An affluent, dog loving community in Portland, Oregon has decided that there is a limit to how much “tolerance” they have for dogs. Pearl District residents are tired of stepping over & around dogs in the local food stores.
People aren’t complaining until they see major violations, like urinating or pooping on the floor, or a dog grabbing food off the shelf. I love dogs too but having dogs in a food store is a health issue.
Portland is a dog crazy city & they are taking an unusual tact, distributing posters and pamphlets to about 4,500 retail stores that sell food. The message is this: ‘Animals, except those trained to help the disabled, are not allowed.’ And a new poster created by the state says, “Animals that provide support or companionship are not regarded as service animals†for those inclined to stretch the limit of the definition of “service dog.”
For those who just can’t bare leaving their dog outside, the activedogs.com website sells cards that identify your dogs as a service dog for less than $30; the Web site notes that it “is not a certifying agency, nor do we hold any responsibility for information that you have us put on your ID badge.â€
The 16-year-old dog of the CEO of the Richmond, VA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), died last week after being left alone for about four hours in a hot car! Everyone knows you never leave a dog in a car for long periods of time…especially on a hot day.
What makes it worse is that she of all people should’ve known better. But there’s actually more to the story.
TV Judge Judy Pirro has ruled that Precious the 5-legged dog was in a contract to go to a Coney Island animal “freak show” & she ruled in favor of the freak show owner for breach of contract with the dog’s original owner.
A recent experiment at Brigham Young University shows that babies as young as 6 months old can interpret a happy dog bark & an aggressive dog bark…even if they’ve had no exposure to dogs at all.
Precious (now called Lilly), the 5 legged Chihuahua mix puppy that was born with 5 legs & was bought for $4,000 by a Charlotte, NC woman – saving it from a “oddity circus,” just had her 5th leg amputated & is recovering at home with her new owner.
Donations are coming in to help the new owner pay for some of the expenses she incurred getting the puppy (including the surgery).
There’s an interesting twist to the story. The “side show” owner may sue because he paid $1,000 to the seller before the new owner bought the puppy.
Gidget the Chihuahua & former spokesdog for the “Taco Bell” commercials has died at the ripe old age of 15 (105 years to you & me). Even though the voice was a man’s, Gidget was a girl.
Read more about Gidget & some interesting tidbits here…
The annual Loews Coronado Surf Dog competition in southern California brought out nearly 60 surfing pooches. And they were there to raise money for a great cause – the Modest Needs charity. They’ve raised $45,000 to date.
If you’ve been itching for an excuse to bring your dog to work with you, tomorrow is perfect. It’s “Take Your Dog to Work” day and dog owners and lovers all over with be bringing their pups into the job.
Before you go, there are some tips you should follow. Remember even though your little guy or gal is the cutest thing out there, not everyone may think so.
Lady, a mix breed who had been adopted from a shelter 7 months ago ran away minutes after she got to her new Middletown, Connecticut home. It seems that Lady managed to survive on her own for all those months living off any food she could find. And she survived through a very tough winter.
But on Memorial Day Weekend, she grew tired living on her own & came out of hiding. But the woman who had adopted Lady 7 months earlier thought she was gone for good & had adopted a new dog. Her condo association only allows one dog, so Lady is in need of a new home.
I know someone who recently had an unfortunate problem with bed bugs. Seems it’s a big problem on the East coast. Too bad they didn’t have Dixie on the scene.
Dixie the bed bug finding dog (a Beagle mix) works for Western Pest Serivces in the Maryland/DC area and goes into fancy hotels, apartment buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, college dorms and houses to sniff out the bugs.
Since she’s been trained exclusively on bed bugs her entire life — she’s excellent at her job and rarely misses. She may be the only dog of her kind in the USA.
