http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's a million and one different formulas and theories which purport to convert human years into dog years so to keep things simply I'm just going to go with the popular myth that the ratio is a straight 1 to 7. Many happy returns of the day Max, you wizened ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/08/happy-182nd-birthday-max/ I gotta tell you, this kind of thing isn't usually my bowl of gravy but I was very impressed to see Gin the Border Collie trip the light fantastic on the hit UK show Britain's Got Talent. I usually boycott any TV show featuring Simon Cowell after he decimated my ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/08/some-spectacular-collieography/ Old folks love a wedding. And I suppose that once you reach a certain age it doesn't really matter who's getting married just so long as you're invited. All of which explains this frankly bizarre spectacle at The Riverside Care Center in McKeesport last week. As I've already explained, there's not much ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/06/fur-richer-fur-poorer/ My, is it almost June 26 again already? Friday is of course Take Your Dog To Work Day, or as it's more commonly known by employers: "National Dip In Productivity Day." It is estimated that at least 6 million man hours are lost every year as Chocolate Labs chase Miniature ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/06/national-show-your-dog-what-you-do-day/ Some dogs don't even need a mirror to take issue with themselves. I've heard of bone envy but this is ridiculous. Or is there a more sinister explanation? I'm reminded of Peter Sellers' role in the seminal movie Dr. Strangelove, in which he played an ex-Nazi physicist acting as scientific ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/06/dr-strangedog/ Note to taxonomists: Californian dogs do not belong to the same species as New York Dogs. To me, getting wet means one thing and one thing only - a $100 grooming bill. If you should see me 30 yards off the coast of Imperial Beach standing knees-a-tremble on a slippery ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/06/hang-eight-claws-that-is/ I literally felt my whiskers curl with outrage when I heard about this, the latest doohickey designed for no other purpose than to inflict unbridled terror upon the dog community. If this is supposed to be an enhanced interrogation technique then I demand to know if Nancy Pelosi was briefed about ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/05/a-new-spin-on-dog-cruelty/ Looks like Captain Rover's going to clear that mountain by a whisker! Calling all pets: put July 14th in your diaries for it's a very special date. No, it's not your annual bath. It marks the first flight made by the world's first pet airline. The Sun Sentinel is reporting that flights ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/04/pet-jet-cleared-for-take-off/ It's being reported that Augie, a Swiss Mountain dog from North Carolina, doesn't get out of his basket for less than $400. The plush pooch mistook his belly for a bank and deposited a large stash of cash in it Thursday afternoon - dispensing with the formality of official deposit slips, ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/03/woman-scoops-the-poop-jackpot/ I'd just gotten my slippers on and poured myself a nice glass of vintage port this evening when I came across the news that the 25th annual Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race has indeed commenced. Of course I should have been taking part in this 1600km slog myself if it ... http://kingpupdogwalkers.com/nycdogblog/2009/02/are-we-there-yet/