appearances in the news? This morning I read that two specially trained dogs will help Malaysian police sniff out pirated DVDS. The labs are from (more…)