Archive for June, 2007
Diamond Pet Foods Plans to Honor Dogs Who Do Good Work
Thursday, June 28th, 2007Byron, an Italian greyhound, Key Largo, Fla. – After a serious car accident injured his owner, Byron, who was already trained as a therapy dog, helps his owner with daily tasks including removing her shoes and socks, fetching dropped objects, and helping with the laundry. You can read the article here.
Man’s desk friend
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007Smiles and laughs also filled the Cornell Museum in Old School Square, as amused owners watched the interactions of real-life dogs and the dog pastels and photographs in the museum’s “For the Love of Dogs” exhibit. Yorkshire Dayton tried repeatedly to climb one of the sculptures, while 11-pound Italian greyhound Lucia bounded about Lucy, a [...]
Passing driver snatches couple’s best friend off Interstate 10
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007A bizarre kidnapping in April on a stretch of Interstate 10 between Las Cruces and Deming has left a Washington family devastated. What makes the incident so unusual is that the victim — while a beloved member of the family — is not human; she’s the family dog. Marla LeClerc, an over-the-road truck driver for [...]
PET TALES: Veteran Navy Dog receives full military honors at funeral
Friday, June 1st, 2007[Editor] This article has a few dog tales. I really like the story about the Navy dog. The article does have a section about a poor Italian Greyhound. A neighbor of mine was walking her Italian greyhound on the beach at Mickler’s Landing when the dog was attacked by a much larger dog that escaped [...]