Archive for October 28th, 2008
Dog refuses to leave kittens during house fire
Leo, a Jack Russell mix, is being hailed as a hero in Australia for refusing to leave the side of four kittens during a fire at the family home they shared in Melbourne.
The kittens and Leo were rescued by firefighters who revived him with oxygen and heart massage.
“Leo wouldn’t leave the kittens and it nearly cost him his life,” one firefighter said.
Posted by jwoestendiek October 28th, 2008 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: australia, fire, firefighters, jack russell, kittens, leo, melbourne, rescued, revived
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Follow the bouncing boxer
Posted by jwoestendiek October 28th, 2008 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animal, bouncing, boxer, dog, funny, jumping, jumps, trampoline, video
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Peanut Wigglebutt (& other wacky dog names)
Rush Limbark. Meatwad. Sir Lix Alot.
Those are just a few of the favorite unusual dog names encountered by Veterinary Pet Insurance during its annual survey to find out the most popular dog names.
“We’ve been tracking the most common pet names for years,” says Curtis Steinhoff, spokesperson for Veterinary Pet Insurance. But the real fun comes in finding the one-of-a-kind names, like Peanut Wigglebutt, Spatula and Admiral Toot.
“Some of (the names) are very self-explanatory, and some of them, well, we’re not really sure where they came from,” Steinhoff told Seattle TV station KOMO.
The company’s list of dog (and cat) names, and the stories behind them can be found on the website, wackydognames.com.
“Rush Limbark,” for instance, is said to grow calm when he hears the talk show host’s voice. ”Sophie Touch and Pee,” gets so excited when she’s petted that … well, you can figure it out.
Posted by jwoestendiek October 28th, 2008 under Muttsblog.
Tags: cats, company, dog names, dogs, funny, names, peanut wigglelbutt, pet names, rush limbark, sophie touch and pee, survey, veterinary pet insurance, wacky
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Boy’s lemonade earnings go to rescue group
Cameron Hughes donated $123 to a Colorado group that rescues dogs from puppy mills — hardly newsworthy, it would seem, were it not for this: Cameron is 9.
Opening and running his first lemonade stand this summer, Cameron raked in $73, then decided there were better uses for the money than himself, his mother told the Colorado Springs Gazette.
When Debra Hughes told her son about the Mill Dog Rescue Network, a local group that saves dogs from puppy mills, he decided immediately to turn the money over to the organization.
“I can’t stand an animal being in pain. My heart just can’t stand it, because I’m such an animal lover,” said Cameron, a fourth-grader from Colorado Springs. “I thought, ‘I’m going to give my money to them because they’re little puppies.’”
Cameron gave his earnings to the organization last weekend, plus another $50 he earned at his family’s yard sale. He then went on to talk his grandparents into donating $100.
“That was incredibly sweet and selfless,” said Theresa Strader, founder of Mill Dog Rescue. “He’s a good adult in the making.”
Strader said the group has rescued 1,146 dogs since it was founded in 2007, nursed them back to health, and adopted them out.
Posted by jwoestendiek October 28th, 2008 under Muttsblog.
Tags: Add new tag, cameron hughes, colorado, colorado springs, donation, lemonade, mill dog, puppy mills, rescue
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