Archive for August 28, 2009
Poodles really are the most amazing dogs
To put up with this stuff (click for slideshow). It just seems like the creative talents of the people who do this really need to be redirected …
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Can I give Treats to my Dog?
Should you feed your pooch treats or biscuits, is one of the most repeated question that dog experts are asked. It is simple to ask the question, but there is no simple answer. Dog biscuits are very useful for dog instruction purposes, we all benefit with rewards […]
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Monkey Arrested for Spreading Love
I love The Monkees.
Many a morning I’ve woken up and howled the familiar lyrics:
“Hey, hey I’m a Monkey.
I’m always Monkeying around.
But I’m too busy howling,
To put that piece of bacon down.”
And I know, at some point in your life you’ve howled along to that song too. It’s no use denying it, the BoMonster knows all.
But how many of you have actually taken it a step further and donned a monkey suit? A quick search of google finds some surprisingly good costumes. Take a look at this one, this one, and finally this one?
Well, it turns out humans like dressing up as primates too. Check out this story from the land down under as scribed by Perth Now online edition.
BRENTON Green was monkeying around when he donned a costume to entertain city shoppers, but the stunt backfired when he was arrested and tossed in the lock-up.
Dressed as a monkey, Mr Green, 21, attracted the attention of two police officers on bicycles as he paraded among Perth shoppers on Sunday afternoon, hugging people, posing for photos, waving and dancing.
When the officers interrupted his show in front of about 40 onlookers and asked for his name, he responded by shaking his head and making strange sounds.
The second time police asked for his name, Mr Green replied: “Monkey”. The officers responded by pushing him against a shop window and handcuffing him in front the stunned audience.
Mr Green said the idea of Monkey’s Day Out had been spawned from the Free Hugs campaign phenomenon – the story of Sydney man Juan Mann, who has led a mission to hug strangers to brighten up their lives.
Police said Mr Green failed to give them his name by “continually shaking his head and making squeaking noises”.
Mr Green was taken to the East Perth police lock-up and was charged with failing to comply with a police request. He was bailed, with the condition not to return to the city.
But as he walked to the train station, the same arresting officer, re-arrested Mr Green, claiming he had breached the conditions of his bail. He spent Sunday night in the East Perth lock-up.
“There was absolutely nobody that had a problem with him. Everybody got a kick out of it. It was just a feel-good thing to create a bit of love, but the police put a stop to that. ”
He was released with a spent conviction, a three-month community release order and ordered to pay $60 in court costs.
I have to give credit to Mr. Green for never going out of character when questioned by the police. I apply the same tactic when questioned about the wet spot on the carpet.
Here’s the video of the arrest.
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Poodles really are the most amazing dogs
To put up with this stuff (click for slideshow). It just seems like the amazing creative talents of the people who do this really need to be redirected …
Abstention
Some people abstain from meat for religious rather than moral reasons. See here.
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What do you see in this picture?
A man enjoying a summer day with his dog? Or a dog-fighter doing strength-training?
The Baltimore Sun photographer saw the former. Readers saw the latter. There’s no way of knowing without more information, but I suspect that for many people, “young black man” plus “bully-type dog” equals “dog-fighter.”
Would the reaction have been different if the dog were a Golden retriever, and the cyclist a young white man? Or a young black man with a golden? Or a bully-type dog with a young white man? I gotta wonder, to be honest.
There’s interesting discussion on the Sun’s “Unleashed” blog, here.
http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/08/…
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What do you see in this picture?
A man enjoying a summer day with his dog? Or a dog-fighter doing strength-training?
The Baltimore Sun photographer saw the former. Readers saw the latter. There’s no way of knowing without more information, but I suspect that for many people, “young black man” plus “bully-type dog” equals “dog-fighter” no matter what. A tad of guilty until proven innocent, don’t you think?
Would the reaction have been different if the dog were a Golden retriever, and the cyclist a young white man? Or a young black man with a golden? Or a bully-type dog with a young white man? I gotta wonder, to be honest.
There’s interesting discussion on the Sun’s “Unleashed” blog, here.
http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/08/…
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What do you see in this picture?
A man enjoying a summer day with his dog? Or a dog-fighter doing strength-training?
The Baltimore Sun photographer saw the former. Readers saw the latter. There’s no way of knowing without more information, but I suspect that for many people, “young black man” plus “bully-type dog” equals “dog-fighter” no matter what. A tad of guilty until proven innocent, don’t you think?
Would the reaction have been different if the dog were a Golden retriever, and the cyclist a young white man? I think it would have been, quite honestly.
There’s interesting discussion on the Sun’s “Unleashed” blog, here.
http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/08/…
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Be prepared for an unexpected trip to the hospital
I have unlimited faith in my immune system and overall health. They have taken superb care of me over the years. So when my blood pressure started to creep up the past couple of years, I blew it off and encouraged my doctor to do so as well. “It’s just the stress of my job,” I would tell her. We agreed at my last visit a few weeks ago to just keep an eye on it and recheck it in a few weeks.
Just call me the Queen of Denial. I was working last night and my right arm just didn’t feel right. Knowing that my blood pressure was already on the high side, I decided to walk over to the drugstore and test it with their blood pressure monitor.
It was off the charts.
“Well, it couldn’t hurt to go to the ER and have it checked out,” I thought. “They’ll probably tell me that those machines aren’t calibrated very well and send me home.”
So all I brought with me was my cell phone, which appeared to be fully charged, and a 400-page book. I finished the book in five hours (”An Accomplished Woman,” a retelling of Jane Austen’s “Emma,” with hints of “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility” and a pinch of Georgette Heyer’s comedy of manners “The Grand Sophy.”)
The cell phone conked out at 2 a.m. when I was talking to Jerry–who’s on the East Coast–telling him that I was being admitted to the hospital for observation. Fortunately, I had already sent a couple of texts to the neighbors and my friend Tamela to make sure someone could go over to the house early and walk and feed the dogs. I didn’t get moved to an actual room with a phone until a little after 5, and I waited impatiently for it to be 6 a.m. so I could start calling the neighbors and make sure they got my texts without feeling too bad about waking them up.
So, here’s my advice.
Kiss your dogs before you leave.
Bring two thick books. Or your Ipod or Kindle or whatever it is that gets you through not having anything else to do or that distracts you from having needles poked into your needle-phobic body.
Bring your cell phone charger, especially if you’re like me and have very few phone numbers memorized anymore because they’re on speed dial.
Have pet care directions on file so you can just leave them out on the counter for anyone who needs to come in and care for your pets. I used to always have these ready to print out, but they haven’t been necessary in so long that I’ve gotten out of the habit.
Don’t forget your favorite pillow–you’ll need it–and ear plugs to drown out the Maury Povich show and other dreck that your elderly roommate is watching because she can’t sleep.
Oh, yeah. You should probably pay a little attention to the rising blood pressure.
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Starsky The Mixed Breed Dog
This is Starsky, the 5 month old Chihuahua and Dachshund mixed breed dog from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Photo was submitted by Jen.
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