Did You Read The New Dog Handbook By ALPO

IT'S TIME TO LET DOGS BE DOGS AGAIN!


REAL DOGS DISH GOOD DOSE OF CANINE COMMON SENSE AT A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND VIRTUAL BOOK READING EVENT FOR DOGS


Actor Taye Diggs Reads Excerpts from Newly-Released ALPO® "Real Dogs Eat Meat" Handbook to Audience of Drooling Dogs

Want to discover the best places to bury a bone? What about tips for rolling in mud or where to hide when someone wants to put a sweater on you? Real dogs need look no further than the ALPO® "Real Dogs Eat Meat" Handbook that is now available for free browsing or download at www.ALPORealDogs.com. This common sense guide to help dogs be dogs again takes readers into the hearts, minds and mud-covered "soles" of 20 real dog "paw-thors" who share their infinite wisdom about life's greatest pleasures. Forget about doggie spas and designer clothes -- real dogs prefer drooling for dinner, scratching wherever it itches and afternoon naps.

To celebrate the release of the ALPO "Real Dogs Eat Meat" Handbook, actor, TV star and real dog owner Taye Diggs hosted a first-of-its-kind virtual book reading event for dogs at The Chelsea Market in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. Real dogs from all walks of life gathered ‘round Diggs to hear him read excerpts from the handbook, which offers a good dose of canine common sense in chapters titled: Leaving My Mark, Birthday Suits and Miss Manners. In addition to the live event, real dogs and their owners across America participated virtually via live streaming video on www.ALPORealDogs.com, where an archive of the video is now available.

"I've performed in front of all kinds of audiences throughout my career but this experience was definitely a first," said Diggs, actor, dog owner and host of the ALPO® "Real Dogs Eat Meat" Handbook virtual book reading event. "As a dog lover, it was fun to be part of such an original event."

The ALPO "Real Dogs Eat Meat" Handbook features fun, entertaining stories (ghost written by the "paw-thors'" owners) about what it means to be a real dog. The "paw-thors," including Hank, Bear, Thor and 17 other candid canines, won a national photo/essay contest that searched for real dogs as part of an ALPO movement to celebrate a more common sense approach to pooch pampering.

To browse the ALPO "Real Dogs Eat Meat" Handbook or download it for free, or to watch the book reading launch event hosted by Taye Diggs, visit www.ALPORealDogs.com.
About Nestlé Purina PetCare Company

ALPO is manufactured by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, one of the leading global players in the pet care industry. Nestlé Purina promotes responsible pet care, humane education, community involvement and the positive bond between people and their pets. The North American headquarters for Nestlé Purina PetCare is located at Checkerboard Square in St. Louis, Missouri, where Ralston Purina was founded more than a century ago. The company is part of the Swiss-based Nestlé S.A. — the world's largest food company.

It's Snakebite Season So Keep On Eye On Your Dog

Snakes in the Grass Can Be Fatal to Dogs


Now that it is spring, pet owners will be taking their dogs outside more for walks, hiking, and camping. While fun is anticipated, pet owners should be cautious about their animals' safety, as snakes may pose a danger to dogs and humans.

About 90 percent of snakebites occur between April and October throughout the U.S. During summer months, snakes show increased aggression and venom yield. The majority of snakebite deaths to humans and animals are caused by rattlesnakes – the only poisonous snake native to California.

The U.S. has four types of venomous snakes: rattlesnake, copperhead, cottonmouth or water moccasin, and coral. Rattlesnakes are found across the U.S., while coral snakes are found primarily in Arizona, Texas, and Florida. Copperheads and water moccasins are found in Eastern and Central U.S., and their bites are the most common due to their proclivity for living near humans, according to Dr. Karl Jandrey, assistant professor at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

"Americans love the outdoors; we have many lakes, rivers, parks, and wilderness areas to enjoy. Just remember to take care of your dog's safety when having fun," says Mark Nunez, DVM, president of the California Veterinary Medical Association. "Taking extra precautions can make all the difference."

Avoiding snake habitat is the best way to prevent your dog from being bitten by a snake. Keeping a dog leashed and under control at all times during walks and hikes may prevent perilous encounters with venomous snakes.

Should your dog get bitten by a snake, walk − do not run − away from it. Do not attempt to kill the snake, but make a note of what it looks like, if possible. Veterinarians know of their local population of venomous snakes, and identification is not always essential. Immediately make your way to the nearest veterinarian. Do not give your dog any over-the-counter medications, and avoid ice, hot/cold packs, sprays, incisions, suctioning, and tourniquets. The signs and symptoms that develop often will guide your veterinarian to the appropriate therapy.

The California Veterinary Medical Association is the largest state veterinary medical association in the United States, with more than 6,000 members. For more information, visit www.cvma.net.

Foreclosures Are Hurting Our Pets Too

This video just shows how the foreclosures are hurting our pets when the owners just get up and leave them behind.




Read the article by Christopher Sign here.

Hallmark Channel and Best Friends Animal Society Partnership to Find Homes for Pets

Hearty Pawshake Seals Hallmark Channel - Best Friends Movie Premiere Partnership Deal

Lucky Dogs Everywhere Benefit from Hallmark Channel and Best Friends Animal Society Partnership to Find Homes for Pets. Hallmark Channel’s Premiere of You Lucky Dog Teams Up with Best Friends’ Adoption Option to Raise Awareness for Pet Adoption.

Lucky Dogs Everywhere Benefit from Hallmark Channel and Best Friends Animal Society Partnership to Find Homes for Pets. Hallmark Channel’s Premiere of You Lucky Dog Teams Up with Best Friends’ Adoption Option to Raise Awareness for Pet Adoption.

Hallmark Channel and Best Friends Animal Society have shaken paws over a new partnership to help raise awareness of the issue of homeless pets in conjunction with Hallmark Channels’ premiere of the original movie You Lucky Dog. The movie, starring Harry Hamlin, Natasha Henstridge and a border collie named Lucky, premieres on Hallmark Channel June 26th with a hopeful and heart-tugging message about rescuing pets and making them a celebrated part of the family.

Best Friends Animal Society, known for its efforts to build a better world through kindness to animals, is working with Hallmark Channel to showcase the movie while championing ”No More Homeless Pets®,” and encouraging pet-lovers everywhere to consider adoption from a shelter or rescue organization when their next pet comes into their lives. Best Friends recently launched an adoption pledge, and the organization hopes that visibility from You Lucky Dog will lead people to think more seriously about pet adoption in the future.

“Hallmark Channel embraces pets as part of the family, and with the story told in You Lucky Dog it was natural to extend our love of pets beyond the television screen to make a difference for adopted animals and families who bring them into their lives,” said Bill Abbott, President and CEO of Hallmark Channel. “Working with Best Friends Animal Society has brought tremendous stories of pet devotion to light, and we’re proud to be a part of such an effort.”

Hallmark Channel and Best Friends will work “paw-in-hand” to cooperatively market the movie premiere and the adoption option pledge campaign, promoting the initiative at local animal adoption events and public outreach opportunities associated with the movie premiere.

“We are excited to partner with Hallmark Channel to promote the life-saving value of adoption in conjunction with the movie release,” said Vicki Kilmer-Rinker, Director of Marketing for Best Friends Animal Society. “By combining Hallmark Channel’s dedication to families and their pets and Best Friends’ focus on helping all pets find loving homes, we’ve found the perfect fit to make a PAWsitive impact for pets and their families across the country.”

From on-air Public Service Announcements and advertising and program tie-ins including celebrities associated with the partners and involved in You Lucky Dog, targeted media and publicity attention, all three program partners will be bringing attention to the pet adoption message through the premiere of You Lucky Dog and beyond.

You Lucky Dog and Hallmark Channel will be participating in the LA Spring Adoption Festival on May 23rd in Los Angeles, as well as the first Tri-State Super Adoption event June 12-13 in Livingston, N.J.

Visit http://pledge.bestfriends.org for more information on the adoption option pledge.

About Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 90 million subscribers. The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,450 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel consistently ranks among the highest-rated cable networks and is the nation’s leading network in providing quality family programming. Hallmark Channel’s sibling network is Hallmark Movie Channel, also available in HD and SD, which focuses on the greatest family movies of all time. For more information, please visit www.hallmarkchannelpress.com.

About Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society is a nonprofit organization building no-kill programs and partnerships that will bring about a day when there are No More Homeless Pets®. The society's leading initiatives in animal care and community programs are coordinated from its Kanab, Utah, headquarters, the country's largest no-kill sanctuary. This work is made possible by the support of a grassroots network of members and community partners across the nation. In 2009, Best Friends celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Nancy Carr
Hallmark Channel
818-755-2643
ncarr (at) hallmarkchannel (dot) com

Pam Slay
Hallmark Channel
818.755.2480
pslay (at) hallmarkchannel (dot) com

John Polis
Best Friends Animal Society
435-644-4858
johnp (at) bestfriends (dot) org

It Sure Wasn’t Almost Heaven, Now Kennel Owner Goes To Jail

The owner of the Almost Heaven Kennel in Pennsylvania named Derbe Eckhart was finally sentenced to at least six months in jail for running as Pennsylvania dog warden Kristen Donmoyer put it: horrific conditions at the huge kennel, I’ll never forget the smell.

So hopefully this will be one less puppy mill that will be out there after a jury convicted Derbe on animal cruelty charges from back in two thousand and nine.

Read the article here.

Here’s an old video of the dogs.

Over 200 dogs seized

I had to post this video by SabrinaFrankie even though it's about a cat.

National Canine Research Council Study On Dog Bites

Good News About Dog Bites and How to Make it Better

Dog bites represent a tiny fraction of the injuries treated in the nation's emergency rooms. Dog bites are, on average, far less severe than injuries we suffer from other common enjoyments. The good news about dog bites will be even better, following a model of responsible pet ownership.

There are 308 million humans and 75 million dogs in the U.S. The majority of dog owners view their dogs as members of the family. Dogs provide us joy, companionship, love and laughter.

Bites constitute a tiny fraction of our hundreds of millions of daily interactions with dogs. Moreover, U.S. public health statistics show that the risk of bites from dogs is slight when compared with other risks Americans accept on a daily basis.

According to the Centers for Disease Control database, for the years 2000-2008, dog bites accounted for less than 1% of the injuries treated in the nation's emergency rooms.

A person injured by a dog is far less likely to be injured seriously than those who suffer other kinds of injuries. For example, over 5% of the 4.6 million Americans who went to an emergency department during those same years because they had been injured on a bicycle were subsequently admitted to a hospital or treatment facility. Over 9% of the 70 million Americans who went to the emergency room because they fell down were admitted.

Only 1.9% of dog bite victims were.

As the human and canine populations have grown - the canine population at a faster rate than the human one - reports of dog bites to major metropolitan health departments have fallen substantially. Even the U.S. Postal Service, for whom dog bites to delivery personnel have been a continuing source of concern, has seen reports of bites decline by more than 50% since 1983.

As low as the risk from dogs is, National Canine Research Council takes the occasion of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 16 - 22, to highlight a successful responsible pet ownership model that can reduce that risk even further. Studies of dog bite injuries by American researchers have usually concluded with reminders of an owner's responsibility for his or her dogs.

Calgary, Alberta's Animal & Bylaw Services has successfully translated those recommendations into a plan of municipal action. Calgary enacted what was titled the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw. (In the interests of full disclosure, we proudly point out that Animal & Bylaw Services Director Bill Bruce is an advisor to NCRC.) It codifies four simple principles: 1. License and provide permanent identification for your pets; 2. Spay or neuter your pets; 3. Provide training, socialization, proper diet and medical care for your pets; and 4. Do not allow your pets to become a threat or nuisance in the community.

The result in Calgary has been spectacular. For 2008, among the 1.1 million citizens of Calgary, there were only 145 dog bites.

Organizations nationwide are offering advice and educational resources to help children and adults be safe around dogs. NCRC urges Americans of all ages to take
advantage of those resources, so that we live companionably with the 75 million dogs in our midst.

And whenever dog-safety issues come up in the community, NCRC urges all Americans to remember how Calgary solved the problem.

About Karen Delise & The National Canine Research Council
Karen Delise is the Founder and Director of Research for the National Canine Research Council, and the author of The Pit Bull Placebo: The Media, Myths and Politics of Canine Aggression (Anubis Publishing) She can be reached at kdelise(at)ncrcouncil(dot)com. The mission of The National Canine Research Council is to publish accurate, documented, reliable research to promote a better understanding of the human-canine bond.

You Were Suppose To Foster The Dogs Not Sell Them

Could you imagine a person who was suppose to help foster rescued dogs had the gall to sell the dogs and pocket the money. A lowlife named Joseph Yaquinto from Shelby Township, MI was suppose to be helping out the Last Day Dog Rescue but instead this guy took in seventy five hundred dollars on the side that could have went to help take care of the dogs at the rescue.

Hopefully nobody will buy a dog from this thief and I hope word get out on the street so that this will not happen again.

Read the article by Melanie D Scott here.