Posted on August 31, 2009 by Nancy Houser

We have found that fleas and tapeworms go hand-in-hand as they dance down the merry lane to some pretty intensive itching and misery for dogs—unless controlled immediately and routinely by the owner. If you see your dog scooting on their butt across the living room rug with their rear legs stuck straight out in the [...]

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921, Paul Smith never had a chance as a child to receive a formal education, yet became a master artist as well as a terrific chess player. Being one of the most unique animals artists, his dogs, horses, Christian and boat scenes were typed-out by a man with incredible visualization and [...]

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Nancy Houser

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Posted on August 30, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Of the 200 flea species in the United States, “Ctenocephalides felis” is the main troublemaker—or more commonly called—the wingless “cat flea”—for both dogs and cats. In fact, 95% of dog fleas are in Europe, not the United States. The only known natural predator of the cat flea is the ant, who can kill all stages [...]

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Why, Why, Why… Why do we press harder on a remote control in front of our dogs when we know the batteries are almost dead? Why do banks charge a fee on ‘insufficient funds’ when they already know there is not enough money…especially to the dog food delivery man? Why does someone Believe you when [...]

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Nancy Houser

To:  U.S. Congress Signing this petition will state your position “against”  shock collars for domestic dogs or any animal without adequate training and written proof of responsibility by private pet owners, breeders and brokers. This EXCLUDES collars with vibration or tone-only settings, which can be used as a “neutral stimulus”; training tools by professional trainers; [...]

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Nancy Houser

A lot of human diseases are thought to be caused by a combination of faulty genes. New scientific research on dog fur is helping to pinpoint the multiple genes involved in cancer, obesity, diabetes and heart disease in humans. The study of more than 1,000 dogs of approximately 90 breeds at the National Human Genome [...]

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Eight Words With Two Meanings THINGY (thing-ee) :   n. Female … Any part under a car’s hood.  Male … The strap fastener on a woman’s bra. VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel):  adj. Female … Fully opening up one’s self emotionally to another.  Male … Playing football without a cup. COMMUNICATION (ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon):  n. Female … The open sharing of [...]

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Nancy Houser

This picture of the red Doberman and fireman Jeff Clark in Charlotte have more than made the rounds of the internet since it happened in July of 1999, taken by Charlotte Observer Patrick Schneider. Jeff was one of the fireman at the scene when the pregnant dog decided he needed a grateful kiss for doing [...]

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Nancy Houser

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us [...]

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Nancy Houser

Wouldn’t it be wonderful all these years if animals have always understood us, yet we have never understood animals….to the point we have always considered them beneath us and nothing but ignorant animals? Maybe their entire purpose on this planet has been to give us humans a wake-up call. This is a video on a [...]

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Nancy Houser

We recently ran across a story of a mule killing an attacking mountain lion after the guy’s dogs, while beating the dogs’ owner to the nasty job before he could get off his own horse (from the website ClaryNovels.com.)  Here are a few other shots of the big moment and how to NOT tinker with [...]

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Nancy Houser

A middle-aged female dog lover by the name of Toodles had a bad accident, with a big name truck company. In court, the trucking company’s fancy pants lawyer was questioning the old broad. “Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, that “I am fine?” asked the big city lawyer. Toodles slowly responded, “Well, [...]

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Nancy Houser

On some extremely stressful days, I look around at all the dogs at our rescue (with half running loose unless we are gone or someone’s really grumpy)and think how wonderful and peaceful life would be without them. I would be free to do things I can not do now, and I wouldn’t have to worry [...]