Happy 2008   more »

KC DogBlog has a great roundup this week.  Lots of items of interest, plus some newer posts about the DDA and a purported 'pit bull' attack in San Jose which turned out to be a different type of dog.  Too bad it was repeated about 50 times as a 'pit bull' attack by our yapping curs in the MSM.

Never fails to make me laugh when some twit says "but look at all the news reports about 'pit bulls' -  there must be a problem with them!"

Yeah, because news reports = factual evidence.  Right.

Anyway, check out the roundup, lots to read there.

Down the ROAD   more »

Merry merry   more »

Waiting on the world to change...   more »

Dear Santa Claus, it's been quite awhile...   more »

Why no, it isn't...how could it be?   more »

A picture of Ivy   more »

ACTION ALERT! IMPORTANT HABITAT MUST BE PRESERVED   more »

Fighting to win   more »

Now what?   more »

What is a German Shepherd, anyway? Just asking...   more »

Pictures of snow   more »

We are getting a LOT of snow today - at least a foot so far - so this timely instructive video should be of interest to drivers.

It's about how NOT to free your car from the snow.

Watch the whole thing. 

Advisory:  Do not be eating or drinking while watching.

h/t Joanne's Journey

 

Chico has a disturbing yet enlightening story on his blog.

Wonder if this would qualify as important to our overlords in the MSM?

I think we hit a nerve...big bad editor whines about response to sensational, incomplete story about an incompetent dog owner...   more »

Noooooobody!   more »

Advice for budding media workers   more »

Involvement in government affairs questioned   more »

The other side of the coin   more »

Gritty episode exposes the horrors of dogfighting   more »

Entrenches standard of care for pets   more »

Missing the point, per usual   more »

 

KC Dog Blog comments on the Vick sentencing.

 

Living with oppression day after day   more »

Some pictures of dogs - mine and other people's - and one fat cat.   more »

Thrown off track by a red herring. Oh, the stupidity!   more »

AR carrion eaters make an appearance   more »

Take a stab at it   more »

Steve Barker starts his dog training business   more »

Extenuating circumstances to be codified in dangerous dog legislation   more »

I have added some new links to my Man's Only Friend category, I hope you'll check them out.

One of them is NAIA, the National Animal Interest Alliance.  They are well organized and have expertise in many issues facing pet owners today.

I was just over there and noticed an excellent article on sterilization and its impact on health.  I posted a short review about this last week but this is a much more extensive and informative article.

Here's a link:

http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf

New dangerous dog owner controls sound interesting    more »

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There was a request for comic relief...your wish is my command...

Looks as though somebody watched one too many episodes of The Sopranos - or was it The Libranos?

(Snapped on my TV during Question Period today...the red is more crimson than it seems in these pix)

Via email:

"Everybody loves an underdog.  But what happens when the underdog looks dangerous?

 

Understanding your readers' passion for responsible representation of Pit Bulls, I’d like to introduce a new book that you may have an interest in.

 

Along with illustrator Scott Bruns, I have written and created Demo: the Story of a Junkyard Dog, a 56-page, hardcover graphic novel for dog lovers young and old.  The story of Demo revolves around a kind-hearted, but ruff and tumble-looking junkyard dog who endures abuse, fearful strangers, and the scariest dog catching-machine ever built, in order to save his detractors from certain doom.  In short, it's a classic underdog tale with a contemporary spin that asks some important questions about over-valuing appearances.

 

You can preview the project at http://www.demo-dog.com"

A very interesting look at the self-styled 'humane' movement in North America   more »

Aesop would have had a field day with the Fiberals...   more »

Superior Court judge understands the constitution   more »

 

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