Kids Traded For Cockatoo in Louisiana

Coo Coo For Cocoa Puffs

Yup, every day I think dogs are much more intelligent than humans. A woman in Louisiana has been charged with allegedly trading two children that were in her care, for the coo coo puff bird. Well actually she traded the kids for a Cockatoo.
What the following story will tell you is [...]

Obama Family Picks New Dog Finally

In a story reported today by CNN’s Lauren Kornreich. The Obama family has chosen a Portuguese Water Dog as their new family pet, because of Malia’s allergy to dogs.
You can read the full story here.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/25/obama-family-chooses-dog/
Apparently the only problem they are having is choosing a suitable name for their new guy or gal.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2009/02/25/first-lady-michelle-obama-first-dog-coming-to-white-house-in-april.html
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Spirit Dog Sanctuary Weather Boonville New York

February 24th 2009, 23:25
After three or four days of spring like temperatures early last week, we got a quick reminder of why this is called The North Country. From February 19th thru February 23rd we received 24 new inch’s of snow on top of the fourteen inches still on the ground, with current Spirit Animal [...]

Another Wacky Dog Breeder in Missouri With A Tiger

A dog breeder in Missouri, Margaret J. Bond, who had her breeder licensed suspended after authorities seized 150 dogs from her kennel in August of 2007, is at it again.  This time authorities seized 200 dogs, and a Tiger.
Read the Associated Press Story as reported by FoxNews.com .
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,497865,00.html
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Banana Dogs

Banana Boat, Banana Cream Pie, Banana Split, Banana Bread, Banana’s Foster, Banana Republic, Banana Cake, Banana Pudding, Banana Rum, Joe Banana’s and of course the one and only Banana Head Dog

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Why Cesar Millan The Dog Whisperers Approach Is Like Yelling At A Crying Baby

Cesar Millan The Dog Whisperer, only knows how to dominate a dog.

I had originally planned never to criticize Cesar, regardless of how often he gets it wrong. Awhile ago I was asked by an advertising company who was handling his latest video release, to write a review about it.  I was very generous with [...]

St. Bernard Dogs

These two big guys have found a forever home here at Spirit Animal Sanctuary. Brewster ( he’ll tell you he’s the prettier St. Bernard) came to us two years ago after biting a potential adopter at the Humane Society he was at. And the other big guy is Bosley who’s been with us about a [...]

Reading a Dogs Body Language The Bite Emotion

You gotta love YouTube, here’s another video I saw sometime ago and recently found again, that’s important for you to see. Reading a dogs body language is nice if you can do it, but reading a dogs emotions is the key to stopping all unwanted behaviors.
The dogs emotion precedes the easily observable body language. When [...]

A Dog That Jumps On You IS NOT Trying To Dominate You

More Stupid stuff that is taught to dog owners.
Let me make this as clear as possible, a dog that jumps up on you is happy to see you. And is in No Way shape or form attempting to be an alpha and show dominance or try to dominate you.
Any dog training person that tells you [...]

Happy Valentines Day and Thank You from The Spirit Dog

I would like to wish you and your special pooch(s) a very happy valentines day. And for all of you who opened up your heart and showed your love by donating to help out our dogs, Thank You very much. It really does mean the world to me that so many people care.
Alan Papszycki ( [...]

Weekend Funny Dog Video

This is a great dog video I just saw on YouTube. But if you try this at home, better make sure your dog has OCD.
Enjoy !!

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Don’t Confuse Nervous Dogs For Aggressive Dogs

Nervous dog behavior is one of the most misunderstood dog behaviors there is. Most people and some dog trainers included think that a growling, snarling and barking dog is displaying alpha or dominant dog behaviors. ( Growling and barking is a clear indication of nervousness, unless specifically taught otherwise).
Then there are some people that think [...]