Showing posts with label dogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dogs. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Happy Howl-o-ween!

It is Halloween.
Small children ring our doorbell.
May I eat just one? *



* Dog-ku

(via the pet blog)

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Savage deer attacking dogs in UK

An increasing number of dog-owners in rural Bedfordshire are reporting attacks by Chinese water deer, whose ancestors escaped Woburn Safari Park.

Although the deer are less than 2ft tall and weigh a maximum of 31lb, the males have a secret weapon - downward-pointing fangs which can grow more than 3in long.

The Chinese water deer population had sprung up since they began to escape in the 1920s and 1930s. They breed throughout the year and are quite a menace. You don't normally see them except at dusk because they lie down during day as their natural coloring camouflages them in the long grass.

The UK is now estimated to be home to a quarter of the world's Chinese water deer population.

Latest victim was Perdita, a six-year-old Jack Russell out for a walk with Georgina Robey, 12, and her ten year old brother Daniel. Perdita suffered cuts on her back, neck and both sides of her stomach after an encounter with a

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It's not just cats who have 9 lives

Sophie Tucker, a grey and black cattle dog,fell off her owner's yacht, swam six miles through ferocious shark-infested seas to an island, where she survived for more than four months by hunting wild goats for food.

Read more of Sophie's amazing story.

Friday, April 3, 2009

And you thought only your dog did this

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's pet dog gobbled up a special tea prepared for bosses of Russia's ruling party Wednesday.

While Putin discussed ways to help the local food industry, his favorite black Labrador Koni slinked into a room at his residence and tucked into delicacies prepared for leaders of his United Russia party.

"Koni ate everything," said one of Putin's astounded bodyguards.

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Smile, it's Friday!

It's Tanis Guinness & "Ta Wang"

From The Library of Congress Collection at Flickr

Ok, that's not funny!