Our Breaker (Pickwick Ready Break) was awarded ‘Baby Puppy in Group’ at Colomeke Kennel Club under Mr Les Greenall (from Victoria).
Tweet of the Week
Our favourite tweet of the week is a bit of a different one: It’s a Canine Lameness Learning Module. It’s a really thorough selection of videos to help diagnosis of lameness. At the very least, book mark it for the future.
Do Something!
I’m a big one for advocating others ‘do something’ to make change.
Here’s some things you can DO this week: Make a submission to the Victorian Code of Practice on Breeding and Rearing, like the one suggested by Maggie’s Farm.
Participate in the Childhood Dog Bite Survey.
Attend the CAWS fundraiser: Movie Night – Red 2.
Rescue and Sheltering
Prada the cat is available for adoption in SA.
Jolly Jacques the poodle was, but is now on trial.
Boltraiser – restoring Bolt’s vision.
An irresponsible public alert: Elderly man walks 186 miles to find his lost dog.
Two from Border-Wars: “The Myth of Christmas Puppies” and “Only 2 % of dogs die in shelters yearly“.
Study on length of stay in two NY shelters.
From the ever-wondering SavingPets blog: “If veterinarians were kill shelters“, “Lost Dogs Home lost pet reclaims like winning the lottery” and “Giving the people what they want“.
YesBiscuit CAA sends owner of lost pets to ATM, oops-killing dog while owner is gone.
Shelter Killing Benefits Puppy Mills.
Dog Training and Behaviour
Let your weakness be your strength.
Does punishing a dog after a transgression really work?
The Team Unruly Review of Puppybooks, Part I: Leslie McDevitt, Control Unleashed: The Puppy Program.
Shedd Animal Training Seminar: Other Advanced Concepts.
From Eileen and Dogs: The Humane Hierarchy, Pat 1 of 2: Overview, Operant Learning Illustrated by Examples and But what if your dog runs out into traffic?.
Shake, Rattle and Roll: How to introduce the bottle pool.
Dog Breeds and Breeding
DCM in Doberman Pinschers – a video on YouTube that is really worth reading in subtitles.
The Afghan Hound as Symbol of Conspicuous Consumption.
“Health Testing” in Dogs is Limited.
A new study discussing the reliability of visual breed identification.
Other Dog Stuff
Consumer watch: Tests on Dog Harnesses Show 100 Percent Failure Rate.
Modern Pet Doors www.modernpetdoors.com.au Compassion for People.
Police Shootings of Dogs or Stuff You Should Not Let Your Dogs Do.
Other Stuff
Food Inc – Full Length Film – This is not an animal rights video! It’s a video questioning our whole process of growing and consuming food.
Angelina Jolie, Evolution and Pleiotropy – Talking about genes in people and dogs.
Depression Part Two – A really worthwhile comment on depression.
Animals that you didn’t know existed.
Comparative Cognition Society - society for studying the cognition of people and animals.
Funniest Horse Act Ever! Tommie Turvey and PokerJoe! – I’m waiting for dancing with horses to be the in thing.
The Most Venomous Animals in the World.
Decapitated Worms Regrow Heads with Memories Still Inside.
