Be My Dog

Showbiz - News - Anne Hathaway shops for a new dog - Digital Spy

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Anne Hathaway visited an animal rescue to adopt another dog. I love hearing about celebrities that prefer a rescue dog over purchasing a dog.

Julie Benz’s Dogs Help Heal Heartbreak | OK! Magazine - The First for Celebrity News

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This is a sweet article about Julie Benz (from Dexter). She recently found healing through her dogs. When she was going through a divorce, Julie got two dogs and was able to heal through loving her pets.

Vogue goes to the dogs...

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A nice slideshow of dogs featured in Vogue. My only criticism is that they tend to feature the dogs in more cliche, less creative ways. It would be nice if they gave the dogs a little more modern, simplified look rather than putting them all in top hats and veils in the "Wedded Bliss" feature. There are a few exceptions to this e.g. the featured picture of the Jack-mix looking quite cuddly and fashionable. It's interesting to see their take on dogs to be less cutting edge and artistic than their human features. There are some pictures that accomplish this, but I wasn't drawn in by the majority of the pictures.

One Talented Pup

This is an oldie but a good . . .

Incredible Dog Challenge - Yahoo! News Photos

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Amazing pictures on Yahoo! from the "Incredible Dog Challenge". Wow, I would love to work on Shakespeare's agility training again. He definitely has potential. I really wish I had him since he was a puppy - such a great dog and so wicked smart.

Four-legged Colbert wins dog photo contest - CNN.com

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I don't see the resemblance to Stephen Colbert but apparently that name has proved golden for this little pooch. This Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix puppy won a "cutest" dog contest.

Governor vetoes anti-puppy mill bill - OC Watchdog - OCRegister.com

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Are they unable to work together ahead of time so that everyone knows what legislation they agree to get rid of puppy mills?!?! It seems completely absurd this got all the way to the governor's desk only to be vetoed - bi-partisan support and all. Just ridiculous.

Here he is holding a dog so we know he has a dog and seems to like his dog but yet couldn't pass some legislation to save other dogs from the horror of puppy mills? Couldn't manage to work with the state Senate to ensure legislation was presented that he could support? Something needs to be done as soon as possible and this is not the way to make that happen.

The Associated Press: Animal friends have 'pawpawties' for charity

It all started in February when Caroline Golon in Charlotte, N.C., opened a Twitter account for her rescue cat, Romeo, to make a co-worker laugh. She then turned the account into a fundraising program she calls Furpower, offering to donate a nickel to the Humane Society of the United States for every new follower.

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Romeo and Dougal do a great job of using Twitter for good. This is a great use of social media to further animal organizations. In addition to raising money for animal charities, Twitter is a very useful tool for communicating available rescue animals as well as relaying information on animal-related legislation to others interested in the cause.

Halo the Pool Dog

Shakespeare wants to sign up for lessons from Halo. 

John Gosselin Dumps Dogs, Blames Wife

I'm having trouble buying John Gosselin's stories and I know I am not alone. I've never watched their show and I don't want to but I can't escape the story as it is unfolding all over TV, Internet, and everywhere else. They sound like they could both use some guidance on parenting and how to be good dog owners. 

At first he thinks it's funny that his kids abuse the dogs then he denies the story all together and now he is saying that he has to get rid of his dogs because Kate refuses to take care of them. According to John, Kate is to blame for everything that went wrong in that marriage. Please! The man acts like she took away his free will. If he is unable to keep his commitment to being a pet owner, fine, then give the dogs back to the breeder (he is) but why does he need to blame everyone but himself for neglecting and abusing them? 

This whole "I'm a victim" approach is rather pathetic. When I go on vacation, go out of town, etc. I make sure my dog either comes with me or is taken care of at home. Apparently that is more than he can handle. If they are his dogs, he should own up to the responsibility or lack of responsibility instead of holding a press conference to point the finger of blame at his wife. 

Those dogs probably have a chance at a better life than the life that they were living with the Gosselins. Maybe in the end he did the dogs a favor. I just hope the breeder is more discerning in picking the dogs' next home.

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