Well, you'll see! Notice the TV announcer refers to the dog as a Border Collie, but Tammy is clearly a Golden—and a super sweet one at that...
Showing posts with label Golden Retrievers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Golden Retrievers. Show all posts
Sunday, July 05, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Golden Retriever Saves Her Drowning Puppy
Well, we don't really know if the pup would have drowned, but she sure was struggling. And as all good mothers will, this sleek Golden Retriever dove into the pool to save her kid, then apparently figured out that an alternative method was needed....and accomplished that, too. Kudos to this super smart dog and her lucky pup!
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Golden Retriever Love
Although we wish this joyous video had been shot in widescreen, you still get the idea: Sweet Golden Retriever is beside himself when his soldier "Dad" finally returns home. Think this dog is happy? Enjoy!
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Black And White Sunday Pet Blogger Hop!
Fabulous photo of me by Rachel Lauren Photography
Let's all go to the Black and White Sunday Hop, sponsored by our good friends, Golden Woofs (Happy 13th Birthday, Sugar!) and Dachshund Nola. The black and white photography is stunning!
Let's all go to the Black and White Sunday Hop, sponsored by our good friends, Golden Woofs (Happy 13th Birthday, Sugar!) and Dachshund Nola. The black and white photography is stunning!
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday Pet Blogger Hop!
The good folks over at BlogPaws are already rested up and charging into the BlogPaws 2015 Conference—it's Nashville Time!
Meanwhile, back at the Ohio ranch, Parental Unit wanted to share a couple of more photos from the BlogPaws 2014 conference...
First, here's a picture of me on the gigantic, Partners for Healthy Pets sign...OK., it's really not yours truly, but it sure looks like me, don't you think?
And here's a sweet picture of my Parental Unit with...another dog! Why is she smiling and hugging Sugar like that?! Actually, I'm glad the photo's a bit dark...
Now on to the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday Pet Blogger Hop to do a major "meet and greet!
Meanwhile, back at the Ohio ranch, Parental Unit wanted to share a couple of more photos from the BlogPaws 2014 conference...
First, here's a picture of me on the gigantic, Partners for Healthy Pets sign...OK., it's really not yours truly, but it sure looks like me, don't you think?
And here's a sweet picture of my Parental Unit with...another dog! Why is she smiling and hugging Sugar like that?! Actually, I'm glad the photo's a bit dark...
Now on to the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday Pet Blogger Hop to do a major "meet and greet!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Therapy Dogs Bring Comfort To Newtown Residents
The one small ray of hope in the wake of the Newtown tragedy is the way the community, and dare we say our country and much of the world has come together to offer solace and aid to the town and its victims. And we're proud to say that dogs are involved in the comfort brought to these brave, bereaved people. This video from NBC puts the focus on these gorgeous dogs and how and why they were brought in to help.
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Dogs On The Witness Stand
We couldn't pass up this story in today's New York Times about a Golden Retriever named Rosie (after Rosa Parks), who had her first taste of litigation when she helped a teenage girl testify on the witness stand.
Rosie is the first judicially approved courtroom dog in New York and she's part of a growing trend in "dogs as testimony enablers" whereby specially trained dogs accompany the witness to the stand and provide comfort and support throughout the testimony, and when they sense a particularly stressful moment. These dogs are provided mostly for children and mentally handicapped adults-the judge who allowed Rosie to accompany the girl in this case, likened her to a "teddy bear" that was allowed to join a previous child witness.
Photo courtesy of Kelly Shimoda for the New York Times
In this particular trial, the defendant (the teenage girl's father) was convicted of the crime and sentenced to 25 years in jail. His lawyers are appealing, arguing that the dog helped the defendant appear more honest and evoked the jury's natural empathy-basically by appearing concerned, cute and sweet (as most dogs do).
In fact, the defendant's lawyers knew they were risking appearing "anti dog" and made sure to say in their court filings that "Rosie is a lovely creature and by all standards a 'good dog'."
By the way, Rosie's owners, who own and operate an organization called "Educated Canines Assisting With Disabilities", say that courtroom work is a bit of a career change for the 11 year old Rosie, who spent years working with emotionally troubled children at a residential facility. Wow. We never ceased to be amazed by the canine-human connection. Enjoy the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/nyregion/dog-helps-rape-victim-15-testify.html?_r=1&hpw
We'd love to hear what you think: Should specially trained dogs like Rosie be allowed to accompany young and/or emotionally disabled defendants to the witness stand, or could the presence of a dog unfairly skew the outcome, prejudicing the other parties rights to a fair trial? Let us know!
Rosie is the first judicially approved courtroom dog in New York and she's part of a growing trend in "dogs as testimony enablers" whereby specially trained dogs accompany the witness to the stand and provide comfort and support throughout the testimony, and when they sense a particularly stressful moment. These dogs are provided mostly for children and mentally handicapped adults-the judge who allowed Rosie to accompany the girl in this case, likened her to a "teddy bear" that was allowed to join a previous child witness.
In this particular trial, the defendant (the teenage girl's father) was convicted of the crime and sentenced to 25 years in jail. His lawyers are appealing, arguing that the dog helped the defendant appear more honest and evoked the jury's natural empathy-basically by appearing concerned, cute and sweet (as most dogs do).
In fact, the defendant's lawyers knew they were risking appearing "anti dog" and made sure to say in their court filings that "Rosie is a lovely creature and by all standards a 'good dog'."
By the way, Rosie's owners, who own and operate an organization called "Educated Canines Assisting With Disabilities", say that courtroom work is a bit of a career change for the 11 year old Rosie, who spent years working with emotionally troubled children at a residential facility. Wow. We never ceased to be amazed by the canine-human connection. Enjoy the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/nyregion/dog-helps-rape-victim-15-testify.html?_r=1&hpw
We'd love to hear what you think: Should specially trained dogs like Rosie be allowed to accompany young and/or emotionally disabled defendants to the witness stand, or could the presence of a dog unfairly skew the outcome, prejudicing the other parties rights to a fair trial? Let us know!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Our Visits To The Dog Park
In a recent post we promised you photos from our first visit to a dog park, and that's not technically correct: we visited this same dog park for the first time last week, but when Parental Unit whipped out her camera to capture my first moments running free...the battery was dead.
During that first visit, there were actually a few dogs on the "small dog side"-8 rescued Whippets. Now, please understand that I'm not what the experts call "socialized", so I had no clue what to do when these hyper little dogs surrounded me...so I hid under one of the agility platforms! Parental Unit is still weeping over that missed photo op:-)
On our second visit, from which you'll see pictures, there was a beautiful Golden Retriever on the "big dog side"-I tried a few times to engage him in conversation, but his owner was trying to train the poor fella, so we didn't have much time to chat.
So what you'll see here is me running around an empty field-oops! We'll do better next time.
Notice that this park's surroundings are less than bucolic-PU was expecting beautiful old trees packed with squirrels for me to chase!
Here I am trying to strike up a conversation with the only canine in miles.
I had to take a short break from inspecting the territory.
Hey! Where ya goin' already?
Stay tuned for a very special post coming on Friday!
During that first visit, there were actually a few dogs on the "small dog side"-8 rescued Whippets. Now, please understand that I'm not what the experts call "socialized", so I had no clue what to do when these hyper little dogs surrounded me...so I hid under one of the agility platforms! Parental Unit is still weeping over that missed photo op:-)
On our second visit, from which you'll see pictures, there was a beautiful Golden Retriever on the "big dog side"-I tried a few times to engage him in conversation, but his owner was trying to train the poor fella, so we didn't have much time to chat.
So what you'll see here is me running around an empty field-oops! We'll do better next time.
Notice that this park's surroundings are less than bucolic-PU was expecting beautiful old trees packed with squirrels for me to chase!
Here I am trying to strike up a conversation with the only canine in miles.
I had to take a short break from inspecting the territory.
Hey! Where ya goin' already?
Stay tuned for a very special post coming on Friday!
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