http://www.ohmidog.com a site for dog lovers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:09:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Houston-area kennel worker claims the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was, basically, his idea, and that the Walt Disney Company stole it from him. Zenon Yracheta has sued the entertainment giant in federal court, saying the similarities between the movie and a story he wrote called "The 3 Chihuahuas" are many ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/21/chihuahua-brouhaha-was-movie-idea-stolen/ Missouri is the puppy mill capital of America -- even the St. Louis Better Business Bureau says so. A study by the BBB says the state -- home to 30 percent of the nation's large scale, federally licensed puppy sellers -- has no hope of keeping the industry in check. The state has ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/20/bbb-confirms-missouri-is-tops-in-puppy-mills/ Ex-Boyfriend, the Baltimore-based apparel and accessory company that regularly donates 5 percent of its profits to area animal welfare groups, is hoping to pour more money into the cause in the month ahead. Until April 17, the company will be donating 100 percent of proceeds from the sale of its line of ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/20/how-to-open-bottles-and-help-animals/ Veterinarians in Boston say a neglected and abandoned Pekingese died from being trapped in his own fur. The dog was found in Waltham on March 6, unable to move or walk because of severe matting of his fur, WCVB-TV reported. He was taken to Kindness Animal Hospital, but could not be ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/19/pekingese-died-from-being-trapped-in-own-fur/ His wife still hasn't come home, but his dog has -- in fact, as it turns out, Jesse James' pitbull, CinnaBun, never left the premises. Though reported lost -- for the second time in two months -- CinnaBun was  in a storage room at James' West Coast Choppers the whole time. An ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/19/jesse-james-reports-cinnabun-has-been-found/ Amid an increasing number of reports of deaths and seizures, the Environmental Protection Agency is requiring beefed up labeling for flea and tick products used on dogs and cats. The EPA wants companies to make instructions on the products' labels more clear so people don't give their pets too much of the ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/19/more-warnings-required-on-flea-tick-products/ A new genetic analysis indicates that man’s best friend descended from Middle Eastern wolves, contradicting previous suggestions that the dog first evolved from wolves in Asia. "Dogs seem to share more genetic similarity with Middle Eastern gray wolves than with any other wolf population worldwide," said UCLA's Robert Wayne, who along ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/19/study-dogs-originated-in-middle-east/ The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) is having a party Saturday -- and it's a chance to get your pet a gift and support hundreds more who need homes. A Pet Junkie Party will take place in the Conference Room at BARCS, starting at 4 .m. tomorrow (Saturday). BARCS is ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/19/barcs-party-saturday-benefits-animals/ His own dog's DNA helped convict a reputed gang member in south London of the murder of a 16-year-old. Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi was killed in a "vicious" attack by a gang of youths who set upon him and his friends with their dogs. One of the dogs,  a Staffordshire bull terrier-bull mastiff cross ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/19/dogs-dna-leads-to-owners-murder-conviction/ Little more than a week after she was on top of the world, Sandra Bullock has reportedly left the residence she shares with Jesse James, and reports are that James' dog CinnaBun has gone missing again, too. HomeAgain, a company that monitors microchips in pets, tolds TMZ that a report was filed ... http://www.ohmidog.com/2010/03/19/cinnabun-runs-away-and-bullock-too/