Baylee got the surprise of her life for her 6th birthday- a surprise visit from her Army sergeant dad in front of her Kindergarten class. You might want to grab a tissue...
For those of u that saw the 1st video to the VW Super Bowl commercial here is the extended version...Enjoy!
Uncle ChiChi, a 10lb toy poodle passed away last Tuesday at the age of 26* (not known if he was b/w 24-26 years old) after battling cancer for a year. Chichi was known to be the world's oldest dog, but unfortunately due to lack of proof of age his owners weren't able to place him the the Guinness World Records in 2010 :( ChiChi lived a great happy life, traveled to Croatia (to attend his owners wedding in 2010), Itlay & Slovenia. He called the streets of NYC's West Village home. Although ChiChi suffered from cataracts & becoming deaf-that didn't stop the little guy from living a happy life with his owners, Frank & Janet.
We have a little ChiChi of our own, & her name is Nina :) She is going to be 17 this year & we can only hope that she lives as long as ChiChi did, 26 years is a long and wonderful puppy life.
RIP Uncle ChiChi.
Super Bowl will be on February 5, 2012 & the NY Giants will be going for a another Super Bowl win this year against the New England Patriots. Will you be watching?! We sure will! We are soOoO excited for the GMEN!!! Not only are we excited for the big game but also the Super Bowl Commercials- this is one of the few times we don't use our Tivo to fast forward-lol! We came across the new VW commercial for this year's Super Bowl ad & it has a canine chorus barking a familiar tune check it out...
Grandparents that don't have grandkids are relieving the pressure from their kids by spoiling their grand-dogs & filling that void. The role of the dog is integrated into family lives- there are over 43 million household's w/ dogs- there are more household's w/ dogs than children!
According to Sarah Wilson, a pet behaviorist interviewed in the video, bonding w/ your pup or grand-pup helps your health, b/c the more you bond w/ your dog the more oxytocin is released, oxytocin makes us social & more friendly :)
two little girls from a venomous snake that slithered into their backyard. River, the 17 month old puppy rescued her two little sisters from a 70 cm snake the minute she heard Michelle, 7 & Kaylee, 2 scream & she rushed to save them from being bitten by the large reptile. Once the mom of the two girls got to the scene & checked River to see if she was bitten, she didn't see any puncture wounds so she thought everyone was ok. Unfortunately, 12 hours later River showed signs that she was bit :( Luckily, River was taken to the animal hospital & treated right away & is making a full recovery!
Read article from: Huffington Post
Read: Snake Bites & Dogs for more info. on Poisonous snakes
is promoting greyhound racing & we are not happy :/ As read in the attached article from the ASPCA, Sketchers is said to have filmed their Super Bowl ad at an Arizona Greyhound track. The ad features Mr. Quiggly the French Bulldog wearing sketchers sneakers competing against Greyhounds. Sad. Very sad. We recently read about the cruelty to greyhounds and find it astounding as to how someone can keep a helpless dog muzzled and in a cage for up to 20 hours a day & have any "excess" puppies killed. The ASPCA is asking for all animal lovers to "Take Action" & visit ASPCA partner organization GREY2K USA to add your name to the petition.
READ: ASPCA BLOG: SKETCHERS SUPER BOWL AD PROMOTES GREYHOUND RACING
Uggie!
And the best Dressed at the Golden Globes was...Uggie the Jack Russell Terrier! Like most of you we had our viewing party of the Golden Globes, we had so many of our faves win big Sunday night-including Uggie the dog from the movie the Artist. Not only did Uggie and his cast win for Best Picture- but he looked very dapper with his bow-tie when he walked the red carpet & showed off his star-quality! Uggie has a rags to riches story sadly he was rejected by his first two owners as being too wild, he was about to be sent to a dog pound, but was adopted by animal trainer Omar Von Muller after his friends told him about the dog. Initially Von Muller only intended to foster Uggie but later decided to keep him!
Next up for Uggie is the Oscars-Good Luck Uggie :)
Below is a clip of Uggie in the amazing movie "The Artist"
Study Buddies... We saw this story and wanted to share it with all of you who may have missed it. It talks about how therapy dogs are good for law students and we agree. Our brother is currently studying law so we are witnesses to how difficult law school can be with all the reading and writing required. He loves when we bring our dogs to his house as it gives him a much needed relief from his grueling studies!
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