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• Squirrels, with Gravy

  
  Dogster for the Love of Dog Blog — Authority: 523
  Maybe it’s because we live in the city, but Jake isn’t allowed to chase squirrels. I know it’s frustrating for him, and if he could curse, he surely would. But we don’t chase varmints in San Francisco. It’s just too Granny Clampett. But only last week, an acquaintance told me — out of the blue, mind you ...
  2 days ago

• Semper Fidelis Caninus- Video

  
  For the Love of the Dog — Authority: 466
  Today is Pearl Harbor Day.  At dawn on Sunday, December 7, 1941, forces of the Empire of Japan conducted a sneak attack on the United States Pacific Fleet center at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  WWII veterans and their families look towards the pacific in remembrance of the day that “will live in infamy”.  However, ...
  3 days ago

• Gas Station Dog Told To Go Home

  
  Muttskis — Authority: 104
  Cody, a helpful and friendly dog ambassador in a Florida gas station, has been ordered to stay home because health inspectors have no sympathy for animals being in the same place as food for sale. Of course, Cody really poses no threat to the pre-packaged, sealed food, but that’s bureaucrats for you. To read more on ...
  3 days ago

• Bulletproof vests that give dogs a voice

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 541
  Picture this: A police dog chases a suspect into a dead-end alley and has him cornered against a wall. It’s a standoff. And then the dog says, “Drop your weapon and lay down on the ground.” It’s a scenario that could come true in the year ahead. A Canadian company plans to start marketing a bulletproof vest ...
  6 days ago

• The so-called retrieving wolf

  
  Retrieverman's Weblog — Authority: 435
  An interesting retriever dog. This is probably a canoe dog (see comments). I had only read bout this breed, but I had never seen a photo of one! This photo comes from Frederick Erb, Jr.’s  How to Train Dogs and Cats (1904). To show what kindness will do, in training animals, the picture of a retrieving ...
  1 week ago

• “Felony” Police Dog Gets Death Penalty

  
  Smartdogs' Weblog — Authority: 458
  Most of the local outlets aren’t covering this, but Minneapolis KARE11 News is reporting on the “euthanasia” of a local police K-9: At ten years of age, Felony was nearing the end of his K-9 career with the Howard Lake Police Department. It just wasn’t supposed to end like this. On October 30th, one of ...
  1 week ago

• Old-fashioned Irish setters, early Goldens, and some modern dogs

  
  Retrieverman's Weblog — Authority: 435
  In addition to my post on the move to breed out the setter features in the show golden retriever in the 1930’s ,  I’m going to show how easy it was to confuse goldens and setters. Here are some old-fashion Irish red setters. The fact that the dog on the right has white marking does not make it an Irish red and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Blog Remix: Gaiting Away from Omelas

  
  Raised By Wolves — Authority: 115
  With a clamor of bells that set the swallows soaring, the Festival of Summer came to the city Omelas, bright-towered by the sea. The rigging of the boats in harbor sparkled with flags. In the streets between houses with red roofs and painted walls, between old moss-grown gardens and under avenues of trees, past great ...
  2 weeks ago

• Goldens and Labradors Working at a British Shoot

  
  Retrieverman's Weblog — Authority: 435
  I know I’ve posted this before, but the goldens in this video are of the type I have been writing about. Source The goldens are at 1:42 and 3:52.
  2 weeks ago

• That’ll Do

  
  Smartdogs' Weblog — Authority: 458
  It’s another football Sunday [sigh].  Honey, this one’s for you –
  3 weeks ago

• Stripduke "on the Move" videos by Henny

  
  StripDuke Weblog — Authority: 139
  Afghan Hound Whippet Showing all what you can get being built like a sprinter!! Irish Wolfhound A great moving dog in two videos, one head held up to high. And here shown on a loose leash Galgo Moderated in angles...
  3 weeks ago

• An Australian Labrador sniffer dog returns after being MIA in Afghanistan for 14 months

  
  Retrieverman's Weblog — Authority: 435
  After being lost in battle, Sabi survived 14 months on her own in Afghanistan. From the BBC. Sabi is listed as a Labrador, but she’s very likely a cross– but one that looks a lot like a St. John’s water dog. In September 2008, the dog was part of a joint Afghan-Australian patrol in the Uruzgan Province. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Dog Lost In Desert For A Year Found

  
  Dogster for the Love of Dog Blog — Authority: 523
  I received a few woofs about this happy story.  A bomb training Australian Labrador, Sabi, went missing a year ago in the Afghan desert during the heat of battle.  A few days ago she was   found by an American serviceman and now Sabi is back home on an Australian base at Tarin Kowt. Here are the details from The ...
  4 weeks ago

• Another Veterans Day

  
  Reflections From a Murky Pond — Authority: 124
  It’s once again Veterans Day, the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. Originally it was called Armistice Day because 11:00, November 11, 1918 marked the end of World War I, which people optimistically called “The War To End All Wars.” It is a day when Americans specifically remember and honor the best of ...
  4 weeks ago

• Police Dog Bites Wrong Man

  
  Dogster for the Love of Dog Blog — Authority: 523
  In Eugene, OR a man was fighting off an intruder to defend his family when the police showed up, complete with K9. Unfortunately, the police dog mistook the homeowner for the intruder and bit him. He bit him hard enough to send him to the hospital overnight. Here are the details from The Daily News. The ...
  4 weeks ago

• Senator Al Franken meets a service dog

  
  Retrieverman's Weblog — Authority: 435
  Source. Senator Franken recently added this legislation to the Defense Authorization bill , which passed at the end of last month. It would provide a service dog  to around 200 veterans. That service dog appears to be a Democrat (Democratic-Farmer-Labor in Minnesota). Or Franken just ate something very tasty and ...
  4 weeks ago

• From Rescue Dog To Police Dog

  
  Dogster for the Love of Dog Blog — Authority: 523
  A 16-month-old black Labrador was rescued from a shelter by the local police department. Instead of going to an expensive breeder the Chicago Police Department decided to give a rescue dog a chance at life and a new career. The dog, Pantera, is now working in the organized crime division. Here are the details from ...
  4 weeks ago

• Two theories about the origin of the St. John’s water dog that I can’t accept

  
  Retrieverman's Weblog — Authority: 435
  There are two often postulated theories about the origin of the St. John’s water dog, and I just don’t think it’s probable. 1. Richard Wolters believed they were derived from the black St. Hubert hound. He claims that the St. Hubert hounds were used to retrieve from a from Turberville that says the St. Hubert ...
  5 weeks ago

• 10 week-old standard poodle retrieving a duck

  
  Retrieverman's Weblog — Authority: 435
  Source . The logic behind having a young puppy work ducks is that they are still in their critical period for socialization and may not have yet developed a distaste for an oily bird.
  6 weeks ago

• Very Sad News

  
  ( Abby K-9 ) — Authority: 92
  Its with great sadness that I have to report that Joe White, the driving force behind creating a special day to honor military and civilian working dogs, passed away unexpectedly last Saturday morning. His wife, Sally, sent out the following emails to supporters of her husbands project, K-9 Veterans Day , asking ...
  6 weeks ago

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