Showing posts with label dog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

10 Reasons Why You Should Get a Dog Instead of a Facelift




American women underwent over 9 million cosmetic procedures last year. Americans spent almost $10.5 billion on cosmetic intervention in 2009. And at that same time 2 million dogs were euthanized in the country.

These are 10 reasons why a person should get a dog instead of a facelift:

1. They offer a lifetime of love & nothing could actually be compared to that love. They just make a place in your heart.

2. They are cheaper. It’s pretty obvious…maintaining & looking after a dog is far cheaper than a facelift.

3. They make you happier & it’s good for your health to have a pet.

4. They often have better breath. A puppy's breath is special and sweet; your plastic surgeon's breath is a crapshoot.

5. They can be your hang-out buddy.

6. They won’t cause talking behind your back. They say people won't mock and sneer at you behind your back if you get a dog. But I think people will talk behind your back.

7. They fetch - You can teach your dog to do tricks & that is hard work but also fun.

8. You can cuddle up with your pet & feel a lot better.

9. They aren’t nearly as risky

10. And last but not least, they care.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Hachiko – the hero dog





After watching No One Killed Jessica, somehow I couldn’t help thinking about Hachiko. This dog waited for his owner outside the railway station for 9 years. When you look at his pics, you can see so much sadness in his eyes. I cannot think of watching that movie again. It was too much to see that anguish & pain. When he couldn’t walk properly, even then he waited & waited till he died in his sleep.

People used to give him food & one of the students of his owner even wrote about him in the newspaper while Hachiko was alive. His story became popular cause of his unyielding loyalty & devotion to a dead master. He used to wait for the professor at Shibuya station to return from work, but one day the professor suffered a stroke at the university & never returned.

Anyhow, they made his monument in his lifetime. However, Hachiko’s life was indeed very sad. I did learn one thing: it’s better to see the death of our pet. It might be the biggest grief, but it’s nothing as compared to the suffering of an innocent pet. I would never want any of my pet to wait for me.

Hachiko was far better than humans who have forgotten everything about loyalty.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Tess

NAME: Tess
CAGE NO: stray area
ANIMAL ID: 12090162
BREED: Lab-X
SEX: female
EST. AGE: 2 years
EST. WEIGHT: 50 lbs
HEALTH: appears healthy
TEMPERAMENT: friendly
ADDITIONAL INFO: stray
AVAILABLE DATE: 1/4

Irving Animal Shelter
4140 Valley View Lane
Irving, TX 75038
Phone-972-721-2256 or 972-721-2257

Animal Shelter Hours
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday
Closed Sundays, Mondays and city holidays

To save a dog while the shelter is closed, you must call the hotline at 972-721-3597 and leave a voicemail with your information and the animals name and ID number.
You also need to e-mail the same information to the shelter supervisor, Laura, at lforsythe@cityofirving.org

Adoption fee-$70-100 (includes vaccinations, heartworm test, spay/neuter or $50 voucher, microchipping, and 30 days pet insurance)

Fanny

NAME: Fanny
CAGE NO: stray area
ANIMAL ID: 12128101
BREED: Terrier-X
SEX: female
EST. AGE: 2 years
EST. WEIGHT: 30 lbs
HEALTH: appears healthy
TEMPERAMENT: shy, but friendly
ADDITIONAL INFO: stray



Irving Animal Shelter
4140 Valley View Lane
Irving, TX 75038
Phone-972-721-2256 or 972-721-2257

Animal Shelter Hours
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday
Closed Sundays, Mondays and city holidays

To save a dog while the shelter is closed, you must call the hotline at 972-721-3597 and leave a voicemail with your information and the animals name and ID number.
You also need to e-mail the same information to the shelter supervisor, Laura, at lforsythe@cityofirving.org

Adoption fee-$70-100 (includes vaccinations, heartworm test, spay/neuter or $50 voucher, microchipping, and 30 days pet insurance)

Gretzabug**EXTRA URGENT**

NAME: Gretzabug
CAGE NO: large dog adoption area B
ANIMAL ID: 12055562
BREED: Great Pyreneese/Mastiff-X
SEX: female-apayed
EST. AGE: 1 year
EST. WEIGHT: 90 lbs
HEALTH: appears healthy
TEMPERAMENT: friendly
ADDITIONAL INFO: owner surrender.."too big"

Irving Animal Shelter
4140 Valley View Lane
Irving, TX 75038
Phone-972-721-2256 or 972-721-2257

Animal Shelter Hours
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday
Closed Sundays, Mondays and city holidays

To save a dog while the shelter is closed, you must call the hotline at 972-721-3597 and leave a voicemail with your information and the animals name and ID number.
You also need to e-mail the same information to the shelter supervisor, Laura, at lforsythe@cityofirving.org

Adoption fee-$70-100 (includes vaccinations, heartworm test, spay/neuter or $50 voucher, microchipping, and 30 days pet insurance)

Pam


NAME: Pam
CAGE NO: stray area
ANIMAL ID: 11990440
BREED: Chow-X
SEX: female
EST. AGE: 1 year
EST. WEIGHT: 40 lbs
HEALTH: appears healthy
TEMPERAMENT: friendly
ADDITIONAL INFO: stray
AVAILABLE DATE: 12/10

Irving Animal Shelter
4140 Valley View Lane
Irving, TX 75038
Phone-972-721-2256 or 972-721-2257

Animal Shelter Hours
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday
Closed Sundays, Mondays and city holidays

To save a dog while the shelter is closed, you must call the hotline at 972-721-3597 and leave a voicemail with your information and the animals name and ID number.
You also need to e-mail the same information to the shelter supervisor, Laura, at lforsythe@cityofirving.org

Adoption fee-$70-100 (includes vaccinations, heartworm test, spay/neuter or $50 voucher, microchipping, and 30 days pet insurance)

This one is also urgent!

This DOG - ID#A281799
Male, black and white Newfoundland mix.
About 6 months old.
At the shelter since Dec 20, 2010.

Your typical playful fun puppy. Guaranteed to make you laugh with his silly antics. Sooo much cuter in person.

If you are interested in adopting, please visit the shelter at 361 S. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena, CA.

Please call the adoptions office at 626.792.7151 x137 with the ID# prior to visiting to make sure the dog is still available for adoption.

IF you are able to rescue or foster, please contact Kevin at x121, Ute at x117, or Stephanie at x128, and e-mail kevin@phsspca.org, ute@phsspca.org, svogita@phsspca.org, and

If you are able to rescue, adopt, or foster, please consider one of the adoptable available at www.phsspca.org. All the dogs are in danger; however, saving any of these dog(s) who may not be in immediate danger will give another dog more time to find a forever/foster home.

EXTRA URGENT!

SNOOPY - ID#A281824
Male, white and black Dalmatian.
About 5 years old.
At the shelter since Dec 21, 2010

Trying to find out why his horrible owner turned him in... he has wounds on his legs and is currently limping. He is very gentle and deserves to experience how wonderful life should be. Snoopy really broke my heart today. He really needs a home.

If you are interested in adopting, please visit the shelter at 361 S. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena, CA.

Please call the adoptions office at 626.792.7151 x137 with the ID# prior to visiting to make sure the dog is still available for adoption.

IF you are able to rescue or foster, please contact Kevin at x121, Ute at x117, or Stephanie at x128, and e-mail kevin@phsspca.org, ute@phsspca.org, svogita@phsspca.org, and caroleereiling@gmail.com.

Urgent!

This DOG - ID#A281826
Male, tan Mastiff.
About 6 years old.
At the shelter since Dec 21, 2010

This boy is not quite available yet because he was found with a microchip. The owner has 10 days to claim him but we are hoping this un-neutered boy won't be claimed (FYI, spay/neuter law is not in effect in Pasadena). He has sore spots and some bald spots which will all go away with proper nutrition. He truly is the definition of a "gentle giant".

If you are interested in adopting, please visit the shelter at 361 S. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena, CA.

Please call the adoptions office at 626.792.7151 x137 with the ID# prior to visiting to make sure the dog is still available for adoption.

IF you are able to rescue or foster, please contact Kevin at x121, Ute at x117, or Stephanie at x128, and e-mail kevin@phsspca.org, ute@phsspca.org, svogita@phsspca.org, and caroleereiling@gmail.com.

ORANGE COUNTY - RECEIVED THIS PLEA

"I'm trying to find this poor dog a new home. This is a Great Dane if you can believe it from the pictures, very much under weight. I am trying to find her a home or a foster home ASAP.

Someone I work with owns this dog & keeps it crated most of the time. She has agreed to give the dog up. The dog is located in Orange County, CA. Her name is Lucy & she is 15 months old. Please help me or direct me to someone who can. She has put on more weight than depicted in the first picture."

Here are a few additional items about her:

*she is not fixed
*she has had her rabies shot
*she will be current on all her shots by the time she goes to a new home
*her tail is cut from wagging and smacking it repeatedly (it is healing)

CONTACT bernadette4you@yahoo.com IF YOU CAN HELP.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Donna


Just got word that a Rescue in Florida called, "The London Sanctuary" is offering to take in this girl. But Donations need to be raised to pay for her Vetting, before they'll take her in! Please donate if you can! Let's help get this little girl out of MDAS! Thanks.

CHIP IN LINK (for Donna), established by, "The London Sanctuary" of Florida:
http://londonsanctuary.chipin.com/donna-mdasa1316894

Little girl has suffered so much at the hands of her owner! She has severe Mange, and all her puppies were taken away from her! She's now at the Miami Dade Animal Shelter (MDAS), waiting to be KILLED!!!!
She lays on a cold concrete floor, day after day, depressed, and knowing her life will be taken from her soon! Please save this little girl before it's too late!!!!



The London Sanctuary's Website:
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/FL976.html
Phone# 904-708-5227

Dog's Name: Donna
Dog ID# A1316894
Age: 4 yrs old
Breed: Black & White American Bulldog
* She's been at Miami Dade since Dec 24, 2010!!!

Location:
Miami-Dade Animal Services
7401 NW 74 Street
Miami, FL 33166
Main# (305) 884-1101
Fax# 305-805-1619

Miami Dade Animal Shelter's Website:
http://www.miamidade.gov/animals/contact.asp

Hours of Operation:
Open 7 days a week.
Weekdays: 10 - 6:30 p.m.
Weekends: 10 - 4:00 p.m.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Snowflake


SNOWFLAKE - IMPOUND ID#A1173354 - North Central Shelter - VERY URGENT

UPDATE: Snowflake came into the shelter pregnant and her babies were aborted. Plus she was splattered with paint that someone threw all over her. Let's show Snowflake that not all people want to harm her. She needs a home for Christmas! We must help her!

Snowflake arrived at the shelter (after being stray for a while) with paint splattered all over her head and body. They named her Snowflake because of her uniqueness and the pattern of the paint (which is wearing off). This sweet girl deserves a chance to live a life with someone who loves and cares about her.

Bound Angels assessed Snowflake (and made a video!) she seems to bark if you stand in front of her kennel but she is a wonderful dog outside her kennel.
"When anyone approaches that kennel she barks and regresses. She is a wonderful dog in the play yard, I've been inside her kennel with her without any issues."

To see an additional photo of SNOWFLAKE and a wonderful video visit http://www.petconnect.us/need-a-home_la.htm (click on dogs, then on Snowflake's ad)

She’s a SPAYED female, brown Labrador Retriever mix.
The shelter thinks she is about 4 years old. She weighs approximately 73 pounds.
She has been at the shelter since Dec 07, 2010.

SNOWFLAKE - IMPOUND ID#A1173354 - North Central Shelter - Phone: 213-485-5767, Address: 3201 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031

If you can't adopt or rescue SNOWFLAKE please forward this info, share, re-post, put it on twitter-facebook-myspace, tag your friends, email it. If we work together we can find SNOWFLAKE a home before it's too late. AGAIN, THIS IS URGENT.

PLEASE HELP.

SENIOR DOBERMAN (mix) AT WEST LA SHELTER-owner dumped

This is an unaltered female, black and brown Doberman Pinscher mix.

The shelter thinks she is about 12 years old.

She weighs approximately 47 pounds.

She has been at the shelter since Dec 15, 2010.

This information is less than 1 hour old.

For animals under the age of 8 weeks and/or moms with litters, please contact the Center for availability.

Adoption fees include spay/neuter surgery, all animals will be sterilized prior to release.

For more information about this animal, call:

West Los Angeles Animal Care and Control Center at (888) 452-7381

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Eddy


Labrador Retriever/Basset Hound Mix


Young Male Adorable

http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/17883466

Eddy is totally adorable. We love the low riders. He has crooked front legs that really add to his character and charm. Eddy loves everyone and is super happy to accompany us on shelter walks. What a great little man, too bad his parents let him wind up here! We hope he gets a second chance!

Eddy's # is 11/1-4495 please refer to this number when inquiring about him.

HCACC is full as always of highly adoptable, fabulous, loving dogs and cats. The shelter will be open Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of this week coming ONLY. Holiday closing will be from Thursday Dec 23rd till Monday Dec 27th. Extra space must be made to accommodate the incoming pets while none leave during this time. PLEASE come or call ASAP if you can rescue a dog or cat from us so we will not have to end so many innocent gentle lives. PLEASE, I need all of you to exhaust all resources and help us. Just help one soul and together maybe we can make enough space to avoid any death! That would be a Christmas miracle!

CONTACT:
mystiblu@bellsouth.net
Henry County Animal Care and Control
527 Hampton Street
McDonough, Georgia 30253
(770) 288-7401

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/GA67.html

Hours:

Monday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday: 9 am-1 pm
Sunday: Closed
County Observed Holidays: Closed

The shelter is located at 527 Hampton Street in McDonough. Located south of Atlanta off I-75. Take exit 218 and head east on 20/81 toward McDonough. Address is 527 Hwy 20/81 East.

Jaime


Shepherd Mix: Large Young Female
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18145016

Jamie is a sweet girl that needs a lifetime companion to give her the loving home that she deserves. She was picked up as a stray, so people at the shelter do not know anything about her past. If you would like to meet her then please call at (770) 288-PETS.

Her I.D. # 12/5-5037 please refer to this number when inquiring about Jaime.

HCACC is full as always of highly adoptable, fabulous, loving dogs and cats. The shelter will be open Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of this week coming ONLY. Holiday closing will be from Thursday Dec 23rd till Monday Dec 27th. Extra space must be made to accommodate the incoming pets while none leave during this time. PLEASE come or call ASAP if you can rescue a dog or cat from us so we will not have to end so many innocent gentle lives. PLEASE, I need all of you to exhaust all resources and help us. Just help one soul and together maybe we can make enough space to avoid any death! That would be a Christmas miracle!

CONTACT:
mystiblu@bellsouth.net
Henry County Animal Care and Control
527 Hampton Street
McDonough, Georgia 30253
(770) 288-7401

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/GA67.html

Hours:

Monday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday: 9 am-1 pm
Sunday: Closed
County Observed Holidays: Closed

The shelter is located at 527 Hampton Street in McDonough. Located south of Atlanta off I-75. Take exit 218 and head east on 20/81 toward McDonough. Address is 527 Hwy 20/81 East.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Dog takes on orphaned puppies in TN


Though many animal shelters leave much to be desired, there are some that go above and beyond for their homeless charges. Such is the case at the Bedford County Animal Control where orphaned, newborn puppies have been given a second chance due to a nurturing surrogate mother.

In early December, a man discovered seven orphaned newborn puppies. The puppies had lost their mother - someone had either abandoned her or dumped her and she had been struck and killed on a nearby road.

The man took the newborn pups to the Bedford County Animal Control where staff did their best to care for the orphaned babies.

Shelter staff member, Brenda Goodrich, shared her plight with rescue contacts on Facebook and then something wonderful happened. Goodrich found another rescuer that had a mother Pit Bull with milk, but no puppies.

Nobody knows what happened to the homeless Pit bull's babies, but what they did know what that the stray was gentle, and perhaps she could help these 7 orphaned pups.

Motherly instinct on the part of the homeless Pit Bull, and the natural instinct of a newborn pup to nurse on the part of the young babies.

The new mom quickly took to her orphaned charges - nurturing them as if they were her own. The mother, and the 7 puppies, will all be in need of new homes as soon as the pups are weaned.

The mother that so graciously and warmly took on pups that were not her own has had a hard life of abuse. Her body is covered in scars and a portion of her front paw is missing. Her body is damaged, but not her spirit, and not her soul.

The Bedford County Animal Control is located at 205 Lane Parkway, Shelbyville, TN 37160, Phone: 931-685-1130.

Chopper


CHOPPER - ID#A4216826


Chopper is a neutered male, tan and white Terrier mix. He's sweet, gentle & scared...wants to be your new lapdog.


The shelter thinks he is about 1 year and 1 month old.


He has been at the shelter since Nov 24, 2010.
4th ST East, between Ave M and Ave L
in the Antelope Valley

http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/

go to adoptable animals, then AV ADOPT

Cody


Definition of 'whirling-dervish' is Cody!Totally sweet, totally energetic- sweet boy who needs his exercise!


(yes- the pic is blurry- this is the closest to 'still' we could get him!)


He's at AV Adopt in Lancaster, CA
4th ST East, between Ave M and Ave L


in the Antelope Valley


http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/


go to adoptable animals, then AV ADOPT

Dog in Germany gives birth to 17 puppies


A dog in Germany has given birth to 17 puppies, leaving their owner thrilled but fatigued after having to feed them with a bottle for several weeks because their mother couldn't cope with the demand.

Owner Ramona Wegemann said Monday she barely slept for more than a couple of minutes without interruption during about four weeks in an "exhausting" struggle to make sure all of the purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies would survive.

She said when she was "finished feeding the last puppy, the first was hungry again."

Wegemann's dog Etana gave birth to eight female and nine male puppies on Sept. 28 in Ebereschenhof, which is near Berlin.

At least five times a day, Wegemann gave the dogs a bottle with special milk because their mother's nipples could have never coped with the demand, and when the puppies were not hungry, they wanted to be entertained, she said.

Wegemann said when dogs give birth to so many puppies several of them die within the first week. "But all of our puppies survived. This is incredible and wonderful," the 32-year-old added.

But caring for 17 puppies turned out to be a full-time job: Wegemann put her work as an independent animal psychiatrist on a hold and her husband took as much vacation as he could.

Their lives have been turned upside down by the puppies, and their living room is now occupied by a giant box that houses the puppies.

But even Wegemann still struggles to recognize them: The females puppies are called Bahati, Binta, Bahya, Bashima, Batouuli, Binki, Bora, Bisa and the male ones are Baakir, Banjoku, Belay, Bruk, Bundu, Bayo, Bukekayo, Biton and Bulus.

Wegemann gave them all African names because the Rhodesian Ridgeback is an African hunting dog. Wegeman and her husband now plan to give most of the puppies away.

Four of the puppies have been sold, two more are already paid for and will leave their siblings shortly.