Archive for April 2013
Wolves’ Evolution Into Dogs
An great piece from the L.A. Times digging deep into dog DNA… by Rosie Mestel Long ago, some brazen wolves started hanging around human settlements, jump-starting events that ultimately led to today’s domesticated dogs. Now geneticists say they have identified one of the key changes that turned wolves into the tame, tail-wagging creatures well-suited to living by…
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Marine and Dog Reunited
A touching story from Huff Post… by Mackenzie Elmer DES MOINES, Iowa — When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he’d look her up when he returned home. “I promised her if we made it out of alive, I’d do…
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The Seen:
International House of Music, Broadway, Los Angeles…
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Dogs in Art
Here’s a great article from Salon about photographer William Wegman… by KEVIN CONLEY “Ever seen dogs treated as art supplies?” William Wegman moves a Weimaraner across a platform as if the creature were an 80-pound barrel of gesso. The art supply in question, Chundo, a 10-year-old male and son of Fay Ray, endures the process with a matter-of-factness,…
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Pet Spotlight: April
DR. EVIL! Four year-old Dr. Evil is a four pound Chihuahua from Culver City.
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Dogs Master Moscow Subway
Check out this post from ABC on some remarkable Russian strays… by Alex Marquardt, Bill Blakemore, and Ross Eichenholz Every so often, if you ride Moscow’s crowded subways, you notice that the commuters around you include a dog – a stray dog, on its own, just using the handy underground Metro to beat the traffic and get…
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Dogs in Film:
“Best In Show” (2000) The hilarious mocumentary featuring an all-star cast and the best dog show ever. Directed by Christopher Guest. read Rodger Ebert’s review here…
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Treating a Dog with Overactive Anal Glands
by ANDREW M. STREIBER, DVM Q: My two 1/2 year old small breed (mix) dog keeps having problem with his “anal gland” expressing on its own at home. A: Generally speaking, a dog’s anal sacs or anal glands will be “expressed” anytime that animal defecates. However, there are instances when a dog, either out of excitement, fear,…
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