August Great Pet Net Archives

Nothing Like Gathering All The Family For Breakfast

Watch all the little ‘dear’ ones gather ’round.

Operation Miracle Manx

Manx rescues
There is a touching story in the Boston Globe about a group of incredibly kind-hearted people who banded together to transport two Manx from certain death in a West Virginia shelter to a loving home in New Brunswick, Canada. The trip was coordinated through Catster, an online social network for cat lovers. (It’s equivalent for dog lovers is, appropriately enough, Dogster.)

Photo courtesy of Sally Holland.

Wag - The New Luxury Hotel Exclusively For Pets

This place is nicer that a lot of hotels I’ve stayed in over the years!

Can You Really Have Too Much of a Good Thing?

I think the answer is yes. Here is a video clip of a woman in Russia that lives with 130 cats in her two room apartment.

Click here for the story from Reuters.

Mercury - The Seeing Eye Cat

Venus and Mercury

Blogger Alicia Morgan shares a sweet story of her Burmese, Mercury, helping to guide their blind dog back to the house. Read the entire post here for a smile. Mercury is shown here with his pal, Venus.

John Henry, the Unforgetable Racehorse

Erin Ryder at BloodHorse.com writes about John Henry in Hoofing It with John Henry

John Henry the horse

If you’ve visited the Kentucky Horse Park sometime in the past few months, you might have noticed a small, dark brown gelding, utterly unremarkable apart from his obvious age, walking with purpose with bright eyes and pricked ears among the sleek and shiny show horses. Step a little closer and read the engraved plate on his halter: you’re looking at John Henry.

John Henry was twice Thoroughbred Horse of the Year (1981 and 1984), won $6.5 million, and is still the richest gelding in Thoroughbred racing history. He’s also known as a difficult character around the barn.

What’s different about John Henry now from a few months ago, when the world wondered if he would actually make his 32nd birthday?

He has been going for morning walks around the park (see video). Given his head, he drops his nose like a bird dog, picks his course, and is off. His “mystery excursions” might take him to the lake, for a tour of the cross country course, through the hustle and bustle of whatever show is running that day, or sometimes right through the middle of the Parade of Breeds to revel in the applause he clearly feels is still his due.

Make no mistake, he has earned his notoriously nasty reputation. Cathy Roby, who manages the park’s Hall of Champions, John’s home for the past 22 years, said she bears 16 years worth of scars that prove he’s a tough charge to handle. However, she reported John has mellowed–a little–with age, and that his improved attitude since his daily excursions began has changed the whole dynamic of the barn.

Below are some videos of this great horse.

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C’mon Gimme Just a Little Kiss

smooching horses
The Arabians at Bound for Glory farm feeling frisky.

New Life

newborn colt

My friend Karen Clegg sent this photo of her two-day old Arabian colt Mimi enjoying her first time outside. Karen and her husband Steve are breeders and own Bound for Glory Arabians in Bowdon, GA.

Canine Horror Movie

Don’t watch this if you are prone to nightmares.

From Yahoo videos.

Gosh, It Must Be Nice To Feel That Good!

Steve Smith of Rolling Dog Ranch captured little Widget the blind beagle in a moment of bliss.

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