Surfing Dogs!

Surfing dogs

Surfing dogs take to the water for charity

Once again – dogs have a great day at the beach (these dogs are having great fun!)

Launched in 2006, the contest started out as a fun way that pet owners could ride the surf with their pets and raise a little money for charity.

Since then, this charity event has mushroomed into a major event that draws 4000 people and national television coverage. The dogs are judged on several criteria – the length of the ride, the size of the wave ridden and their on-board maneuvers.

Dogs receive extra points if they surf without their owner, and if they stand on the board rather than lie down.

Just another reason we love our dogs so much! They have fun, and help good causes – this event raised $17,500.00

The Amazing Dachshund – juggling dog

Pretzel

Meet Pretzel – the folk-art dog, a very talented dog who is not only balanced on one leg – but is busy juggling 3 balls. No problem for this talented dog.

This piece is a sample of the folk are of Bluebell Folk Art .  Pretzel stands (at least vertically!) about 13 inches tall.

Real Dog Heroes

Clara finds a home – amazing story

Herbs 101

learn the basics – herbs for dogs

Good Canine Health

good canine health

The Dog’s Immune System 101

Tell me about my dog’s Immune System

Baked Winter Squash – a treat for dogs

Try this easy-to-make baked pumpkin or winter squash treat- packed with nutrition – dogs LOVE this!

Can dogs get the flu??

It is extremely unlikely that your pet will catch the Swine Flu.

Bonnie and Clyde – the blind dog and his best friend and guide

The blind dog and his guide – true friendship….

Dog Nurses Panda Babies

At a zoo in northern China, a female red panda gave birth to two babies, zookeepers were thrilled — and unprepared.

“No one knew she was pregnant. Her plump body and bushy hair disguised her protruding belly until the babies were born,” a spokesperson for the Taiyuan Zoo in Shanxi Province reported.

The humiliation of “giving birth in its pen, in broad daylight and in front of a huge crowd of visitors,” was apparently too much for the new mother, who had recently arrived from a nature reserve. “She abruptly turned her back on the babies and refused to nurse them,” said the spokesperson.

Zookeepers scrambled to find a wet nurse for the pair of baby red pandas. They scoured the countryside and found three dogs who had recently given birth.

The mother dog chosen for the job belongs to a local farmer. She is a sweet-tempered, white Chihuahua-mix who had given birth to a puppy just three days before the red pandas were born.

Note: Red pandas are an endangered species with fewer than 2,500 adult red pandas in the world.