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Now don’t get me wrong, I think bringing dogs into hospitals to cheer up sick patients is an excellent idea — so put your paws together for Zoya, Penny, Crackerjax and Romeo, the latest additions to the thiriving pet therapy scene at Basset Hospital, Utica.
However, a couple of things don’t sit right with me.
How come [...]
If you could pin a medal to a dog (which you can’t) then these guys would probably have lots of medals pinned to them. There was once a time when dog heroism meant Lassie barking at a farmer to tell him some snot-nosed kid was stuck down a hole — well move over Lassie, the [...]
OK, so this really bothers me. It seems like these days some dogs will do anything to get their photo on the internet, including wearing glasses (yes, very cute) and doing human things like sitting under umbrellas. Who is this dog trying to kid?
It’s not as if you see pictures of humans sniffing each others [...]
For want of a brain cell, the dog was lost. Apparently the whole “dog microchip” concoction has been something of a washout because all too many harebrained humans neglect to connect their details with the apparatus itself. You have to put your cellphone on file, cretins. But noooo….these bubble-heads think the chip’s some kind of [...]
Artist has bright idea to raise money for local dog park. Artist buys 500 bright green dog bowls, sets them out in front of a gallery, fills them with water and encourages passers by to throw their loose change into them.
Let’s look at this stratagem a little more closely. I would estimate that the average [...]
It’s official - there is an escalation of dog waistlines and too many treats are the problem. For this reason, I am officially backpedaling on my earlier negative comments about the emergence of doggie treadmills and would suggest that any owners who fail to provide such a machine for their pudgy pets should be reported [...]
Now don’t get me wrong, I like to put my paws up after a hard day’s sleep as much as the next dog. We are, as a species, entitled to a certain degree of Lassietude - except for those poor saps born with barrels of sherry around their necks or sleds tied to their mid [...]
Poor Lindsay. She probably stands in front of her closet for an hour every night agonizing over which puppy to wear. It looks here like she gave up and brought one of her old high school pom-poms instead.
In answer to the question - no, I don’t think Hollywood stars look cuter with their puppies. A [...]
I was always under the impression that whippets maintained their twig-like physiques through a self disciplined regime of restrained kibble nibbling and isometric butt clenches, but it turns out that all they have to do is inherit the right number of MSTN genes from their parents.
Recipients of one mutated copy grow into lithe, prudently [...]
