Results tagged “dog” from South Bay Pets
Ever wonder what the world looks like to an animal? The Museum of Animal Perspectives has strapped cameras to the backs of wolves, sheep, cows, armadillos, and even flies and scorpions.
Two questions: What is the Museum of Animal Perspectives. And are they hiring? Please!
I hesitated posting this, but if the vastly inferior pet blog from the Baltimor Sun can go with it, no reason I can't. It's of an adult nature, so don't show it to your impressionable puppies.
From their Unleashed blog: (Is this the only animal blog NOT called "Unleashed?")
Is your dog single? Lonely? Having a hard time meeting other dogs?
Having no luck with the whole online thing?
One enterpising company has devised a gadget to fulfill his doggie needs.
You'll have to click on the link to read more about this complete waste of money. .But here's a picture.
My dog fell asleep on my computer!
No really. Look at this picture. He hasn't moved in weeks. And yes, I was actually reading about beer when he konked out on my laptop. I haven't tried it myself, but have it on good authority that Pliny the Elder beer is rather tasty.
I'll be better from now on.
Watch the Redondo Beach Police Department's top dogs compete Saturday May 9 in canine trials at Redondo Union High School, 631 Vincent Park.
The free event will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the football field and feature police officers and their four-legged partners from across the state.
The competition includes a canine obstacle course and area searches, among other events.
The schedule is: 9 a.m., box search; 10:45 a.m., obedience/agility; and 1:30 p.m., manwork, in which competing canine teams demonstrate their ability to safely subdue a combative suspect.
This comes from TZM, which I suppose is reliable, but it makes me feel dirty just mentioning it.
According to the site, the Obamas have finally decided to get a dog.
We have lots of exclusive details on the Portuguese Water Dog President Barack Obama and Michelle are getting for Sasha and Malia. The pooch will make its grand entrance on Tuesday, and it's coming from a prominent Texas kennel, with the help of Senator Ted Kennedy's family.
The black dog -- a male -- is approximately six months old. We've learned it was bred at the kennel and sold to someone who gave it back. The kennel is now "re-homing" the dog to the Obamas. The dog was named Charlie, but the Obamas will rename it.
On a vaguely related note, I once interviewed the disgraced financial guru Michael Milken (shortly after getting out of prison). We had a nice enough chat, but when it was over, I realized that he thought I was Harvey Levin.
Ugh, now I really have to go wash my hands, Harvey may be slimy, but boy is he handsome!
You read it here second!
Well, after all this time, Mr. O is finally president (And I say "finally" only in terms of how long it's been, not as any reflection of my political preferences).
So what about the pooch you've been promising those kids of yours? If you've been having trouble deciding, get off your butt. You're the Decider in Chief now.
Here's some help: A little boy is offering to give you HIS dog! Frankly, I'm a little jealous the kid thought of it first. I would have offered up my hideous monster of a dog, but he would have destroyed the Lincoln bedroom and created all kinds of scandal.
Little Zachary Shiley offered the pup to Obama's daughters in a letter he wrote.
"We want her to have a good home, and what could be better than the White House... A dream come true," Shiley wrote in his letter to Malia Obama. "I almost forgot, the puppy is free," Shiley wrote.
Included with the letter are two photographs of the puppy with an American flag and Shiley with the puppy.
A post from a couple of days ago generated quite a bit of controversy. A reader told about how she got a ticket for bringing her dog to a Redondo Beach park.
The dog was leashed and the lady was from out of town, but the cop didn't want to hear it. He gave the poor lady a ticket anyway and now she's out $150.
Other readers weren't feeling very charitable about the situation. Some felt the lady got what she deserved. Others gave her dog a hard time.
Well here's the trouble maker. Doesn't look to worrisome to me.
This is probably the lamest story of all time. Some people have a pet ferret. They take it for walks and it eats dog food. Therefore, it thinks it's a dog.
Well, at least it's good to know that newspapers in England are as hard up for stories this time of year as we are.
This picture is only a reenactment. The Web site wouldn't let me download the real picture becuase of something called a "copyright."
With its distinctive sleek white coat, tiny paws and cute pink nose there's no mistaking the fact that Harry is in fact a ferret.
But the confused rodent loves nothing more than doing doggy things.
He goes out for long walks on his leash, munches on dog food and snuggles up to family pet Sheba the German Shepherd.
The feisty furball is so convinced of his canine status that he even steals pet pooch Sheba's chew toys and eats his dinner from under his nose.
How long does it take to eat a burrito?
PORTLAND, Ore. - Henry Marcum has nothing but kind words for the dog that shot his 23-year-old son this weekend.
Marcum says his son, Matthew, was standing in Tillamook Bay at the start of duck-hunting trip when his dog jumped into the boat, setting off a 12-gauge shotgun.
The blast blew a hole in the aluminum boat before hitting Marcum, who is recovering from injuries to his legs and buttocks at Portland's Legacy Emanuel Hospital.
Henry Marcum says he's not angry with the dog, and neither is his son.
The elder Marcum says the Labrador named Drake is a good dog and the shooting is "just one of those things."
I was skimming through the Apple iPhone app store last night and came across this one. I dowloaded it for two reasons: It was free. The dog in the cartoon resembles my dog. And I own an iPhone.
Wait, that's three reasons.
Anyway, I'm not sure what the point of it is. You walk a dog by tapping your thumbs to the touchscreen. When you do this, the dog trots along. But the dog seems to trot along even if you don't do anything.
Here's the official description:
Stuck at work? Feel like getting out for a stroll? Now you can... and you can Walk the Dog!
Hit the trail, wander through the English countryside and take in the scenery.
Your Pet Dog is ready to go -- tap the paws faster and he'll start sprinting ! Ease off and you can enjoy a gentle ramble with your pet - without getting wet !
Walk the Dog anytime -- at home, at the office, watching TV -- best of all it's free !
I know a couple of good apps for people who walk real dogs, but I'll get to those another time. If anybody has any suggestions or knows of any good apps, we'd love to hear from you.
My dog has very short hair,which is good for me when it comes time to vacuum the house, but terrible for him when it gets cold outside. He'll burrow under blankets, climb into warm laundry and do just about anything he can to stay warm.
So with that in mind, I'm going to give this lady a pass.
Spring Hill, Florida -- Deputies say they caught a woman trying to steal two dog sweaters and seven makeup items from a Wal-Mart in Spring Hill.
The store's loss prevention officer says Christina Malicoate, 44, put all the items in a brown purse and then tried to leave the store without paying for them.
The items include eyeshadow, blush, concealer, skin cream and two dog sweaters.
Maybe she stole the dog sweaters because her dog needed them. As for stealing all that make-up, well, she clearly needed that too.
This is a real converstation I had with a Daily Breeze reporter the other day. I was at the dog park and she called me from the office with a question.
"Oh my god! What's that noise?" she wanted to know.
"Oh, that's just my dog," I calmly answered. "He's barking at a squirrel."
"I've never heard anything like it before," she said. "It sounds like a dinosaur."
Criminal charges were dismissed Monday against Jane Balogh, the Federal Way woman who registered her dog to vote -- but not without a hiccup along the way.
King County District Court Judge Mariane Spearman dropped a misdemeanor charge of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant, based on Balogh's completion of the terms of a plea agreement reached in September 2007.
Balogh, 67, a grandmother and Army veteran, paid $240 in court costs and completed 10 hours of community service at the Tacoma Rescue Mission.
She registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix as a voter in protest of what she contends are lax standards for voters to prove their identity and citizenship. She used a utility bill in the dog's name -- Duncan M. MacDonald -- as identification.
UPDATE: My colleague, fellow blogger and all around better person Donna Littlejohn has already posted an item about Duncan. My bad. I saw it, but didn't see it. You know what I mean?
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.