Posted on 23 December 2010
A man has been sentenced to 10 years behind the bar after breaking into a home and also killed a dog. Vincent Hunter, Jr. Who got half of the maximum sentence for burglary and killing a domestic animal was charged in South Bend on Wednesday. Brett Walker-Humphrey, 20, was with Vincent during the burglary incident. [...]
Tags: animal cruelty, Brett Walker-Humphrey, burglary, dog, Linus, Old English Sheepdog, South Bend, Vincent Hunter
Posted on 22 December 2010
A 4 years old dog in Germany gave birth to 17 Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies and all were healthy. The owner of the four-year-old dog has to feed the puppies five times a day for the first four weeks because Etana doesn’t have enough milk. These puppies are said to be Etana’s second litter. She previously [...]
Tags: dog, Etana, Germany, puppies, Rhodesian Ridgeback
Posted on 02 December 2010
A 44-year-old has been set free on a $2000 bond from Harris County jail Wednesday following the allegation that he attempted to poison his neighbor’s dogs with cheese balls laced with a toxin, strychnine. The reason for the incident in Rice Military is unclear to why Qien Feng who was charged with animal cruelty had [...]
Tags: animals cruelty, Charlotte Liberda, cheese balls, Harris County jail, Qien Feng, Rice Military
Posted on 27 November 2010
A doggie dish created by artist Ed Ruscha in Los Angeles was auctioned for $27,450 according to California auction house. Bonhams auction house confirmed that Tuesday sale in Los Angeles and San Francisco, featured Ruscha’s designer dog bowls as the top bid-getter. A non-profit aimed at benefiting low-income and elderly pet owners called benefit PAWS/LA [...]
Tags: artist Ed Ruscha, dog bowls, doggie dish, elderly pet owners, Los Angeles, PAWS/LA, San Francisco
Posted on 23 November 2010
A long-haired chihuahua has passed a search and rescue test in Japan. The Japan’s newest police dog called Momo was one of 32 successful candidates out of 70 dogs to pass the test by finding a person in five minutes after merely sniffing their cap. Nara police spokesman said, “Any breed of dog can be [...]
Tags: Chihuahua, earthquakes, Japan's newest police, long-haired chihuahua, Momo, Nara police spokesman
Posted on 22 November 2010
In this month issue of Beantown Tails magazine, Bette Yip of Lexington has been voted Best Dog Trainer for 2010 in the magazine’s 10th annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Yip, who owns the Picture Perfect Pets Dog Training & Pet Photography in Arlington has been voted Favorite for Best Pet Photographer for the second year in [...]
Tags: 10th annual Readers’ Choice Awards, Arlington, Beantown Tails magazine, Best Pet Photographer, Bette Yip, Lexington, Picture Perfect Pets Dog Training, voted Best Dog Trainer
Posted on 19 November 2010
The thirty-two-year-old police officer who killed a Siberian husky in a Severn dog park is set for trial this Friday after the widespread outrage of the incident. Keith Shepherd will give detail of what happened before the judge following his charge for animal cruelty and firing his gun near homes — both misdemeanors. His attorney [...]
Tags: animal cruelty, Bear-Bear, Keith Shepherd, police officer, Severn dog park, Siberian husky
Posted on 18 November 2010
Russia’s Prime Minister confirms that he likes the name for the puppy given to him by his Bulgarian counterpart, Boyko Borisov. RT is offering an opportunity to come up with your suggestions, which we will be sent to Vladimir Putin. The Karakachan breed male dog that lives in the prime ministerial residence near Moscow is [...]
Tags: Boyko Borisov, Karakachan breed, male dog, Moscow, prime ministerial residence, RT, Russia's Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin
Posted on 17 November 2010
Charges could be filed in a feud between two neighbors in Bartholomew County, Ind. After a man allegedly shot and killed his neighbor’s dog. The owner of the dog, Josh Jackson of Waymansville was amazed to see his dog, Caesar, under his porch. “I heard a weird noise under the porch, some weird breathing,” he [...]
Tags: Bartholomew County, Caesar, charges, dog, Josh Jackson, porch, Rick May
Posted on 16 November 2010
A dog was rescued by firefighters this morning when the fire crews quickly put out a fire at 181 Connecticut Ave. The fire incident at the rear of the two-story home was noticed by a passerby. The fire was reported to have started in the back porch but quickly extended up the walls. A witness [...]
Tags: attic, dog, fire, firefighters, New London, rescued