Month: January 2010
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It Doesn’t Get Much More Alone Than This
This recently released photo of the dog rescued after several days on an ice floe in the Baltic Sea shows just how alone the poor...
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FDA Launches Pet Food Recall Database
The consumer world is full of product recalls. Infant cribs, venetian blinds and some Toyotas have been recalled recently. And who can forget the recent...
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Polish Boat Crew Members Adopting Dog They Rescued From Ice Floe
The crew of a boat of Polish sea scientists who rescued a dog who'd been drifting on an ice floe for several days will be...
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Rescued LA River Dog’s Elderly Owner Comes Forth
She's 70. She doesn't speak English. And she was brokenhearted when her German shepherd, Spikey, disappeared last week. Maria Mendina, mother of 9, grandmother of...
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Howdy, Dogsters! Starting next month we'll be putting out a shiny new monthly newsletter that highlights the very best pet pages, groups and activities on...
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Dog Rescued After 125-Mile Journey on Ice Floe
The dogs problems probably started when he got trapped on ice on a Polish river last week. Before he knew it, current swept him out...
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Labs Most Popular Dogs in US — Again…
Jake is going to get a swelled head over the latest "news" on what breed is top dog. For the 19th year in a row,...
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FREE Lost Pet Tools From Together Tag
This just in! Dogster's/Catster's Together Tag has just launched a new Lost Dog Lost Cat section on its site which enables you to view lost...
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Why do Dogs Urinate in the House?
Is there a medical reason that a dog would suddenly start peeing in the house? She's a four-year old German Shepherd who has never had...
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5-Kleenex Video: When One Person Does Just One Thing
A lot of people are coming forth, wanting to adopt "Vernon," the dog rescued from the Los Angeles River by the heroic efforts of the...
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China Eyeing Ban on Using Dogs, Cats, for Food
Dog stew, boiled cat, and other dishes made from pets may be off the menu in restaurants throughout China soon if legal experts win a...
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Morbidly Obese Dog Who Froze to Sidewalk All Night Now Fit and Merely Plump
There used to be a lot of Jiffy to love. In December 2008, the 11-year-old border collie weighed 116 pounds -- about three times what...
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Photo Caption Contest: On the Ball
Welcome back to to another episode of the weekly Dogster caption contest. For your chance to win the 50 Zealie prize just submit your funniest...
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Video: The Dangers of Canine Obesity
Speaking of dogs who are too big for their own good, here's an interesting -- if rather dramatically produced -- video on morbidly obese dogs....
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Moscows Incredible Stray Dogs and Their Jobs
Moscow is home to 35,000 stray dogs. Thats 84 dogs per square mile. It's a hard life, especially in sub-zero winter months. But according to...
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Video Update: Sweet Smiling Shepherd who was Rescued from Los Angeles River
Look at the smile on this shepherd! Where could his owners be?!...
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Photo Caption Contest Winner for 1/25/10
Another banner caption week, Dogsters. The new year really has your creative juices flowing and you're making it hard to pick a winner. Hard, but...
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Dogs Eat the Strangest Things, Part 1,000,001
I hadn't heard of coffee ground logs until the other day. Apparently they are a popular winter item at places like Whole Foods. When a...
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Why is my Dog’s Nose Cracked?
My dogs nose has cracked. But no wound. The weather is cold. Mada Sri Lanka Hmmm . . . you're not giving me too much...
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Amazing Videos of Incredible Dog Rescue
This rescue of a dog who was unable to escape from the Los Angeles River (a usually dry flood control channel) today is an uplifting...
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This Dog Must Be Very Embarrassed
His saving grace is that the video quality is pretty low, and few of his friends will recognize him....
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Disturbing, Complicated Developments in Shelter “Dognapping” Story
The dogs who were allegedly dognapped from a Tennessee shelter (see our story from two days ago) are still missing. But investigators are now saying...
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How do Dogs Recover from Back Pain?
Dr. Barchas The other day my 4 yr old chi-terrier jumped on the bed she yiped and since then has had discomfort. She doesn't seem...
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What NOT to do if Someone Doesn’t Scoop the Poop
A couple of months ago I blogged about people who leave their dog poop in other people's garbage cans. Many Dogsters barked back and we...
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Is This a Dog or a Deer?
Dillie is a lucky dog, for a deer. She sleeps in a human bed in her own room, gets to run 40 mph in her...
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The “Faux” Fur on Your Coat Could be Dog Fur
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/pets_animals/The_Faux_Fur_on_Your_Coat_Could_be_Dog_Fur'; That "faux" fur trim on your coat -- or your "faux" fur coat itself -- might be made from dogs who lived...
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Can Surgery Solve Urinary Obstruction?
My cat Mr. Fez developed a urinary obstruction over New Year's weekend. This is the third time he's had urinary problems since the end of...
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Dognapping Bulletin: 11 Dobies, 3 Other Dogs, Stolen From Tenn. Rescue
UPDATE 1/22/10: Dogster Cody's Mom sent us a link to a new article in her local Tenn. paper that reports investigators have found that this...
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Photo Caption Contest: Give that Dog a Hand
I realized the other day that we rarely see any people in these photo caption contests so this week I thought I'd through one in...at...
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Do Dog People Make This Kind of 911 Call?
I was all set to call a truce with the Catster people, but then I ran into Skeezix' latest little hissy rant. (Feel free to...
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