Posted on January 20, 2012 by WayCoolDogs
Palm Beach Post has printed a story on January 3 where Iowa’s 43-year-old Sheila Schaffer, veteran of the Army National Guard, has spent $4,000 to bring a hero dog from Afghanistan to the United States. To many, this is considered squandering. To Sheila, her Charlie is more than worth it. “People always say, ‘Why are [...]
Posted on January 17, 2012 by WayCoolDogs
This book took me into another world. I am a dog lover and dog author of children’s books. I know dogs and consider them to be wonderful. However, I had no idea, until I read this book, of the extraordinary world of living with multiple dogs, dogs who needed a home, dogs who had been [...]
Posted on January 12, 2012 by WayCoolDogs
Dog pics from Way Cool Dogs are a collection of some of our finest dog images. Some are our own, while others are purchases from Istockphoto to complement a dog article. The dog is our best friend, and we at Way Cool Dogs will continue to treat them as one. Please enjoy our dog pictures as much as we do!
Posted on December 27, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
Today is a feel good day on Way Cool Dogs about dogs in cars, enjoying the ride and playing. We just received an email this morning from Keith Hopkin, an amateur video filmmaker who alone has over 356,753 YouTube video views, including Boo and Mia. This particular video, Dogs in Cars, has a video on [...]
Posted on December 15, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
The story of Way Cool Dogs has went to the front page of Nebraska’s Omaha Examiner, in addition to a slideshow of some of their older dogs who dressed up for the occasion….including little Tillie Mae, Holly and the little old albino, Noodles. Check out the story and visit some of the old ladies’ “girls!”
Posted on November 29, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
For those of you that have even a cursory knowledge of dog breeds, the word “working” and “dog” make us think of the breed group, such as the Hunting Group, the Toy Group, etc. The working dogs I am talking about today are not going to be limited to those breeds that are in the [...]
Posted on November 22, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
The average dog cannot tolerate significant temperature variations, like its human owner. The animal’s feet and legs are its most sensitive areas exposed to the severe cold…or heat…as they are in direct contact with the frigid world around them. But the northern dogs have adapted to deal with this by tissue adaptation to the cold.
Posted on November 21, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
Shh…..there will soon be a sister web site to WayCoolDogs, and not even the dogs know about it yet! WayCoolCats. Remember it and tell your cats. Send in pictures of your feline babies to and we will add our two liners! I read a book (I quote this wonderful book all the time. My apologies!) [...]
Posted on November 15, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
Dogs are trained to detect drugs or bombs in homes, offices, warehouses, automobiles, public areas, aircrafts, and maritime vessels—accomplishing the same thing as eight highly-trained men.
Posted on September 29, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
For me, cats and dogs are the only living things here in the world that can love us more than we love ourselves. They are our friends, partners and most of the time our defender. Our pet deserves to be loved back so I always take extra care to check on what food they eat [...]
Posted on September 27, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
Human consumption of dog meat is an ancient dish, a diet that was common in ancient China and Mexico. Considered to have medicinal properties, dog meat is referred to as ‘the fragrant meat’ “of China. The Chinese butcher dogs raised specifically for meat, not those raised for pets or are pets.
Posted on September 06, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
Most pet owners do not realize how important the digestive system is and what it is all about. Dull coats, lots of fleas or mites, vomiting, bowel problems and lack of appetite are all signs of bowel issues or digestive problems. By maintaining the digestive system before problems occur will add years and health to an old dog’s life and keep a young puppy happier longer.
Posted on August 30, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
Every morning when I would wake up, my little dachshund Holly greets me with happiness and lots of kisses, verbally filling the room with excited little barks … as if to say, “Good morning, good morning, good morning!” She is happy without fail and always forgiving….something we humans should learn to do.
I, on the other hand, am not as cheerful until my second pot of coffee…which she has not yet learned to make.
Posted on August 09, 2011 by WayCoolDogs
One of the top documented films on the health of pedigree dogs is “Pedigree Dogs Exposed,” a series of BBC One investigative documentary films about how harmful breeding practices affect the health of dogs, exposed in the United Kingdom and United States. Figuratively speaking, the film showed how these high-priced dogs are being bred to [...]
