Archive for the 'Dog News' Category
Landseer May Be World’s Tallest Dog!
October 7th, 2009A 7 foot-long Landseer (which is considered by some to be a black and white Newfoundland, but by others a breed of its own) named Boomer, may be the tallest dog alive. Boomer is 3 years old and is owned by Caryn Weber. When the pooch is measured at the shoulders he’s 36 [...]
21-Pound Tumor Removed From Lucky Labrador!
September 24th, 2009A 13 year-old Yellow Lab named Warren, will live to bark another day thanks to the surgeons at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston.
Dr. Michael Pavletic, Director of Surgical Services, said that the giant tumor was partially obstructing the dog’s larynx, thus making it hard for him to breathe. “Warren had the [...]
Dog News: Ozzy Osbourne Helps Out With New K9 Cop
September 17th, 2009Ozzy Osbourne (also known to his fans as “The Prince of Darkness”) and his whole family are all dog lovers, so when the police department in Muncie, Indiana needed a new recruit of the 4-legged variety, the rock legend stepped in to help.
Rover, a 13 year-old German Shepard, is retiring from the force this month [...]
Dog News: Toddler Lost In Wilderness Found Safe With Dog
September 7th, 2009A two-year-old boy only known to the press by his first name, Kale, has been safely reunited with his family after being lost for 25 hours in the Yukon Bush. The relieved family owes their unyielding thanks to a mutt named Koda.
Kale was last seen at his family’s riverside campsite on Thursday petting Koda [...]
Ridgeback Adopts A Tiny Piglet!
September 4th, 2009At a farm in Germany, an unlikely family bond has formed between an abandoned newborn Vietnamese pig and an 8 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback. The dog, named Katjinga, had just finished nursing a litter of puppies and was given the tiny piglet, named Paulinchen, who was rejected by her mother and was close [...]
