Prospect Park’s ‘Ghost Dog’ finally captured after four years of feral survival
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| ’Tis no legend — the beast is real! For four years, a hulking brown and black mastiff has been living on the lam in the woods of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, regularly glimpsed by visitors, but melting away whenever officials were called — earning him the nickname “Ghost Dog.” Until now. Sean Casey, owner of a Kensington animal shelter, finally apprehended the gentle giant this month: “I think he was ready to come in,” he says, adding that Ghost Dog had been acting differently over the past two weeks, limping noticeably and lying down out in the open. Until that point,... |
A Salute to War Dogs
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| Today, as we remember our fallen military members who valiantly gave their lives to protect our freedom, let’s also commemorate our four-legged force and their handlers that have done the same. Officially, “military working dogs,†these canines have saved countless lives by sniffing out IEDs and weapon caches in Iraq and Afghanistan, and alerting to danger along the way in Vietnam. Since the dogs first entered military service in 1942, they have acted with the same levels of courage, dedication and loyalty as their human counterparts.  Designated as “equipment†by the military (although this is being challenged), they are... |
Trial To Begin Monday In Lawsuit Over Dog Fatally Shot By Hartford Police
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| HARTFORD — — Two city police officers are being sued on a claim that they shot a family dog in front of its 12-year-old owner after entering the backyard of her Enfield Street residence without a warrant. Police claimed that a snarling St. Bernard charged at them when they went into the yard to investigate a report that guns were stashed in a vehicle there. A jury trial is scheduled to begin Monday before Judge Robert N. Chatigny in U.S. District Court in Hartford. Glen Harris, who is listed as the minor's guardian, filed the federal lawsuit in 2008 against... |
Dog saves woman from Ensley house fire
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- Mercidee McKinney's story is a prime example of Birmingham fire fighters' biggest fear: that the recent fires from abandoned structures will spread to inhabited buildings and hurt innocent bystanders. Luckily for McKinney, she had a little canine help in escaping a dangerous situation. "You just can't imagine. I just can't describe it. It was unbelievable." That's how McKinney describes how it felt to watch her house on Avenue S in Ensley catch fire early Saturday morning after the abandoned one next door caught fire. For years she'd wanted the eyesore removed, but not this way. "It would... |
Postal Worker Attacked By 2 Dogs (USPS Dog Bite Prevention Week)
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| DENVER -- A US Postal Service letter carrier was attacked by two dogs in a Denver neighborhood Monday afternoon. Denver police said the postal worker was delivering mail at West 34th Avenue and Utica Street when she was bit. The female employee suffered extensive injuries and was transported to the hospital to be treated, said David Rupert, a spokesman for the US Postal Service. A neighbor saw what was happening and came to the letter carrier's rescue, but was injured as well, Rupert said. The two dogs were eventually corralled and taken away. The dogs were described as a Malumute... |
Vallejo Family Demands Answers After Police Officer Kills Dog
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| A Vallejo police officer shot and killed Belle when he felt threatened during a routine house visit on May 16, 2012 VALLEJO (CBS SF) - A Vallejo family demands answers after a police officer shot and killed one of their dogs when he came to their house Wednesday to investigate an identity theft. Officer Chase Calhoun went to the family’s home near the corner of Kentucky and Trinity streets around noon Wednesday to take a statement. According to Vallejo Police, he heard two dogs growl, then saw them charge, as he opened the front gate of the home. Calhoun... |
Dog Shot by Police in Miami-Dade
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| Owner claims excessive force used in shooting of Dutch ShepherdMiami-Dade Police are investigating after an officer shot and killed a dog Tuesday night. The incident happened in the 600 block of Northwest 128th Court, Miami-Dade Police spokesman Roy Rutland said. The dog's owner, Odalys González, told NBC 6 she'd had the dog, a female black Dutch shepherd, for seven years and she'd never attacked anyone. Gonzalez said she'd received a phone call from a neighbor that the dog had gotten out and was laying under a neighbor's car. "Apparently she jumped the fence, she got scared for whatever reason, I... |
Kenya: I Thought Dog Meat Was Tasty - Suspect
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| The man who was caught slaughtering a dog at the Nakuru dumpsite a few days ago has told a court that he did not know it was an offence. James Cheboto told Resident Magistrate Judicaster Nthuku that he was not aware that dog meat was unfit for human consumption and pleaded for leniency. Cheboto was charged with being found in possession of dog meat which is unfit for human consumption and contrary to Public Health Act. He pleaded guilty of the offence but pleaded with the court to forgive him because he did not know that it was wrong to... |
Topeka police officer shoots, kills dog
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| Several neighbors in the 1100 block of S.W. Plass Ave. were upset Monday night after a Topeka police officer drew his weapon and shot a dog to death. “He drew his gun and fired five or six shots,” said neighbor Constantinos Miklas Acton. “He killed that dog dead for no reason.” Acton said he was painting guttering on the front of his house about 7 p.m. Monday when he saw a uniformed officer approach a neighbor’s house and knock on the door. Acton said the officer didn’t get an answer so he walked across S.W. Plass Avenue and made contact... |
Police dog survives being shot after mistakenly biting an officer
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| A Metro Police dog entered a backyard Monday morning with a clear mission: Corner the suspect hiding out back there. When the suspect attempted to flee, the dog stayed true to its mission and bolted over the backyard wall right behind the suspect. And that’s where the mission fell apart. In an apparent state of confusion, the dog bit a patrol officer on the other side of the wall, prompting another officer to shoot the dog. Police said the incident unfolded shortly after 11 a.m. Monday when a man called 911 and reported his male friend was “acting erratically with... |
Why man's best friend is also his worst photobomber:
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| Full Title: Why man's best friend is also his worst photobomber: Hilarious pictures of the pets who just couldn't keep out of the picture As these pictures show, no animal can photobomb a picture like man's best friend. With no regard for time, place or ceremony, these dogs make a great holiday or family snap memorable for all the wrong reasons as these pictures show. Mostly it seems from these pictures that the call of nature is undeniably strong for our canine friends... |
Artist Banned From Strangling Puppies
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| A German artist who planned to strangle two puppies to death on stage in a Berlin theatre has been told that highlighting the plight of sled dogs in Alaska is not a good enough reason to kill the dogs. The performance, entitled "Death as Metamorphosis," was to take place next week in a small theatre in the Spandau district of Berlin. Accompanied by funeral music and a gong, the artist was going to strangle two puppies with cable ties after a brief meditation. According to a report in the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper, the provocative piece was meant to highlight the... |
Doggy daydreams: brain scans reveal Fido's thoughts
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| dog-brains-scanned Callie wears ear protection as she prepares to enter the scanner. The research team includes, from left, Andrew Brooks, Gregory Berns and Mark Spivak. (Bryan Meltz, Emory University) Fido's expressive face, including those longing puppy-dog eyes, may lead owners to wonder what exactly is going on in that doggy's head. Scientists decided to find out, using brain scans to explore the minds of our canine friends. The researchers, who detailed their findings May 2 in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, were interested in understanding the human-dog relationship from the four-legged perspective. "When we saw those first [brain] images, it... |
Family Dog Shot by Police in Hammond
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| A Hammond, Indiana, family is reeling. First, their home was destroyed by fire. They did not have insurance. Then an apparent misunderstanding led to a police officer shooting the family dog. On April 15, the McCullough family lost their home in a fire, leaving them homeless. They have been staying elsewhere but would return to their home to feed their dog "Angel" and the 11 puppies she gave birth to last week. Wednesday morning, the family was in their home when Hammond Police arrived. Louis McCullough said police were screaming so Angel started to bark. "She ran toward (the officer),"... |
Why it matters that Obama dated a composite and ate a dog
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| There was a brief media firestorm yesterday when Vanity Fair broke the news that Obama’s famous “New York girlfriend” was a fiction. She appears in his 1995 memoir, Dreams From My Father, described in some detail by her appearance, voice and mannerisms. But a new biography of Obama – with an excerpt published in Vanity Fair – “reveals” that she was actually an amalgam of several different women. Politico immediately ran with “Obama: 'New York girlfriend' was composite” and Drudge headlined with “Obama Admits Fabricating Girlfriend in a Memoir.” Coming hot on the heels of the news that the Pres... |
Petition to stop Bulgarian dog spinning
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| This petition is a protest to the Bulgarian ambassador in Washington about an alleged practice allowed in Bulgaria where a dog is suspended over water on a chain, spun, then cut loose while spinning. I'm figuring this isn't considered fun by the dog. |
Why it matters that Obama dated a composite and ate a dog
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| There was a brief media firestorm yesterday when Vanity Fair broke the news that Obama’s famous “New York girlfriend” was a fiction. She appears in his 1995 memoir, Dreams From My Father, described in some detail by her appearance, voice and mannerisms. But a new biography of Obama – with an excerpt published in Vanity Fair – “reveals” that she was actually an amalgam of several different women. Politico immediately ran with “Obama: 'New York girlfriend' was composite” and Drudge headlined with “Obama Admits Fabricating Girlfriend in a Memoir.” Coming hot on the heels of the news that the... |
Baby's first birthday party turns to tragedy when he is killed by family's mastiff dog
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| A baby boy has died after he was attacked by his family’s mastiff dog during his first birthday party. A day after turning one, Jeremiah Eshew-Shahan was at his grandmother’s house in Las Vegas when he crawled over to the dog – a mastiff-rhodesian mix weighing about 120 pounds – and started to pet him. The dog then attacked the baby, sinking his teeth into Jeremiah’s head and shaking him... |
Be Treacher
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| Following the sudden death of conservative rabble-rouser Andrew Breitbart, bloggers began a Be Breitbart and I Am Breitbart campaign. But muck-raking sounds like a lot of hard work and not much fun. If I am going to be anyone, it is Jim Treacher. Sure. He has a lot of fun making fun of our 44th president. He was the one who pointed out, hey, Barry ate dog. Which is more important, slopping Solyndra or eating a dog 40 years ago? Solyndra, of course. But which is more fun to write about? I get angry when I think of Solyndra. When... |
Dog interrupts live news bulletin with impromptu TV appearance [w/video]
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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Residents sitting down to watch the news in Toronto received a surprise when a small dog interrupted a live bulletin with an impromptu TV appearance. As newsreader Leslie Roberts began to introduce a news story, Storm the weather dog popped his head up from beneath the table - much to everyone's surprise. After finishing off the news item with the minimum of fuss, the unruffled news anchor said: 'People may have noticed a few minutes ago I was reading the news when a dog suddenly popped up.' He then referred the audience to the dog's owner, weather man Anthony Farnell,...
Should Your Dog Be Watching TV?
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| Plenty of things will grab a dog’s attention: squirrels, tennis balls, funny smells, other dogs. But a TV channel? Absolutely, say the makers of DogTV, the first cable network to deliver 24-hour programming for dogs. The idea, they say, is that flipping on the channel while you go out for the day will keep your pet stimulated, entertained and relaxed. Call it “Sesame Street” for those who will never learn their ABCs. The shows on DogTV are actually three- to six-minute segments featuring grassy fields, bouncing balls and humans rubbing dog tummies. There are also segments featuring noiseless vacuum cleaners... |
Photoshop or caption this pic of an offer of dinner with Barack
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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Cactus Patch Puppy Rescued and Adopted
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| Cactus Jack was then transported to Arizona Humane Society’s Second Chance Animal Hospital, where the rest of the spines were removed. According to Britta Nelson, the society’s public relations manager, the dog’s “good disposition never wavered,” and, “his tail never stopped wagging.” Despite the spines all over his face, Cactus Jack’s eyes were not damaged and after a course of antibiotics he was returned to the Humane Society with a clean bill of health. The brave, if unfortunate Yorkie/terrier mix was adopted today at Arizona Humane Society Sunnyslope, where he repaid his rescuers in spades. The amount of attention brought... |
Okla. Blind Dog Gets New Life with Canine Pal [w/video]
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| -snip- Blair is a 1-year-old black Labrador mix brought to the Woodland West Animal Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., after she was shot while living on the streets. After he recovered from his wounds, Blair remained at the clinic, a timid and nervous pup whose difficult history made her hard to place with an adopted family, the hospital’s director, Dr. Mike Jones, told ABCNews.com. Then there was Tanner, a two-year-old Golden Retriever puppy who was born blind and with a seizure disorder so severe he was sent to Woodland Hospital as a last resort after his first owner died and the... |
Death from above: Hawk snatches reality TV star Shanna Moakler’s beloved lapdog
Monday 28th of May 2012 09:14:58 PM
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| Moakler -- a former Miss USA and Playboy playmate, who currently hosts “Bridalplasty” on E! -- broke the news herself via her Twitter account, stating on Monday that “A eagle attacked my 2 chi's today, my girl pup is at the vet, my boy is missing.” “Chi’s” are Chihuahuas, and Moakler later clarified that it was a hawk that attacked the pets at her Calabasas home. The small dogs are easy prey for large raptors like hawks and eagles -- in this case, one was injured and the other is presumably hawk food. |
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