Archive for August 2015
National Dog Day
In case you missed it, it was Wednesday — but it’s never too late to rescue a dog… from NATIONALDOGDAY.COM National Dog Day is celebrated August 26th annually and was founded in 2004 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert and Animal Advocate, Colleen Paige (also the founder of National Puppy Day, National Mutt Day and…
Read MoreThe Seen:
Drawing by León Danchi, date, title unknown. Bevely Hills…
Read MoreAdopt The Cropped
The roasters at Grimpeur Brothers Coffee have found a great way to raise awareness about mis-understood pitbulls — so drink more coffee..! from GRIMPEUR BROS. COFFEE Did you know that there’s a movement to de-stigmatize rescue dogs who have cropped ears? The idea is to change the language from negative (chopped, mutilated, etc.) to the positive (love…
Read MoreDogs in Art
His iconic paintings certainly more famous than his name, Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1844-1934) was an American artist — sometimes known as “Kash” — commissioned to paint multiple versions of “Dogs Playing Poker” for cigar manufacturers Brown & Begelow in the early 1900s…
Read MorePet Spotlight: August
DAISY! Two month-old Daisy is a 3.5 pound Chihuahua mix from El Segundo.
Read MoreThe 2015 Internet Cat Video Fest
Record setting crowds came out Wednesday for the Walker Art Center’s annual event… by ALEX LAUER As 13,000 cat-video aficionados laid down blankets and found seats at St. Paul’s CHS Field for the Internet Cat Video Festival, host Barb Abney spun “Pussy” by Lords of Acid. I want to see your pussy, show it to me.…
Read MoreCats in Film
“The Three Lives of Thomasina” (1963) A classic Disney production that tells the tale of a Scottish cat named Thomasina who winds up at the center of a family tragedy and is saved by a beautiful woman with magical powers. The cat serves as narrator, and the film features a surrealistic scene in a cat heaven. Directed…
Read MorePet Halitosis
by ANDREW M. STREIBER, DVM Q: My pets have bad breath! Should I be worried? Both my cat and dog suffer from breath so awful, my family and friends have started to complain! What can I do? A: This is a common dilemma. An animal’s halitosis (bad breath) can be an indicator of many different…
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