...A gigantic pile of leaves! Although this video appears fall-inspired, we think it apropos of seasonless simple fun—no fancy, expensive toys needed.
Showing posts with label Labrador Retrievers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Labrador Retrievers. Show all posts
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Saturday Pet Video Plus Huge Giveaway Round-Up!
Watch this adorable Lab puppy grow into a well-behaved adult dog...
We also wanted to remind you of three amazing giveaways that are going on right now on Bocci's Beefs. Why shop when you can win? Two of these three giveaways ends tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST, so hurry on over and enter while you're spouses are watching football and you have some sanity time!
1. Enter to win one copy of the amazing book: Chaser, Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words. But hurry, you've only got until tonight, Saturday November 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST to enter!
2. Enter to win a huge box of 15 Zukes treats. But hurry for this one, too—you've only got until tonight, Saturday November 30 at 8:00p.m. EST to enter!
3. Enter to win one copy of the sophisticated and hilarious book: Review of My Cat. No need to rush! You've got until Monday December 9 at 8:00p.m. EST to enter.
We'll be back later to announce the winners of the first two giveaways-so stay tuned...
Monday, March 25, 2013
And The Winner Of The Book, Pukka's Promise: The Quest For Longer-Lived Dogs Is...
We're thrilled to announce the winner of this winner of a book-Pukka's Promise: The Quest For Longer-Lived Dogs by Ted Kerasote. Once again, we turned to the trusty Random Sequence Generator and plugged in the numbers one and three, reflecting the total number of comments...and here's what came up...
Random Sequence Generator
Here is your sequence:
2 3 1
Timestamp: 2013-03-25 14:34:47 UTC
The #2 comment is from our friends Mitch and Molly-let' all put our paws together in a round of applause for our favorite two Airedales and their peeps! We hope you enjoy this book as much as we did!
By the way, if you enjoyed Pukka's "Second Summer" video, there are plenty more on Kerasote's website to enjoy, plus tons of other useful information and links to resources for the dog lover.
P.S. Stay tuned tomorrow (or Wednesday or Thursday) for another giveaway-this time we've got lots of dog toys, courtesy of PetSmart and Disney! (And sorry about the delay in posting the winner of Pukka's Promise-Parental Unit is down with a sinus infection and I was already asleep last evening to post when we promised!)
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Military Dog Heroes Get Their Day: They're Not Just Equipment.
Photo courtesy of Yahoo News
Or at least their own two hour special on Animal Planet, titled "Glory Hounds" that focuses on the "glory and trauma" of military dogs. This article posted on Yahoo News describes how the lives of one cameraman for Animal Planet, embedded with soldiers in Afghanistan to film this special, a soldier and his working dog, Azza, intertwined one fateful day.
But the Animal Planet special follows the dogs and their human compatriots "into combat zones where insurgents and buried explosives could be around any bend or any pile of dirt." According to the soldier featured in this article, Air Force Tech Sgt. Leonard Anderson, "Military dogs are prized targets for Taliban insurgents...they sniff out bombs, making safe passage for troops to follow and saving countless lives." But "They [the military] call them tools, and they are not...They are soldiers. They just have four paws instead of two feet...It's a deadly game and they die all the time."
We'll be watching when "Glory Hounds" airs this Thursday, February 21 at 8:00 pm ET. In case you miss it or forget to set your DVR, it repeats on February 24 at 9:00 am EST. We hope you enjoy it and share your thoughts with us!
Or at least their own two hour special on Animal Planet, titled "Glory Hounds" that focuses on the "glory and trauma" of military dogs. This article posted on Yahoo News describes how the lives of one cameraman for Animal Planet, embedded with soldiers in Afghanistan to film this special, a soldier and his working dog, Azza, intertwined one fateful day.
But the Animal Planet special follows the dogs and their human compatriots "into combat zones where insurgents and buried explosives could be around any bend or any pile of dirt." According to the soldier featured in this article, Air Force Tech Sgt. Leonard Anderson, "Military dogs are prized targets for Taliban insurgents...they sniff out bombs, making safe passage for troops to follow and saving countless lives." But "They [the military] call them tools, and they are not...They are soldiers. They just have four paws instead of two feet...It's a deadly game and they die all the time."
We'll be watching when "Glory Hounds" airs this Thursday, February 21 at 8:00 pm ET. In case you miss it or forget to set your DVR, it repeats on February 24 at 9:00 am EST. We hope you enjoy it and share your thoughts with us!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Dog's Loyalty Transcends Owner's Death
Grieving dog, Tommy, at Santa Maria Assunta church in San Donaci, Italy
We've become familiar with this scenario: Dog's owner dies and dog refuses to leave graveside or train station, or in the case of a Navy Seal, his canine military partner lies steadfast beside his coffin. But we think this story brings a new level of sweetness and loyalty to the human-dog bond.
A German shepherd named Tommy has attended mass in the Catholic church in San Donaci, Italy, every day since his owner's funeral service was held there in late December of last year. According to Father Donato Panna, the dog always accompanied his owner to church services, and when she died, "the dog joined mourners at her funeral service...and followed after Maria's coffin as it was carried into the church."
Now, Tommy quietly arrives each time the church bells ring announcing mass, and sits by the side of the alter throughout each service. The villagers provide Tommy with food and water and a place to sleep nearby. As one animal behavior expert quoted for the article says, " We have had a close, cognitive, emotional and working relationship with dogs for tens of thousands of years, and we both have been changed by that history." Beautiful...
But would I do that for Parental Unit? Is this the face of canine loyalty? You decide!
We've become familiar with this scenario: Dog's owner dies and dog refuses to leave graveside or train station, or in the case of a Navy Seal, his canine military partner lies steadfast beside his coffin. But we think this story brings a new level of sweetness and loyalty to the human-dog bond.
A German shepherd named Tommy has attended mass in the Catholic church in San Donaci, Italy, every day since his owner's funeral service was held there in late December of last year. According to Father Donato Panna, the dog always accompanied his owner to church services, and when she died, "the dog joined mourners at her funeral service...and followed after Maria's coffin as it was carried into the church."
Now, Tommy quietly arrives each time the church bells ring announcing mass, and sits by the side of the alter throughout each service. The villagers provide Tommy with food and water and a place to sleep nearby. As one animal behavior expert quoted for the article says, " We have had a close, cognitive, emotional and working relationship with dogs for tens of thousands of years, and we both have been changed by that history." Beautiful...
But would I do that for Parental Unit? Is this the face of canine loyalty? You decide!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The Canine Nose Is Before The U. S. Supreme Court
Photo of Franky, a retired narcotics detective dog, courtesy of The New York Times
The primary question that the nine justices will hear tomorrow is whether a dog's nose is "essentially infallible". In earlier decisions, the Florida Supreme Court decreed that Franky's nose was playing tricks on him, and threw out the evidence put forth to convict the defendant of a drug offense. It did the same with another trained drug-sniffing dog, Aldo, in a separate case, and both cases will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, starting tomorrow.
The trend of scientific evidence, however, indicates that even highly trained drug sniffing dogs have a decent number of "false positives" and "good and bad days." But the other side argues that dogs' noses are so sensitive that they pick of scents that linger from long-ago drug use, so when they sound the alarm, so to speak, no contraband is found at that time. This kind of general searching, particularly inside or directly outside of homes, often leads to charges of "unreasonable search" prohibited by the Constitution.
We're eager to hear the arguments in this case and of course, the final decision. But what do you think? How well do you trust a dog's sense of smell? Let us know!
P.S. Stay tuned tomorrow afternoon (after the Wordless Wednesday Hop) when I model and review a fun Halloween Costume, courtesy of PetSmart (the Cowardly Lion!) and finally post those pictures from our local Halloween Pet Parade.
The primary question that the nine justices will hear tomorrow is whether a dog's nose is "essentially infallible". In earlier decisions, the Florida Supreme Court decreed that Franky's nose was playing tricks on him, and threw out the evidence put forth to convict the defendant of a drug offense. It did the same with another trained drug-sniffing dog, Aldo, in a separate case, and both cases will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, starting tomorrow.
The trend of scientific evidence, however, indicates that even highly trained drug sniffing dogs have a decent number of "false positives" and "good and bad days." But the other side argues that dogs' noses are so sensitive that they pick of scents that linger from long-ago drug use, so when they sound the alarm, so to speak, no contraband is found at that time. This kind of general searching, particularly inside or directly outside of homes, often leads to charges of "unreasonable search" prohibited by the Constitution.
We're eager to hear the arguments in this case and of course, the final decision. But what do you think? How well do you trust a dog's sense of smell? Let us know!
P.S. Stay tuned tomorrow afternoon (after the Wordless Wednesday Hop) when I model and review a fun Halloween Costume, courtesy of PetSmart (the Cowardly Lion!) and finally post those pictures from our local Halloween Pet Parade.
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