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Are you in the market for a fence for dogs?  If you own a dog, chances are you are having to find some means of containing your dog.  The old traditional method of safe and humane containment is the conventional wire or wooden fence.  Is this still the best way to keep your dogs at

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Fence For Dogs – One Reason To Say No To A Conventional Fence For Dogs

Beginning today, the United States Postal Service is releasing 10 new first class 44 cent stamp depicting adopted dogs and cats.  The stamps are called Animal Rescue – Adopt a Shelter Pet.  They will be showcased in 20 stamp booklets and have 10 different designs. The US Postal Service is hoping to raise awareness of the

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Stamps To The Rescue – Pet Adoption Postal Stamps Released

Can dogs get H1N1? As it turns out, yes dogs can get a strain of the virus and it may be coming here to the USA.  In fact, it may already be here.  The American Medical Veterinary Association reported last month that a cat in Iowa had contacted the H1N1 virus. Since that point in time, two

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Can Dogs And Cats Get H1N1?

Here is a neat video of a dog greeting his soldier “Dad” as he returns from Afghanistan.  Better have a tissue for the tears welling up.

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Soldier Greeted By Dog Upon Return

Dog Smarts:  Do you have a smart dog?  I ran across this thought provoking article online the other day and thought I would share it with you. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/detail?entry_id=51503&tsp=1 There is no debating that a dog has varied levels of intelligence.  It depends on his breeding (genetics), his environment, social interaction and its owner – especially in

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Dog Smarts: Do You Have A Smart Dog?

At a glance: Height: 22 to 27 inches Weight: 45 to 70 lbs Color: Cream,cafe’-au-lait, apricot, gray, blue, brown, silver Life Expectancy: 12-15 years Average litter: 8 Grooming: Demanding Exercise: Medium Temperament: Sparky and cheerful History : The Standard Poodle is considered to have originated in france and is said to have descended from the Barbet which is a virtually extinct French water dog and

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Standard Poodle

Here is an incredible video of a dog saving another dog on an incredibly busy highway in Chile. There has been much controversy if the dog was saving the dog as a heroic act or because it was starving.  From Chilean reports, it was not due to starvation. Either way, the video of the dog saving another

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Dog Saves Dog

At a glance: Breed Group: Golden Retriever Height: 23-24 inches Weight: 65-75 lbs Color: golden color coats. Life Expectancy: 10-13 years Average litter size: 6 History: The golden retriever breed originated from Scotland in 1800. There were doubts over the original breeds which were crossed. The original or traditional opinion was believed to be among some yellow complexioned dog with a tweed or

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Golden Retriever Breed

History: The Yorkshire Terrier was originally a product of crossing different small breeds in Yorkshire, England, which is also why the breed has the name it does. The breed was first shown in the beginning part of the 1860’s and that was the start of what we see today. It is believed that may small Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/General+Pet+Info" rel="tag">General Pet Info</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Dog+Breeds" rel="tag">Dog Breeds</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Toy+Group+Dogs" rel="tag">Toy Group Dogs</a>

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Yorkshire Terriers

Is your dog jumping fence?  There are literally thousands of canine escape artists out there.  Every day some poor owner is having to take off of work, apologize to the neighbors or spend half the day (or night) looking for their dog again.  All because the fence they spent hundreds or thousands of dollars to Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Dog+and+Cat+Fencing" rel="tag">Dog and Cat Fencing</a>

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Dog Jumping Fence? Here Is What To Do