My Dogs Are Morons and My Garage Smells Like Pee

June 5, 2009

(http://kristenking.com) —The dog owners among you have probably extrapolated that the garage smells like pee because the dogs are morons. It’s been raining for days, and rather than go outside in the yard like good dogs, like the well-mannered dogs they’re supposed to be, one or both of the big dogs has taken to peeing [...]

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Adopt-A-Pet.com and Shepard Fairey Set to Unveil a Special Piece of Presidential Pet Adoption History

April 10, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com)
Release of special edition Shepard Fairey ADOPT print will mark historic significance of the presidential dog adoption and help continue to raise awareness for pet adoption nationwide
LOS ANGELES – APRIL 10, 2009 – Adopt-a-Pet.com, North America’s largest non-profit pet adoption website, and Artist Shepard Fairey have hope and faith in the Obamas’ commitment to adopting [...]

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For the Dead Bird I Found on the Patio Today

April 7, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — It caught me off guard when I looked outside and saw your broken body with perfect feathers rippling so slightly in the wind. I locked the dogs inside before I donned rubber gloves to investigate.
My breath stuck in my throat as I turned you over, bird, and saw the unfortunate angle of your [...]

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Pet Humor: You Known the Dogs Have Taken Over When…

April 1, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — It’s been a rough couple of weeks with the animals lately simply because we’re both very tired and busy right now. As the one who works exclusively from home, I’ve had the pleasure of bearing the brunt of the animal frustration these days.  
To get through it without selling anyone to the circus, I’ve [...]

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Pet News: Police Find More Cases of Animal Hoarding in TX and NJ

April 1, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — If you think we have a lot of pets at our house, prepare to have your mind blown. This isn’t quite as bad as the 800+ small dogs and parrots found in an Arizona home early last year, but it’s still pretty bad.
Police in Chester Township, New Jersey (just about 30 minutes from [...]

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Pet Humor: 61 Things on My Cat — Video

March 30, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Hat tip to Kim Woodbridge for finding this hilarious video, with a great song to boot.

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Tails on Trails Walk Raises Money to Keep Pets in Their Homes

March 17, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I received the message below from friend and colleague Beth J. Bates, who’s raising money to help families keep their pets in their homes. (Read more about how the recession is affecting pets in my post about 46 homeless cats and animal food banks.)
It’s that time of year again! Time to have some [...]

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Dog Disasters: Today’s Episode of “Things the Dogs Destroyed or Ate” — A 30-lb Bag of Dog Food and 9 Rolls of Paper Towels

March 4, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I’m either a glutton for punishment or just slow on the uptake, because I thought I could run out to the post office for a few minutes the other day without worrying about the dogs making some kind of mess. We don’t let them loose in the house when we leave anymore because [...]

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Pet News: Momma Cat Adopts 4 Puppies and Nurses Them Alongside Her Kittens

March 3, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — This story is so unbelievably sweet it made my teeth ache and my eyes fill with tears. Evidently four puppies were orphaned in Amman when their mother was killed in an accident. Momma cat Smaigel, owned by Mohammad Al-Hamoury, has adopted the puppies as her own. The pictures are amazing.
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Pet News: Nearly 200 Whales and Dolphins Stranded on Australia Beach

March 2, 2009

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — More than 50 whales and dolphins recently stranded themselves on a beach in Tasmania. Rescuers believe these whales were part of a larger group of 192 that had stranded the day before on nearby King Island.
Australia is a whale-stranding hotspot, and 90%+ of the strandings happen in Tasmania.
Read more at CNN/asia.
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