Archive for the ‘dogs’ Category

When I got the urge to add a second dog to my little family, I worried how my first dog, Happy would handle it. He’s a shy dog and not the biggest fan of other canines or new people. As you can see from the photo of my little Siamese twins above,  Happy and Joey (my second dog) are getting along so great they often share the same bed. Aside from the adorableness, another bonus is that Happy has gotten much better with his shyness. Read the rest of this entry »

With so many pet stories around the web each week it’s hard to keep up. Table Scraps is our weekly roundup of memorable pet news around the internet.

• Uggie can act the pants off a film, but what everyone really wants to know:  Can he tell a good joke? (The Hollywood Reporter)
•  Well now this poor kitty is going to have a hell of a time getting through security at the airport. (Daily Mail)
•  The cat above is getting a prosthetic limb, these dogs are getting infrared cameras…this is all feeling very Transformers. (NY Times)
• With representation like a bengal, a jaguar and a panther in the mix of teams it comes as no surprise that cats have the inside track on the Superbowl. (Oregon Live)
• Hoping to hop to a victory, these bunnies mean business.  (BBC)

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When I first moved to Jacksonville nearly six years ago, I lived on the other side of town. On my commute to work every morning I would pass the Jacksonville Humane Society, which is located on Beach Blvd. near a busy intersection. I didn’t think much of it (other than, wow, I wish I had a pup of my very own) until April 7, 2007. That morning as I drove past the building, I smelled smoke. Firetrucks were stationed just inside the gate, blocking my view, so it wasn’t until I got to work that I knew what happened: during the night, a devastating fire had torn through the Jacksonville Humane Society’s facilities. Although firefighters responded quickly and valiantly, the fire claimed the lives of 19 dogs and 67 cats – about half of the animals who were housed there that night.

Later that week, when a fellow employee began a fund drive for the fire recovery, I made my first charitable donation as an adult. In the check’s memo section I wrote “More to come!”

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I know a lot about my dog’s lineage and her breed-specific qualities. Sadly, most dogs aren’t as lucky to have well-documented history and health. So, I’d love for my next animal — dog or cat — to be a rescue.

With so many rescue organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, I have my pick of the litter, as it were. But Grateful Dogs Rescue in San Francisco caught my eye. In addition to being super-local to me, I’m very interested in rescue efforts in an urban landscape.

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