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Jesse James Adopts New Dog
by Ezquara
Posted September 5th, 2010 at 12:02 am

Jesse James, owner of West Coast Choppers and ex-husband of Sandra Bullock, has added a new member to his family: a French bulldog named Pierre, reports Star Magazine. The dog was a gift to his daughter Chandler. James is known to be a devoted dog owner. Last year, when his pit-bull puppy named CinnaBun went missing, he offered a $5,000 reward for her return and fortunately, she was found, safe and sound. James also has another pit bull named Mr. T. James recently moved his family from...

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Heroic Dog Saves Owner From Boyfriend’s Knife Attack
by Taanuu
Posted September 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 am

They say a dog is man's -- or woman’s -- best friend. And never was this made more clear than early last Wednesday morning when Princess, a five-year-old pit bull/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, was stabbed multiple times as she tried to protect her owner from a violent boyfriend."I feel like she's my hero," Marie Wells, 31, of Southbridge, Mass. "If she hadn't been there, I don't know what could have happened. [My boyfriend] snapped." Wells says Princess began nipping at her boyfriend, Eric R...

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Teashop Owner Attacks ‘Spying’ Dog Wardens
by Ezquara
Posted September 2nd, 2010 at 12:03 am

A teashop owner has hit out at dog wardens who "spied" on her for half an hour before fining her £50 for failing to keep her two Jack Russell terriers on leads. Juliet Howard-Allen says she was upset and embarassed when the wardens walked into her Harlequin Tea Room in Cheltenham, Glos, and issued the fine notice in front of customers. Miss Howard-Allen disputes that her dogs Fifi and Missi were in the High Street without leads but says she will pay the fixed penalty to avoid more fuss a...

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Iran Issues Fatwa Against Pets
by Ezquara
Posted August 31st, 2010 at 12:22 am

Iranian authorities have banned all advertisements for pets, pet food and other pet products. The decision by Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance comes after the fatwa was issued by powerful cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi.While keeping dogs as pets has become increasingly fashionable in Iran in recent years, the fatwa cited Islamic tradition, which dictates that dogs are unclean. In June, Ayatollah Shirazi declared dogs unclean, saying that dog owners were �...

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Paris Hilton’s Dog Went to Vegas!
by Ezquara
Posted August 30th, 2010 at 10:08 am

Paris Hilton may have been in the news this weekend following her arrest for cocaine possession, but it all started out as a getaway to Las Vegas with her dog, Marilyn Monroe. The pooch had a prime seat on the heiress's private jet (source)...

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Driving With Pets: Dangerous Distraction
by Ezquara
Posted August 30th, 2010 at 12:08 am

Driving with your pets can be a dangerous business.In 2008, there were 6,000 fatalities due to accidents caused by distracted drivers, according to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.And, in a recent survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and Kurgo, a pet product company, an overwhelming 80 percent of respondents said they've driven with their pets on a variety of car trips including day trips, local errands and leisure trips, the pet store, dog parks and to work. ...

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Meet Panjo, Bengal Tiger Who Raids The fridge, Sleeps On The Sofa
by Wish
Posted August 29th, 2010 at 12:14 am

Curling up on the sofa, nuzzling his owner's hand and teasing the neighbourhood dogs, Panjo acts just like any other family cat - except he is a 23st Bengal tiger.Bengals may be fearless predators when in their natural environment, but Panjo is more at home playing with Goosey Fernandes and his adopted family at thier home near Pretoria, South Africa.Panjo was hand-reared from the age of just three weeks when he was left clinging to life after being adandoned by his mother. Fernande...

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Skateboarder Performs Stunts With ‘Flying Lion’ Dog
by Taanuu
Posted August 25th, 2010 at 12:15 am

A Los Angeles skateboarder and his pet dog, Austin the "Flyin' Lion" , have gained international stardom for their incredible stunts. Skateboarder Johnny Abbie Mitchell, 40, skates at top speeds, swinging his Pomeranian onto his arm, where the dog perches like a like a parrot, or navigates his body like a moving assault course. The stunt training began by accident when Mr Mitchell first got Austin as a puppy more than six years ago"He always used to like sitting on the end of my arm," sai...

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Jimmy Wayne Rescues A Pup!
by Taanuu
Posted August 23rd, 2010 at 12:08 am

The 37-year-old country star was in the middle of his 1,700-mile, seven-month cross-country trek for foster children when he met an adoptable dog in White Deer, Texas. A friend's girlfriend had just rescued the pooch, named Ruby, and her littermates from an area kill shelter, and for Wayne, it was love at first sight. Though her puppy pals were ignoring her, and wouldn't let her cuddle or play with them, Wayne was smitten by Ruby. "She was like the ugly Christmas tree that nobody picked,...

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Cat Rides In Own Wagon
by Ezquara
Posted August 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 am

Whenever Snowball the cat hits the streets around his Southern California neighborhood, all eyes are on him like a polar bear in the desert. Cars slow to a crawl to catch a glimpse, while passers-by frequently snap photos of the 18-year-old cat. So what's so special about Diamond Bar, California's most famous feline? Just one look at his little red wagon will tell you. Every day Snowball takes his place atop the red, white and blue Little Tykes cart. Without straps or a leash, he sits lik...

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Kesha’s 5 Dogs (and a Kitten!) Rule Her Nashville Home
by Ezquara
Posted August 19th, 2010 at 12:09 am

When Ke$ha isn't touring the country with her band, she's at home in Nashville with her mother, five dogs, and a new kitten -- where the humans are definitely outnumbered by the furpals. "We have this massive house in Nashville and they took over the entire top floor," the animal-lover at the Casio Shock the World event in Manhattan on Tuesday. "And now they all sleep in my mom's master bedroom and she sleeps in the basement." (more...)...

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Pet Obesity On The Rise !!
by Ezquara
Posted August 15th, 2010 at 12:10 am

Animal organisation says owners are to blame for feeding them scraps and not walking them enough Man's best friend is eating too much of his food. Well-intentioned animal-lovers are helping canines mirror the rise in human obesity by giving them their own treats and scraps instead of counting calories, according to an animal welfare group.More than one in three dogs (35%) are now overweight, according to the veterinary charity PDSA, up from 21% four years ago. If the trend continues nearl...

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The Pros And Cons Of Sharing The Bed With Your Dog
by Ezquara
Posted August 14th, 2010 at 12:04 am

In the darkest hours of Bruce Sallan's divorce when he didn't want to get out of bed, his two dogs were there jumping on the mattress and licking his face. And when his worries kept him awake at night, the big black German Shepherd mix and the Pointer mix with brown and white spots were there then too, lying beside him on top of the covers."Petting one of my dogs was almost like a way I'd calm myself down and fall asleep," says Sallan, a writer and radio host in California. But then he met a...

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