A Tribute to Fallen Police Dogs, Dox and Lyon

This is a tear-jerking tribute to two fallen police dogs, Dox and Lyon, in Brazil who died in the line of duty. If you would like to read about the tragic story of these two brave dogs, please go to Doggie Bloggie’s NEW site, Motley Dogs to view this posting.

Best Pictures of Dogs #7

The Best Pictures of Dogs #7 has been posted on my new site Motley Dogs. Please do not miss out on only the BEST pictures found on the internet of mans – and womans – best friends. And, to my current subscribers… please do not forget to subscribe on my new blog so you do […]

Doggie Bloggie has a new doghouse!

Announcing the relocation of A Doggie Bloggie to a new site: Motley Dogs! Same content, same postings – but a new look and feel! Please come over to the new site to check it out… and DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! This site will remain up, but I will no longer be posting here. Well, maybe […]

Stars of the Silver Screen…. and their dogs

Audrey Hepburn Brigette Bardot Catherine Deneuve Elizabeth Taylor Ginger Rogers Kathryn Adams Lauren Bacall Lucille Ball Marilyn Monroe Mia Farrow Olivia de Havilland Shirley Temple   Source: Listal.com

I am an Animal Rescuer

Previously I had posted an abbreviated version of this poem below, only because that is all I had. Now, via an online fellow animal and dog-lover, I have found the full poem, the website, and the author. Thank you, Notsuredomus and his blog “The Familiar Spirit” (please check it out – some great postings) for […]

Bobby. The story of a loyal Skye Terrier.

The Story Begins… In the early 1800’s a man called John Gray, a gardener, arrived in Edinburgh with his wife and son looking for work. The weather was cold, however, and the ground was hard, so there were no gardening jobs available. He took what work he could find, and became a member of the […]

Score: Gus the Bulldog: 1 vs The Pool: 0

And who says that perseverance and tenacity don’t pay off? Go, Gus! Go!!

Denver… are you guilty?

This video has been going around since March this year, but is well worth posting. If you have not seen Denver and his enormous guilt-complex, then you should watch this. If you have, well… it’s worth watching again. I have many times…. This video is currently at 11,873,807 hits…

Boo, the world’s cutest dog! Featured on GMA this morning!

The owner of Boo started up a Facebook page for Boo a few years ago. Now, Boo’s page now has 1,619,103 “Likes”. And he is a cutie, I do have to agree. He is a Pomeranian with an odd haircut for a Pom. When looking for Boo on Facebook, there are some impersonators… but his […]

Mouth-to-mouth treat time

I absolutely LOVE how gentle this dog is in getting his treat from this toddler…  

The bread bandit…

Caught in action…. I’m sure many of us have had this experience. One time, I was dog-sitting a Great Dane who helped himself to the entire package of green mint Oreo cookies while I was gone. Needless to say, as he was outside doing his duty, the green food coloring made it all the way [...]

Harbor, the dog with the world’s longest ears

Harbor, a black and tan coonhound, has earned recognition from Guinness World Records as the living dog with the world’s longest ears. The 8-year-old pooch has a left ear that measures 12.25 inches and a right ear that measures 13.5 inches, according to the 2012 edition of the record book, which will be released Sept. 15. Harbor’s [...]

Beer for Chalky

Six months after his sad death, the memory of Rick Stein’s beloved dog Chalky has been commemorated by Sharp’s Brewery, based in Cornwall. The beer, created to go well with seafood, is described by Stein as an impressive beer having a distinctively English taste and will be sold in Sainsbury’s throughout the UK. Chalky’s Bite was created before the much-loved [...]

Dog Borstal Unleashed

Mic Martin is back in Dog Borstal Unleashed, starting Sunday 29 April at 20.30. Tracking down former Dog Borstal inmates, six months after their short, sharp shock, Mic spies on dog and owner to see if they’ve settled back into bad habits. At the end of the show, Mic inspects the offender’s home to look [...]

Selina and Chump win The Underdog Show

In a surprise twist, Selina Scott and Chump won BBC 2′s The Underdog Show! While Huey and Caspar won the audience’s hearts, when it came down to the final two it was Selina and Chump who were able to jump through the hoops set by the show. From the beginning of the show, it was [...]

Mechanical digger rescues dog from badger sett

Tyke, a Lakeland Terrier from near Consett, in County Durham, has been rescued from a week trapped in an old badger sett. After a seven hour operation, in which a mechanical digger moved ten tonnes of earth, Tyke emerged apparently unharmed. He’d gone missing seven days previously, whilst out on a walk. His owner, Stephen [...]

The Underdog Show BBC 2

After a great weekend of Crufts TV, BBC 2 is back with more dog-related programming in the form of The Underdog Show. The show pairs eight rescue dogs from The Dogs Trust’s West London rehoming centre with eight celebrities. Each week, the dogs and celebs undergo increasingly difficult obedience and agility tasks, with their performance [...]

Help! My dog’s as fat as me – BBC 3

Nothing much to say about this BBC 3 show, except: people who kill their dogs with overfeeding should be prosecuted for animal cruelty.

Dog blood bank opens

A new charity – Pet Blood Bank UK – has set up the UK’s first pet blood bank. October 2005 saw a law change allowing vets to store pet blood for future use. The charity is seeking donations from larger dogs, with donation events planned for around the UK. Once collected, Pet Blood Bank UK [...]

Dog diet drug

The BBC reports that a new diet drug for dogs is about to come onto the market. One interviewee, on BBC radio, explained that she’d use the drug, Yarvitan, because she couldn’t resist feeding her dog unhealthy treats. The medicine, which works by preventing fat cells from entering the bloodstream, appears to be a get-out [...]

Tail docking ban in Scotland

BBC News reports that tail docking will be illegal in Scotland from the end of April 2007. Ross Finnie, Scottish Animal Health and Welfare Minister, said: “Tail docking of dogs involves the removal of most or part of the tail, severing muscles, tendons, nerves and sometimes bone or cartilage. “That cannot be justified because of [...]

Weasel – the dog with no ears

The Dogs Trust rehoming centre, at Bridgend, has an extra special canine guest at the moment. Weasel, a ten week old puppy, is unusual in that he was born with no ears! He has undergone a series of veterinary checks since arriving at the Dogs Trust and vets believe that, despite having no outer ears, [...]

Beer for Chalky

Six months after his sad death, the memory of Rick Stein’s beloved dog Chalky has been commemorated by Sharp’s Brewery, based in Cornwall. The beer, created to go well with seafood, is described by Stein as an impressive beer having a distinctively English taste and will be sold in Sainsbury’s throughout the UK. Chalky’s Bite was created before the much-loved [...]

Dog Borstal Unleashed

Mic Martin is back in Dog Borstal Unleashed, starting Sunday 29 April at 20.30. Tracking down former Dog Borstal inmates, six months after their short, sharp shock, Mic spies on dog and owner to see if they’ve settled back into bad habits. At the end of the show, Mic inspects the offender’s home to look [...]

Selina and Chump win The Underdog Show

In a surprise twist, Selina Scott and Chump won BBC 2′s The Underdog Show! While Huey and Caspar won the audience’s hearts, when it came down to the final two it was Selina and Chump who were able to jump through the hoops set by the show. From the beginning of the show, it was [...]

Mechanical digger rescues dog from badger sett

Tyke, a Lakeland Terrier from near Consett, in County Durham, has been rescued from a week trapped in an old badger sett. After a seven hour operation, in which a mechanical digger moved ten tonnes of earth, Tyke emerged apparently unharmed. He’d gone missing seven days previously, whilst out on a walk. His owner, Stephen [...]

The Underdog Show BBC 2

After a great weekend of Crufts TV, BBC 2 is back with more dog-related programming in the form of The Underdog Show. The show pairs eight rescue dogs from The Dogs Trust’s West London rehoming centre with eight celebrities. Each week, the dogs and celebs undergo increasingly difficult obedience and agility tasks, with their performance [...]

Help! My dog’s as fat as me – BBC 3

Nothing much to say about this BBC 3 show, except: people who kill their dogs with overfeeding should be prosecuted for animal cruelty.

Dog blood bank opens

A new charity – Pet Blood Bank UK – has set up the UK’s first pet blood bank. October 2005 saw a law change allowing vets to store pet blood for future use. The charity is seeking donations from larger dogs, with donation events planned for around the UK. Once collected, Pet Blood Bank UK [...]

Dog diet drug

The BBC reports that a new diet drug for dogs is about to come onto the market. One interviewee, on BBC radio, explained that she’d use the drug, Yarvitan, because she couldn’t resist feeding her dog unhealthy treats. The medicine, which works by preventing fat cells from entering the bloodstream, appears to be a get-out [...]