Entries from October 19th, 2009
With all of the talk around the swine influenza (H1N1) we could be overlooking what might be the next big pandemic, canine influenza or the puppy flu. Canine influenza was first discovered in 2004 and is caused by a subtype of the Influenza Type A virus, H3N8. What is especially amazing about H3N8 is that [...]
Tags: dogs · influenza
Rosie Sanchez rushed home recently after her neighbor phoned her at work to inform her of a burglary in progress at her home. By the time Rosie was able to get home the authorities were all ready leading the culprit away, on a leash.
Tags: dogs
A North Dakota woman’s Landseer Newfoundland may be the world’s tallest dog. Boomer is 3 feet tall at the sholders, more than 7 feet long from tip to tail and weights a whopping 180 lbs. To give you an idea of how big that is, Boomer likes to drink out of the kitchen sink which [...]
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Apparently the United Kingdom (UK) is getting closer to passing legislation that would require all dogs to be microchipped. This is the first I have heard of this type of legislation anywhere but apparently the idea has been floating around local and state governments in the United States for sometime. Why any of the local [...]
Tags: dogs · laws · microchip
10. Jonathan Richman – Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love Jonathan Richman I do not know who you are but I put you in my Top 10 list because I like the photo on your album cover. 9. Weezer – Raditude I am not really a Weezer fan but this album cover [...]
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