Archive for March, 2007
Purina Recalling Food
Saturday, March 31st, 2007It was posted in the news today that now Purina is now recalling ALPO® Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food. This is scary stuff. You can visit the Purina web site here http://www.purina.com/
Poison-pet-food scare turns owners into dog chefs.
Monday, March 26th, 2007Even if you always seem to eat out, does your dog deserve a home-cooked meal? After the recall of dozens of brands of pet food responsible for widespread kidney problems and more than a dozen deaths of dogs and cats, Garrett Rosso wrote on the Tompkins Square dog-run online newsgroup, “Now might be a […]
Tainted Pet Food
Saturday, March 24th, 2007 I am sure everyone has heard of the tainted food problem. I thought it might be good to post the Menu Foods official web site here.
Menu Foods Web Site
Local Mutts Rule In New Book
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 This article really isn’t about Italian Greyhounds, but I couldn’t resist putting the aritcle in. The term Piggie just made me laugh! I wish they had a picture of a Piggie.
Though most don’t even have official names, mutts are rapidly becoming America’s most popular type of dog. After photographing the Piggie (Pug […]
Pooches vie for title of ‘Ugliest Dog’ in Del Mar
Sunday, March 18th, 2007
DEL MAR —- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That was the message El Cajon resident Bruna Palmatier wanted to send by entering her 4-year-old rescued Italian greyhound, Victoria, in Sunday’s 12th annual Ugly Dog Contest at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
The fundraising event was hosted by the Del Mar Kiwanis Club and drew […]
Dogs test the luck of the Irish in Bethlehem benefit parade
Friday, March 16th, 2007 There was howling and gnawing, and plenty of pawing, as the second annual Celtic Breeds Doggie Parade got under way Saturday on Main Street in Bethlehem.
Behinds were sniffed and faces were licked, sometimes in that order. The parade drew a varied passel of pooches, from a 7-pound Italian greyhound named Marc Antony to a […]
Avenue pet parade goes to the dogs
Friday, March 16th, 2007Most of the entries were dogs. Many breeds were spotted, with numerous Italian Greyhounds. Rudy, a “tacky tourist” with a camera around his neck, sunglasses and a loud shirt, has a Web site devoted to his activities, iloverudy.com. Owner Shelly Weitz of Wellington admits to be “a little obsessed” about her iggy (shorthand for […]
Puppy love may be the best kind
Friday, March 16th, 2007 Perhaps “I love you†is said more times and in more ways on Valentine’s Day than at any other time of year.
But when “Killer†Glayre says, “I love you,†even E.F. Hutton will stop and listen.
Killer is a 5-year-old mixed-breed dog. He’s part Jack Russell, part Italian Greyhound and part Chihuahua.
When the little pup […]