Nothing brings out bipartisanship like the love of a good dog. And President George W. Bush’s black Scottish terrier, Barney, certainly provided many memorable moments during GW’s reign, giving White House tours with his “Barney Cam”, and also doubling as a self-appointed Secret Service agent. Barney sadly passed away last week at the age of 12.
But check out GW’s impressive portrait of Barney on the top right. (Dallas News)
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)
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)
Brian, a rescued Pit Bull, lives on a farm with cats. Lots and lots of cats. (New York Times)
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.
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…
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)
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!
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!
In light of last week’s horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, The Lutheran Church Charities of Chicago have sent a pack of Golden Retrievers to visit the kids and hopefully lick some wounds. (HuffPo)
CNN was so touched by Fiona Apple’s touching letter in honor of her dying dog — that it inspired Kat Kinsman to write a tribute about her late Irish Wolfhound, Mordred, as “The Worldwide Leader in News” unveiled a new dead dog-friendly section dubbed Loving and Losing A Dog: Your Stories…
Fiona Apple has cancelled her South American concert tour to tend to her dying Pit Bull, Janet, during her final days. Regardless of what you think of Apple’s music, her lovely, emotional letter to fans explaining her decision will make all dog lover’s hearts melt/swoon. (pic credit: PuppiesLovers.net)
Depressed over the death of his beloved old Pit Bull — as well as his wife filing for divorce — Cesar Millan, the famed Dog Whisperer, recently admitted that he was so distraught that he attempted suicide back in 2010. It’s sad, but not surprising. Losing a dog really messes you up — even a world-class dog trainer! (People)
Remember Richard Nixon’s infamous “Checkers” speech — nicknamed after Tricky Dick’s dog? Now there’s a play about it by Douglas McGrath…(NYT)
SFGate travel writer, Tom Stienstra, prepares to say goodbye to Buddy, his loyal traveling companion/golden retriever, in his latest column…
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