The Daily Puppy (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
This is Daisy. She's an amazingly funny and exceptionally silly golden retriever who has brought an unexpected light into our lives. I hope she doesn't want to be a watchdog when she grows up because she would not be very good at it at all, as she hardly ever barks. Daisy loves people, especially kids and gets so excited when people come to say hi. Our lives would be incomplete without...
Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
By Matthew Nelson Bonfire night is not just a stressful time for straw effigies. Highly strung dogs across the country are just as likely to lose sleep over the loud bangs that November the 5th brings. But help is at hand as a new invention allows you to keep your dog within earshot of fireworks- but [...]
Campaign for the American Reader (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
This weekend's featured foursome at Coffee with a Canine: Monica Holloway, who is joined by her son Wills and the golden retrievers Buddy and Leo Henry.Holloway, on her new book:I just launched my favorite book I’ve written so far, Cowboy & Wills, about my son Wills, who has autism, and his remarkable golden retriever, Cowboy. (Cowboy Carol Lawrence, to...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A one-bedroom apartment is not a lot of space for Julie Beers, her 2-year-old daughter, a golden retriever and a black Lab.
Helen's Craft Haven... (Free subscription) | yesterday
... blog ...adjusting the measurements to make a 5 3/4 inch card. I've made my card for my parents' golden retriever, Cassie (she's on the left in my profile picture), who will be celebrating reaching the grand old age of 13 (that's 91 in dog years!) in two weeks' time. So, obviously I had to go with a 'doggy' theme...although I'm sure she'll be more interested in carrying around the...
The Barrister Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Very many congratulations to North Devon MP Nick Harvey and his golden retriever Crumpet who has just won third place in the Westminster Dog of the Year 2009 competition. Mr Harvey told the North Devon Gazette that "Crumpet and I are very pleased to be on the podium but used to coming third in Westminster! He'll always get my vote though." With all the vilification of MPs recently,...
QTEgamers (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Walkwithme.jpg A European Study, with The Kennel Club and Nintendo DS Game Walk With Me!, has found that people who have dogs walk on average 9.27 km a day with people without dogs walking on average 4.7km a year. The study found that dogs were taken on average 2 walks a day lasting for around 20 Minutes. Dog owners in England walked the most, with the...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... when Murphy was sprayed by a skunk - an occasional hazard for any active dog.Molly, a 19-month-old Golden retriever from Pembroke, did just fine, lying on the floor patiently as youngsters read to her as part of a “reading partner’’ program aimed at helping children work on reading skills.“Kids read much better to dogs than to people,’’ said Jeanne Brouillette of Scituate, who over...
Daily Painters International Art Gallery (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
FROM BOTTOMS UP: "Light and Dark (Amber)" and "Amber," both 6" x 8", portraits of a Golden Retriever Therapy Dog. One painting will go to my client and the other one is up for grabs ($324 plus s&h, or only $291.60 plus s&h if you are a returning collector). Inquiries may always come to me . It's phenomenal what a pet can bring into your life, but...
Ambush Predator (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Arthur Holman, 73, and his wife Sylvia, 72, planned to have lunch at the Rose Cafe in, Northlands Pavements, Pitsea, because their kitchen cooker was out of action. But the restaurant manager banned Arthur from taking his guide dog Hamish – a golden retriever – inside. Oh, here we go... After arguing with the owner the couple gave up and went to eat in KFC instead. But manager...
OpiniPundit (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... didn't take into account the emissions of either the SUV or the dogs. BTW, I also have a Golden Retriever, don't even think about it.
dandelion dreamer (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... This wonderful collection of words fitted perfectly with this picture ofRosie, my normally 'golden', golden retriever! Better still, when I looed at my facebook sight I was amazed to find a message from Birgitte from 'Sew Danish' (Etsy) about 'Wordle', a brilliant site online where you can make word clouds and here is mine! If you want one word to be bigger than the others...
lifehack.org (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... Or so we think. We plan our wedding (well, some do). Our marriage. Our family (2.3 kids and a Golden Retriever). It seems we have a plan for pretty much anything that’s remotely important in our lives, so why wouldn’t we have a plan for the thing which drives us all: a desire to be happy? Perhaps we think we’ll find it in all our other plans? That is, happiness will...
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The Los Feliz Ledger covers the battle over Indie, a 12-year-old golden retriever who lives in the Los Feliz Towers . Indie and her owner, Shannon Van Dorn, currently lease a unit in the building, but moved in unaware of the 25 lb dog limit rule (apparently Van Dorn's landlord never told her). The Los Feliz Homeowners Association has sued to get the dog, who weighs 75 lbs, out of the...
