Looking for a coffeetable dog book? Frank Bruynboeck has pretty pictures of rescue dogs! (Compawssion)
Author Archives: Russ Ryan
Denise Richards’s Dog Has Died…
Denise Richards, one of Hollywood’s top celebrity animal rescuers, is mourning death of her beautiful French bulldog, Hank, 13.
“You were the best dog ever”, she said about her late pal. (US Magazine)
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Die…
Meet Buck. He was shot in the face, and stuffed in a garbage bag left for dead.
But now he’s coming home after eye surgery — and has lived to tell the tale! (Yahoo)
Can You Imagine Being A Dog Surrounded by 300 Cats?
Brian, a rescued Pit Bull, lives on a farm with cats. Lots and lots of cats. (New York Times)
It’s A Dog’s Life…or Isn’t It?
This has nothing to do with Peter Mayle’s classic dog book, or the movie starring Charlie Chaplin — but it appears that the Texas Supreme Court is going to rule on whether you can sue for sentimental value after an animal shelter employee accidentally put a couple’s dog to sleep. (KutNews)
The Lion Dog!
All hail The Lion King Dog! A 911 caller mistook an off-leash Labradoodle for a lion on the loose in Norfolk, Virginia…Looks like this story could be a Disney movie! (SFGate)
Neil Gaiman’s Dog Has Died…
Neil Gaiman, the popular writer of graphic novels and comic books, has penned a touching eulogy in memory of his late dog — The Power of Dog, Cabal.
Cat Wranglers!
If these cats are so high in demand in Hollywood, just think how much a dog talent agent could make? (NYT)
Hitler’s Talking Dogs?
Historians knew that Hitler loved art — but in a 2011 New York Times column by Maureen Dowd, she discusses Dr. Jan Bondeson’s book, Amazing Dogs, in which he reveals that Hitler once supported a German school to teach large mastiffs to talk to humans. Luckily, it didn’t work — considering Adolf’s atrocious background, I can’t imagine those dogs were treated very well.
Of course, nowadays, everybody knows the world’s most famous canine blabber is Youtube’s Mishka the Talking Dog…
What’s A Dog For? by John Homans
This question, and many more, are brought out of the doghouse in John Homans’s informative new dog book as he discusses domestic life with his lab mix, Stella — as well as the overall explosion in dog ownership in America (from 53 million in 1996 to 77 million in 2010).
The author questions if we as a people are becoming more isolated — or, perhaps, it’s just harder to make true, loyal friends in today’s fast-paced Internet age? (NYT)
No Dog Smoking Zone
Okay, my New Year’s Resolution is this: stop all dogs from smoking!
Pet Cemetery Poetry…
As another year comes to a close, it’s a time to reflect on those we’ve lost, including our pets. And with all due respect to Stephen King (author of Pet Sematary), there’s no better tributes to our faithful animal companions than those you’ll find at The Presidio Pet Cemetery in San Francisco, California. (7×7)
Gone Doggie Gone?
Dennis Lehane, the best-selling mystery writer who has many successful film adaptions of his books under his belt — Gone Baby Gone, Mystic River, to name a few — is now caught in his own real life horror story, as he’s lost his pet Beagle, Tessa. But Lehane is determined to solve his own case by offering a substantial reward of naming one of his characters from his next book after whoever helps him find his precious dog. Good luck, Dennis!
Cats On A Hot Tin Hemingway Roof
The (Ernest) Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West, Florida, is now engaged in a legal battle with the United States Government — as forty-five six-toed cats have overtaken the museum’s grounds, resulting in a protracted Animal Welfare case, and could go all the way to The Supreme Court. Oh, Papa!
Dog Book Stocking Stuffers
In need of some last-minute stocking stuffers for the dog lover in your life? Kitson has got you covered with a whole shelf full of cute, funny dog books…
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