Tomorrow, Friday, June 20th is “Take Your Dog To Work Day.” On that day businesses, animal shelters and pet-care professionals from all across the country will work together to better the lives of shelter dogs everywhere and bring awareness to homeless dogs in the community. Thousands of businesses will open their doors to employees’ pets on this day.
“Take Your Dog To Work Day” was started in 1999 & was created by Pet Sitters International to celebrate how great dogs are as companions and to encourage their adoption from humane societies, animal shelters and breed rescue groups. Take Your Dog To Work Day is sponsored by Modern Dog Magazine and Comfort Zone.
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June 19, 2008 - 8:38 am
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Cynthia
With the television landscape littered with one reality show after another, we’ve got two more with dogs coming out. We already had Animal Planet’s “Pet Star” but that was for any pet. Next month on CBS the first specifically for dogs is called “Greatest American Dog” where 12 dogs & their owners compete for $250,000 for the title. This one sees how well the owners can train their dogs. The premise is the same as practically all competition based reality shows - compete, judges comment, viewers vote, elimination. Watch video of all 12 contestants here…
The other reality show about to go into production is out to find the “Baddest Dog In America.” This one centers around a British female animal psychologist who will perform the bad dog intervention, coming in to the owners homes, diagnosing the bad behavior – of the pet and its owners – then dispensing advice. Sound like a British “Dog Whisperer” to me. Look for it on your cable channel.
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June 15, 2008 - 11:28 am
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Cynthia
Cookie the dog has a mathematical talent. She can add, subtract, divide & even do algebra - in both Spanish & English.
This talent was discovered by her new owner & now Cookie is a local celebrity.
Watch her do her thing here…
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April 11, 2008 - 7:44 am
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Cynthia
Conan the long-haried chihuahua has learned to pray. His owner is a Buddhist monk and Conan saw his owner praying, so he did the same thing.
See Conan here…
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April 1, 2008 - 5:41 pm
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Cynthia
Cindy, the 8 ear old cavalier King Charles spaniel, can do unusual tricks…like balancing things on her 4 paws while lying on her back, & balancing a plate on her head while holding a golf ball on a spoon in her mouth. Cindy is the pride of her West Midlands neighborhood in the UK.
See Cindy here & watch her do some tricks…
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March 3, 2008 - 10:28 am
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Cynthia
When Charles McCowan parked his truck in front of a convenience store leaving his Boxer named Max in the passenger seat, he didn’t think twice. When he came out of the store, his truck and Max were gone. He called the cops who found his truck across the street in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant.
Neither he nor the cops had any idea how the truck got there. But a security camera revealed that the truck had actually rolled into the parking lot across the street, missing traffic along the way.
It seems that Max had knocked the truck into neutral and took that little joy ride. Happily, neither the truck nor Max suffered a single scratch. Do you think Max was going for a hamburger?
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February 26, 2008 - 12:36 pm
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Cynthia
Pongo, the 9 year old basset hound mix had been lost for 3 weeks - since a tornado whipped through Gassville, AR on Feb. 5th.
His owners came home every few days to see if Pongo had made it back and put out food. The family also made posters with a picture of Pongo and checked animal shelters. They weren’t living in their home due to the damages.
On Friday, while the owners were checking for Pongo, he poked his head out of the dog house. He was home.
See Pongo here…
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February 25, 2008 - 9:20 am
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Cynthia
It seems that the dog training program for the disabled that has been instituted at the Dwight Correctional Center, the state’s largest women’s prison has had positive effects on the inmates selected to train the dogs.
The program has helped put many inmates on a path to lasting rehabilitation. Only two of the 39 women who have trained dogs and completed their sentences returned to prison. That compares with recent data showing nearly half of all women released from the Illinois prison system were back behind bars within three years.
The program is 7 years old and more than 150 dogs have been placed since then.
Read more about the program & watch the video here…
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February 20, 2008 - 10:46 am
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Cynthia
In Qionghai, Hainan Province, China - a dog, named A Xiong, goes to the newspaper stand every morning for it’s owner. Xiong is seen carrying a bag in its mouth with a one yuan note inside as it trots about 300 m to a newspaper kiosk. The dog is given a newspaper and returns home to place it by the bedside of its mistress, Hua. Hua said her dog also helps to take off her shoes and does other chores at home. Hua has raised the dog for two years, and has refused an offer of 1,000 yuan for it. Obviously, Xiong is priceless. 
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December 21, 2007 - 8:22 am
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Cynthia
Radar, a mixed breed mutt was neutered by veterinarian Dr. Steve Walstad. You’d assume the dog would be terrified of the vet after that. But no! Radar jumped his owners fence 3 days after the surgery & waited outside the veterinary clinic for someone to let him in. When the door was opened, Radar went to the back & got into a cage like it was his home. So now it is. Radars owner was looking for a new home for him anyway, so the vet is going to keep him.
Read Radars story here…
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November 20, 2007 - 8:52 am
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Cynthia