Month: November 2009
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Our ‘For The Love Of Dog’ Final Post
Over the last year and a half our goal was to make the 'For The Love Of Dog' blog fun, informative, and interesting. We tried...
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Badly Abused Boxer Needs Donations
One of the things that has meant the most to me while working on this blog has been being able to reach out to a...
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Dogs Test Positive For H1N1
It was originally thought that dogs couldn't get H1N1, but recently there are been articles proving the earlier information was incorrect. Today's there an article...
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Photo Caption Contest Winner for 11/30/2009
I hope all you Dogsters had a happy Thanksgiving. One thing's for sure, we had a lot of contest activity over the long weekend and...
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Top 10 Pawfect Holiday Gifts Under $50
It's Black Friday, the official start of the holiday shopping season. The time to start looking for the pawfect gift for your pup, yourself, or...
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AVMA Reports Increased Cancer Rates in Pets Living With Smokers
Several years ago I evaluated a cat who suffered from asthma. The cat had been treated with prednisolone (a potent steroid), and she was exhibiting...
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The Mayflower Dogs
In honor of Thanksgiving here is an article by Duane Cline, on Ancestry.com, about the two dogs who participated in the settling of Plymouth Colony....
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Want to Avoid a Trip to the Vet on Black Friday? Guard Your Leftovers!
I love Thanksgiving dinner. By the end of the meal I inevitably feel sick. Fortunately, I have yet to become truly ill as a result...
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Join The Dogster Pink Ribbon Stroll
"In honor of our Grandma Bush. A 5 yr breast cancer Survivor and 1 yr intestine cancer Survivor!!" The Dog Park Playground and Pawty Place...
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Burned Dog Buddy Needs A Home
I received a message from Angels Among Us (Cumming, GA) about a little black lab named Buddy. He was terribly abused but this little guy...
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Kangaroo Tries To Drown Dog
Here's a story you don't see often, an angry kangaroo almost drowning a dog. An Australian man, Chris Richard, was out walking with his dog...
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Times Square Barks Out Love For Bo
Hey folks...Bo here. Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie has hit the Big Apples big screen. Featured on Times Squares jumbotron, my...
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Win A X-Mas Doggie Goodie Basket Contest
We are offering up the chance to win a choice between two very cool Christmas baskets for your pup, thanks to Pampered Paw Gifts. They...
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Photo Caption Contest: Eyes on the Prize
With this being Thanksgiving week what could be more appropriate than a photo caption contest involving food? To enter, just submit your caption by commenting...
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Portrait Of Binx
In October we had a contest to win a portrait of your pup by artist Kathryn Beals, the winner was Dogster member Binx. Kathryn has...
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5 Surprising Foods That Are Poisonous To Dogs
A while back I posted about five surprising foods that can be harmful to dogs that many people dont know about.
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Final Chance To Win A PupTo Go Carrier
Dont miss out, you still have time to enter to win a Pup To Go carrier, which allows you to carry your dog with you....
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Enter Our Win A X-Mas Stocking Contest
Don't forget, you only have until Wednesday to win an adorable Christmas stocking for your best friend from A Pet's World. For the contest were...
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Photo Contest Winner for 11/23/09
Sometimes simple works best and for this weeks winner, Abby, simple was the key to victory. Great work, Abby. Next contest is on its way...
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Howard Stern Goes To The Dogs
Howard Stern is well know for his 'no holds barred' attitude when it comes to his radio show, but did you know he actually has...
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Should my Dog’s Stomach be Tacked to Prevent Bloat?
Hello, I have a five-month-old Great Dane, our vet is pushing us to have his stomach tacked. This is a very costly procedure, is it...
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Las Vegas Enacts Mandatory Spay/Neuter Law
Pets over four months of age must now be neutered if they live in Las Vegas. http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/21656977/detail.html ...
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Which Dog Books Rise To The Top?
As I'm perusing the internet this morning I come across an article on dog books by Jill Rosen, she writes the Unleashed column for the...
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Two Great Pyrenees Kept In Storage Unit, Need Home Now!
I just got this message from a rescue group that is in the UK, they saw this and got it to me in hopes we...
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Rescue Dogs Help Heal Soldiers
I want to thank Bella for barking to me about a wonderful program the military and the Humane Society are offering to wounded soldiers to...
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Woof Along To Gwen Stefani’s ‘Sweet Escape’
If there are any 'singing' Dogsters out there, this is the post for you. It appears there's an underground phenomenon going on around the country,...
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New Registry May Help Relieve Microchip Confusion . . . Eventually
Microchips are brilliant in theory. Pets can be lost in countless ways. A microchip provides a permanent link between pet and owner. In theory. In...
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Study Finds Lead in Quarter of Dog Toys
As I was perusing the North American Veterinary Conference Clinician's Brief the other day, a blurb about lead in canine tennis balls caught my eye....
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I Adopted Your Dog Today
A friend of mine posted this and I thought it was worth sharing, I hope you think so too. The picture is our newly adopted...
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Welcome Home!
A video to make you smile. If you can't see the video, click here....
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