Who said balloon dogs are just for clowns? Pop-artist Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog (Orange) sculpture — standing 12-feet high and made of stainless steel — sold last night at Christie’s in New York City for a whopping $58,405,000!
Just think how many balloons — or dog food that could buy! (THR)
The feline-named Cat Warren has a new working dog-friendly book out called What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs (Simon & Schuster).
The only problem could be if you’re a police officer or a fellow co-worker, do you really wanna know what your dog partner really thinks about you?
Giant George, the world’s tallest dog from 2010 to 2012, has passed away at the age of seven. The gentle, beloved Great Dane was celebrated in Dave Nasser and Lynne Barrett-Lee’s Giant George: Life with the World’s Biggest Dog.
Here’s to George. Life was way too short for this tall fella! (Dogtime)
Over the weekend, The New York Times published a brainy Op-ed on dogs by Gregory Berns, author of the upcoming canine cognition book, How Dogs Love Us.
So do our pooches fall in love with their heart or their head? Read the book to find out! (NYT)
With the Major League Baseball playoffs in full swing, The Wall Street Journal featured a nice cat wrangler piece on former World Series champ/Champion of Animals manager, Tony La Russa, who years ago also started the winning animal rescue non-profit, ARF.
Lookout, Biggest Loser! The New York Times weighs in on dogs with weight issues…(NYT)
Ever wonder why dogs howl at the moon — or for any reason? Business Insider breaks it down here. (pic from LiveScience)
They say there is no such thing as bad dogs — just bad owners. However, the reality is much more complicated, as some dog owners don’t always get the pick of the litter, so to speak.
Rachel Maizes looks back on the last 14 years with her ‘difficult’ dog, Chance, a wily Aussie Shepherd mix. (New York Times)
I swear I’m not making this up — but Dr. Melody Jackson at Georgia Tech is leading a team of scientists to develop wearable technology to make it possible for dogs to communicate with their owners. And its called Project FIDO: Faciliating Interactions for Dogs with Occupations (I know, it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it?)
That said, let’s hope this innovative invention gives a voice to all of our animal friends! (Business Insider, photo by: Adil Dellawalla)
Sometimes you have to hire a dog to do a human’s job. At least that’s what’s happening during a trial run at a paw-ful of airports across the country. (DrudgeReport)
Who would think that a 200-pound Giant Pink Dog Sculpture could disappear so easily from the middle of a busy West Hollywood intersection? Apparently, that’s what happened during the LA Pride parade last week! (NBCLA4)
So you’d think that if your dog died, and then you wrote a column about it that you’d get lots of sympathy letters? Well, there’s also a few dog haters out there, as Los Angeles Times columnist, Meghan Daum, unfortunately found out after penning a loving tribute to her beloved Rex. (LA Times)
If you don’t think animals have just as many feelings over losing loved ones as we humans do, then you should read How Animals Grieve by Barbara King…(NPR)
And just in case you need more proof, see for yourself as Tarra the elephant mourns over losing her pal, Bella the dog.
A photographer snapped this touching photo last week of Fido, the K-9 German Shepherd, paying tribute to his colleague, Jason Ellis, a Kentucky police officer who was gunned down last week in an ambush. (Yahoo)
Who needs diamonds when you have Dachshunds? Read how Bonedigger the 500-pound Lion has found a true bud in Milo the wiener dog at the Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma! (Yahoo)
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