From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Never Leave Your Child Alone With Your Dog!

by Ann on March 31, 2009

bull-terrior

Or this could happen!

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Boy Rides Giant Pet Python

by Myke on March 27, 2009

A small boy in Cambodia has made friends with a 5 meter-long Burmese python.

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Jasmine, the Mother Theresa Greyhound

by Myke on March 27, 2009

In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished, and had clearly been abused.
Jasmine and Bunny
In an act of kindness, the police took the dog, which was a Greyhound female, to the nearby Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, run by a man named Geoff Grewcock and known as a willing haven for Animals abandoned, orphaned or otherwise in need. [continue reading about Great Pets…]

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Just Hangin Out

by Ann on March 16, 2009

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Baby Meets Dog

by Ann on March 16, 2009

Watch this big dog being so sweet to this little baby.

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Scott Adams’ Cat Sarah Passes

by Myke on March 11, 2009

Scott Adams, creator of the cartoon Dilbert, recently lost his cat Sarah. The story below is sad but filled with love.

Link: Dilbert.com – My Cat

Soon after I started cartooning, about 19 years ago, I got my first pet, a kitten. I named her Sarah, after an editor who gave me my big break in cartooning.

I found the kitten from an ad in the paper. A local woman’s cat had a small litter in need of homes. They were little tuxedo cats, mostly black with white paws and mixed faces. The woman put them on her sofa as sort of a line up from which I could choose. Three of the cats ignored me, walking to one end and playing amongst themselves. The fourth stared me straight in the eyes and approached. She selected me. Or at least that is how it felt. She made me feel special from the first second I knew her, and I hoped to return the favor. [continue reading about Great Pets…]

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Duck in a Truck

by Myke on March 3, 2009

via Roy Stone

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Best Buddies: Bearded Collie Max and Feral Rescue Natasha

by Myke on March 3, 2009

Link: ASPCA Adoption Success Stories

Bearded Collie and Feral Rescue cat are buddies

Natasha and Max
Submitted by Candysse of Alta Loma, CA

A bearded collie named Max and Natasha, a once-feral feline, have struck up a relationship that seems to rely as much on Max’s perpetually moving tail—a great cat toy—as it does on the patience of his old soul. According to Candysse, the two unlikely companions are often caught snuggled up and grooming each other.

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