The Real Dog Blog

Dirty dog

Took my dog for a walk and this is what happened. That dog can find water (and mud) anywhere.

Grading the Presidents

Ok, so I seldom get involved with politics but this is a funny article on grading the presidents based on how they treated their pets.

How we say things

One of my pet peeves….the way we use our words.  For instance, some shelters are coined "high kill" while others are referred to as "no kill".  Of course, the term “no kill” sounds sooooooo much better to us that it makes the other shelter sound like a horrible place.  What do those terms normally mean?  Normally they mean that one of the shelters (usually the “kill” one) cannot legally turn away any animals and therefore must end up euthanizing due to space constraints, while the other shelter has the luxury of turning away animals so they don't get overcrowded.  The way I see it, both groups are working towards the same goal....but one is given a verbal “black eye” because of what people call it.  It’s really not fair to those wonderful workers in any animal shelter.  (Incidentally….I prefer the term “limited admission” and “open admission” as terms for these types of shelters). Here's a great article, albeit a long one, about why we should use caution in how we use our words.

Animal Kingdom

Ok, this isn't about dogs, but I couldn't resist putting in on the blog. This is an amazing video of water buffalo, lions and crocodiles. It ends happily and is well worth watching the 8 minutes of footage.

Dog Saves Woman's Life

This is rather interesting. This dog permormed the heimlich manuver to save his owner. Read more here.