Last Minute Dog Book Stocking Stuffers?

Posted by Russ Ryan in Dog Books, Dog Books For Kids, Dog Humor, Dog Memoir, Dog Non-Fiction, Dog Novel and tagged with crap taxidermy, dogs of christmas, kat su, never have your dog stuffed, w bruce cameron 12/23/2014

If you’re trying to jam in some extra treats for your dog lover friends for the holidays, you could take it literal and pick up the new animal humor book, Crap Taxidermy, which showcases some of the world’s worst taxidermic projects ever created out of our former furry friends (sounds like one of those bad plastic surgery TV shows on E!), or you could possibly pick up Alan Alda’s not very dog-friendly sounding memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, which is on sale right now for $1.99 on Kindle. Of course, it might be better just to play it safe with a cute, cuddly puppy story — since everybody loves puppies! — so there’s always The Dogs of Christmas by W. Bruce Cameron.

Regardless of whatever goodies you go with to celebrate, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Rescue #Dogs Fight Off Bad Publicity!

Posted by Russ Ryan in Celebrity Dogs, Dog News Stories, Dog Rescue Non-Profit and tagged with craiglist, dog rescues, erica-lynn huberty, nicole gabriel, when a dog adoption goes bad, woman saves dog, wrong dog 12/16/2014

Two recent online stories — The Wrong Dog: When A Dog Adoption Goes Bad by Erica-Lynn Huberty (The New York Times) and the much lighter, but still thought-provoking Woman Saves Two Dogs From Being Killed, Then Posts This On Craigslist by Nicole Gabriel (BarkPost) — discuss some unhappy endings in the world of dog rescue.

However, whether you’ve gotten your dog from a rescue or a breeder (which also have their own horror stories), I would hope most wannabe dog owners understand that these types of disturbing adoption tales are atypical, and it doesn’t negatively impact their decision to get a rescue pooch in the future. That said, unfortunately, there are no guarantees in life — even a dog’s life. (photo credits: TheDogWizard and FreeAllImages)

‘All #Dogs #Cats #Animals Go To Heaven’ – Pope Francis

Posted by Russ Ryan in Celebrity Dogs, Dog News Stories, Dog Videos and tagged with all dogs go to heaven, animals go to heaven, pope francis, trailer 12/10/2014

I usually don’t discuss politics or religion — but I’ve been a fan of Pope Francis ever since he took over the Vatican. And now that he’s recently come out saying that there is such a thing as an ‘Animal Heaven’, well, that pretty much seals the deal! (Business Insider)