Canine royals bask in elegant spotlight
August 1st, 2007The Poochie Princess notables included Penelope, an Italian greyhound foster dog in a pink satin ballerina outfit; Sasha, a chocolate standard poodle in a pink silk kimono that matched her owner’s blue kimono; Lily, an Italian greyhound in a cream-and-gold brocade gown with rhinestones; and Sophie, an English bulldog in a halter dress with a long white boa. The winner was Chloe, a 1-year-old cavalier King Charles spaniel, with a plaid schoolgirl dress and coordinating bows.
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Dogs sit, can’t shake out a world record
July 30th, 2007300-plus canines tried to break world mark for sitting on command
Junkers, a 13-year-old black cockapoo, joined more than 300 other dogs at the Elmbrook Humane Society in an attempt to set a new mark for Guinness World Records and get into the company’s famous book for the most dogs sitting on command for that all-important 30-second benchmark.
…Pepino was turned in to a shelter in Chicago and at one of our rescues, we picked him up, so he’s our foster dog,” Wessel said of the sleek-looking 6-year-old Italian greyhound.
…Pepino was joined by 3-year-old Simon, 3-year-old Brodie, also Italian greyhounds, and by 4-year-old Caina, a dog of mixed heritage.
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Puppy Mill Rescue
July 26th, 2007Juliet is a cute Italian Greyhound puppy. Just like the kind you see in a pet store. But if you look at Lily an older Italian Greyhound who was raised on a puppy mill you see a big difference. Lily’s bottom jaw is severely decayed from neglect during her years on the mill. If Juliet had not been rescued from the mill she was on her future could have looked a lot like Lily’s.
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Tiny dog saves baby from rattlesnake
July 23rd, 2007Zoey is a Chihuahua, but when a rattlesnake lunged at her owners’ 1-year-old grandson, she was a real bulldog.
Booker West was splashing his hands in a birdbath in his grandparents’ northern Colorado back yard when the snake slithered up to the toddler, rattled and struck. Five-pound Zoey jumped in the way and took the bites.
Not about Italian Greyhounds, but it is a nice dog story. You can read the article here.
Puppy theft caught on camera
July 17th, 2007[Editor] Please don’t buy a puppy at a store. If you want an Italian Greyhound, please find several breeders and interview them before buying
A delicate italian greyhound puppy — worth about $700 — was taken from Pets at Home at Fountain Gate on Monday afternoon.
The 11-week-old puppy was returned yesterday after media attention highlighted the alleged actions of the adults involved.
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Ban on dog attack man
July 11th, 2007
A MAN whose pack of greyhounds fatally mauled a much-loved pet dog on a Melbourne beach last year has been banned from greyhound racing for three years.
Paul Egan, of Chelsea, was yesterday disqualified until July 2010 after Greyhound Racing Victoria found him guilty of failing to ensure his dogs were properly muzzled and restrained in a public place.
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Several years ago my wife and I decided to try the off leash area with our Italian Greyhound. Another person has three Whippets off leash and they decided to hunt down my Italian Greyhound. I had to jump in a pick up my dog, but I felt the Whippet owner was slow in responding to the threat on my dog. That was the first and last time we tried the off leash area. I can’t image trying to break up full Greyhounds. Very scary for this poor women.
Diamond Pet Foods Plans to Honor Dogs Who Do Good Work
June 28th, 2007
Byron, 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.
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Man’s desk friend
June 26th, 2007
Smiles 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 slower, 40-pound Chinese shar-pei.
“Employees are more productive” when animals are allowed into the workplace, according to Resnick, whose organization urges people to spay and neuter their pets.
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Passing driver snatches couple’s best friend off Interstate 10
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 Tacoma-based Norwest Express, was in tears Friday as she spoke by phone from her Washington state home about the loss of her best friend
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PET TALES: Veteran Navy Dog receives full military honors at funeral
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 from its owner, who was seated on the beach. Sophie was hurt so badly she required care from the University of Florida’s veterinary school. She seems to be recovering well, although it’s taken longer than expected and has been a heartbreaking experience as well as extremely expensive.
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