I found this fascinating piece today. It was a visionary part of The Royal College of The Arts’ Summer Show. The artist, Revital Cohen, created a showcase of futuristic relations in which the animal discovers a whole new role in our lives, one of keeping us alive, being intertwined with medical equipment.
“The first […]

BioArts, a California based company, recently held an essay contest that asked “Why Does your Dog Deserve to Be Cloned?” and as the prize, offered to preserve the dog’s DNA and clone it.   The  winner is a  Canadian search and rescue dog named Trakr.  Trakr is a 15 year old German Shepard who helped rescue […]

Animal lovers are concerned about a new rent a dog company. Flexpetz is an American concept that allows busy dog enthusiasts to have a dog “partime.” Flexpetz now has an operating service in Britain where one can borrow a pet at a cost of £279 for once a week for a month.

Dog welfare […]

Work in the military?
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The United States army has around 2300 dogs in its service.   Mostly German and Dutch shepherds and Belgian malinois, these dogs are used for everything from patrol and drug/explosive detecting to comforting home sick soldiers.  Dogs have been used in warfare since the Romans, but became incredibly popular during World War […]

This story sounds like the beginning of a Magnum PI episode. The Malaysian mob has ordered a 30k hit on wonder sniffers, Lucky and Flo. The two black labs are the only dogs in the world trained to detect the scent of polycarbonate (a chemical used in optical discs) and have led police to more […]

Enjoy music? Well, the studies aren’t conclusive but there is a cd out there that claims to know exactly what kind. “Songs That Make Dogs Happy” is full of catchy tunes. It was created in collaboration with an animal communicator and several dog focus groups. It turns out that dogs aren’t fond of over […]

Three years old may seem too young to be needing or seeking Viagra, a sex enhancement drug, but it seems to have saved the life of Talisker, a border collie from Britain. Talisker was given grim news by vet. His heart was found to be abnormally enlarged, a lethal condition that often made him pass […]

From DoggieNews.com
2007 Most Popular Dogs in the U.S.
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Yorkshire Terrier
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Golden Retriever
5. Beagle
6. Boxer
7. Dachshund
8. Poodle
9. Shih Tzu
10. Bulldog
The bulldog was the underdog, no pun intended, surfacing on the top ten list after over seventy years! The beautiful thing to watch though is the humans complaining and celebrating, while […]