BEST PET BLOG: May 2011

This nationwide campaign from Purina’s Pro Plan brand promotes the amazing, but often untold, stories of pet rescue and raises awareness about its importance. “Doing More for Pets” honors rescued pets that have overcome great odds to survive and thrive under harrowing circumstances, thanks to the incredible hard work and dedication of small pet rescue organizations. One hundred and twenty one rescue stories were submitted, and a judging panel selected the 10 most inspiring success stories as finalists. From July 15 through Oct. 30, pet lovers across the country can visit http://www.rallytorescue.org/ to view the 10 finalist pet rescue stories and help make one canine or feline a star with their vote. The contest winner will be determined by a combination of a popular vote and judges score. The winning rescue organization, rescue pet and owner featured in the story will win a trip to the National Dog Show. The pet rescue organization that submitted the winning story will receive 00 in Purina® Pro Plan® brand pet food coupons. For completed release go to http://www.a-1broadcast.com/

DOG QUOTES

"If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."
Woodrow Wilson"I named my dog Stay so I can say, "Come here, Stay. Come here, Stay."
Steven Wright
"When a dog wants to hang out the "Do Not Disturb" sign, as all of us do now and then, he is regarded as a traitor to his species."
Ramona C. Albert
"The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread."
Portuguese Proverb
"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down."
Robert Benchley
"[Dogs] are better than human beings, because they know but do not tell."
Emily Dickinson
"Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger."
Albert Payson Terhune
"To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace."
Milan Kundera"Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man, without his vices."
Lord Byron
"The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic."
Henry Ward Beecher
"In the world which we know, among the different and primitive geniuses that preside over the evolution of the several species, there exists not one, excepting that of the dog, that ever gave a thought to the presence of man."
Maurice Maeterlinck"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet."
Edith Wharton
"We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment."
George Eliot
"When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem."
Edward Abbey"I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing in his water bowl."
Penny Ward Moser
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Monday, May 23, 2011

CAT QUOTES

"You can't help that. We're all mad here." - The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland

"No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens." - Abraham Lincoln

"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain

"With their qualities of cleanliness, discretion, affection, patience, dignity, and courage, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats?" - Fernand Mery Her Majesty the Cat

"I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." - Hippolyte Taine

Actually, cats do this to protect you from gnomes who come and steal your breath while you sleep. - John Dobbin

Don't think that I'm silly for liking it, I just happen to like the simple little things, and I love cats! - Michelle Gardner

Everything I know I learned from my cat: When you're hungry, eat. When you're tired, nap in a sunbeam. When you go to the vet's, pee on your owner. - Gary Smith

Fans think they want to see more than the 10 to 20 seconds of Itchy and Scratchy that we put on the show, but my feeling is less is more. Once you've skinned and flayed a cat, ripped his head off, made him drink acid and tied his tongue to the moon, there really isn't that much to say. - Matt Groening, 1993

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things. - Pablo Picasso

I'm aloof, I like to run around outside, but I also like to curl up in warm spots. I eat fish. - Megan Coughlin on why she'd make a good cat

The naming of cats is a difficult matter. It isn't just one of your holiday games. You may think at first I'm mad as a hatter. When I tell you a cat must have three different names... - T.S. Eliot

The sun rose slowly, like a fiery furball coughed up uneasily onto a sky-blue carpet by a giant unseen cat. - Michael McGarel

We need a word for all the kitty-prints that are all over my windshield because the cats like to lie on my hood when the car is still warm. - Megan Coughlin

When I play with my cat, how do I know that she is not passing time with me rather than I with her? - Montaigne

You can visualize a hundred cats. Beyond that, you can't. Two hundred, five hundred, it all looks the same. - Jack Wright (of Kingston, Ontario, the Guinness Book record holder for the owner of the most cats at one time [689])

You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. - Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio

"After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference."- Charlotte Gray

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FAMOUS DOG HEROES IN HISTORY

ooking back through history there are a great number of dogs that have quite literally left a lasting impression. Unfortunately there are just as many unsung heroes in the canine world that did outstanding things to help people that are not recorded or recognized. Most of the dogs that have become famous in history are not purebreds, nor were they particularly trained for anything, they were just very intelligent dogs that did what had to be done. Some of the famous dogs even gave their lives to save humans or help humans in some way, making them true heroes.

Laika

Laika became a heroic figure as the first canine to ever go into space. She was selected from a group of stray dogs found in Moscow. Laika was selected because of her size as well as her calm temperament and disposition. As a space dog Laika orbited the earth in the Russian spaceship, Sputnik 2 launched on November 3, 1957.

Although Russia had previously send two other dogs up to orbit earth just about 43 miles above the surface, Laika was actually sent into outer space, some 900 miles above the earths surface. Before leaving the ground she had to go through training on how to eat special foods and learn to wear a specially designed canine space suit. There was no recovery of her capsule planned so she gave her life so that scientists on earth could understand the effects of space travel on a living system that was similar to a human body.

The Institute for Aviation and Space Medicine in Moscow has now dedicated a plaque to Laika and the other dogs that were used in early experiments in space travel.

Rin Tin Tin

Although Rin Tin Tin movies were dramas based on fictitious stories, the actual dog had a very heroic life. He was literally saved by an American soldier by the name of Lee Duncan, a corporal at the time, who found an abandon German dog training station when on a patrol in 1918 in the war-torn country. Within the fenced area Corporal Duncan spotted a female German Shepherd trying to protect her five puppies. A soft heart, Duncan brought the mother and the puppies back to the American base where they became somewhat base mascots and pets.

When the war ended Corporal Duncan brought a male and a female puppy back to the United States. The female he named Nannette and the male Rin Tin Tin. In 1922 Rin Tin Tin stared in his first western, and became a working movie star for Warner Brothers in 1923 with his very own contract. He was a true star and repaid Lee Duncan for his kindness many times over.

Rin Tin Tin made over 40 movies in his career and retired to live out his life with his owner.

Seaman

The huge Newfoundland named Seaman was the dog that traveled with the Lewis and Clarke expedition as they mapped their trek through the United States. A very intelligent dog Seaman was credited with saving different people on the voyage by rescuing them from drowning and helping to defend the camp and livestock from attacks by predators.

Jofi therapy sessions were going on. Sigmund Freud noted how patients would respond differently, usually much more openly and candidly when Jofi was in the room. It is often considered that Jofi was the first therapy dog, not only for what she did for patients but because of her therapeutic effect on Sigmund Freud himself.

Donnchadh

This Scottish dog was owned by Robert the Bruce and in 1306 Edward the lst of England attempted to have Donnchadh located his master so Edward could have him killed. Although they did succeed in tracking the dog back to Robert the Bruce, Donnchadh turned on his followers and attacked them to save his master and change Scotland's history.

Buddy

Despite the name, Buddy was actually a female German Shepherd. She made history by being the first formally trained seeing eye dog in the United States, setting groundbreaking laws as to the access to areas that Guide Dogs now have. Without Buddy and her outstanding temperament and behavior as a Guide Dog these laws may have been very slow in being passed. Buddy was trained by Morris Frank who continued to train Guide Dogs through his school, The Seeing Eye.

War Dogs

There are a long list of dogs that have served as mascots, military dogs and even as actual enlisted soldiers holding specific ranks throughout the history of military agencies. In particular war dogs have been made famous through literature and movies, however there are great number of these mascots that are known only to the men that served with them.

While there are too many war dogs to mention, there are some notable dogs from almost every military organization worldwide. A very brief listing includes:

· Chesty, a mascot dog from a line of Bulldogs that serves as the mascot for the Marine Barracks in Washington, DC. These dogs are considered as enlisted soldiers and typically retire with a rank of Corporal.

· Judy, an English Pointer and a Royal Navy ship dog was awarded the Dicken Medal in 1946. She was the only pet or animal that ever became a registered Japanese prisoner of war. After her release she lived until 1950 with her adoptive owner, Frank Williams.

· Smokey, a small Yorkshire Terrier was the most decorated dog of World War ll. Weighing only four pounds at maturity and measuring only seven inches, she was small enough to fit into a backpack or hide in a small space when needed. She was credited with flying in 12 combat missions and living in conditions where fully trained war dogs were not able to survive. After her wartime career she helped run wire through underground pipes and tunnels to build new air force bases. In addition she did shows for weary soldiers that included parachute jumps and was actually one of the first therapy dogs that the military used in veterans hospitals in New Guinea in 1944.

BONDING BETWEEN PET AND HUMAN

THE SIMPLE TRUTH

The bond between animals and human beings is very old. Right from the prehistoric days animals are a part of human’s life. Dog is considered as first non-human friend of mankind. During ancient age people used to keep dogs, because of their usefulness in hunting. Later they developed some kind of bond together. Further, along with the progress, other animals like cows, horses, goats, lambs and other pet animals became a part of our daily life. So, the relation between man and animals is very old.

Our pet animals are the best companions of loneliness. They love their masters without any selfishness. These days, people tame various kinds of animals. Some animal lovers are very passionate about dangerous animals. They love to have pythons, tigers, and other dangerous animals in their homes. But Cats and Dogs are the most popular choice globally.

A dog is unbeatable when it comes to faithfulness, they are multipurpose, and they can be our good friends, they can serve human being as watch dogs, and police dogs or they can be a companion for our kids during their lone or leisure time. Kids develop a strong relation with pets. The reason is that in form of their pet, they get a friend, a companion for playing in house, a mate with whom they can cuddle.

Pets help kids in developing some sense of responsibility. The world is very fast these days, and it’s tough for parents to manage proper time for their kids, because most of the time they had to engage themselves in their office works. Kids feel loneliness in such cases, here pets are helpful. Kids can forget finishing up their school homework, but they cannot forget feeding their pet, or pet’s morning and evening walks, or routine bath or grooming of their pets. This kind of responsibility is helpful for kids in long run. It helps them enhancing their personality. The same case applies with senior citizens; pets can be a better friend and companion for our elder people too.