| Pregnant beagle that was shot gives birth to 7 puppies
And Odie's healthy litter of seven, born June 9, are being called miracle pups by their veterinarian. "I would have bet a year's salary the puppies would have been reabsorbed," said Tom Ferstl, owner of the Millington Veterinary Clinic. "Sometimes you just get lucky. I'd have to say the diligence in care from the dog's owner, and the dog, had a lot to do with it." A nightmare turned realApril 15 for Odie and her owners -- Diane Springstube, Amber Springstube, 16, and Katelynn Springstube, 10. The beagle crawled home bleeding with up to 40 holes in her. She'd been peppered with a shotgun; the second dog in the neighborhood that had been recently shot. Diane had been outdoors doing chores at her Sister Lake Road home in Marathon Township when Odie was attacked. The dog plays on their two-acre homestead and is free to roam on the neighbor's cornfield that adjoins their property.
Bathing the dog is so much easier with the right tools
The first one I remember was the original Rusty. He was a big beautiful classic sable collie. "Lassie" was big on TV then and we lived on a chicken ranch, so a collie was perfect for us. I was three years old. That dog is part of my earliest childhood memories. I do not remember much else about that time. I sure do not remember when Mom and Dad washed the dog or how they did it. Fast forward to the next dog I remember: Tiny was a black, tan and white, shorthaired Chihuahua. I was six years old and we lived in town in Calistoga. Tiny only liked my Mom and made it very clear he would bite anyone else. I do not remember what happened to Tiny and Dad does not remember either. The next family dog I remember was the first dog that belonged to me, I was 10 years old. She was a small black cocker mix named Suzie Q.
Sleep with Fluffy? Of course. Take her to the vet? Um, no.
VANCOUVER -- We like to pamper our pets, sleep with them, include them in family photographs and take them to the spa -- but apparently they're not getting many dates with the vet. According to a national survey of 1,150 cat and dog owners conducted by Ipsos-Reid/Pfizer, 35 per cent of dog owners and nearly one-fifth of cat owners include their pets in family photographs, while 82 per cent of cat owners and 68 per cent of dog owners allow their pets to sleep on the bed with them. When it comes to relationships, about 20 per cent of cat and dog owners say they wouldn't consider dating someone who doesn't love pets. .
Offices will go to the dogs when pooch-friendly day hits
Sure, every day can't be the weekend, your dog seems to say. But couldn't I come along and just curl up under your desk? Well, at some companies, he could. And here's your chance to convince your workplace to join the party, at least for one day: June 22 is the ninth annual Take Your Dog to Work Day, as declared by the trade group Pet Sitters International. Your boss may scoff at the idea - the kind of thing they do at those big California tech companies with their wacky, Frisbee-throwing corporate cultures. And it's true that firms like Amazon and Google are well known for their pet-friendly policies. .
Inmates, dogs get new lease on life at prison
Two Mesa women are saving dogs and improving prisoners, bringing out the human side of murderers from Alaska and Hawaii with long sentences from bloody crimes committed decades ago. Shannon Holstein, of Kokopelli Dog and Puppy Training, and Kathy Swaney, of Valley of the Sun Dog Rescue, are on a mission to save dogs from euthanasia, making less popular breeds and mutts more adoptable through extensive training by inmates at the Red Rock Correctional Center in Eloy. "It gives them purpose," Holstein said about the inmates. "It gives the dogs a second chance. These dogs in eight weeks get far more training than they would at home." .
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