The Dog House

@firefly,

I'm going to have to change Bo's name (for my purposes) to Snowpaw, in mem of my first dog, Sandpaw. He's looking sharp and moderately better trained these days, always a plus (by that I mean the family is moderately better trained).

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The world's oldest dog passed away on Monday afternoon at his home in Sakura, Japan.

Pusuke, a male cross-breed, was recognized as the oldest dog in the world by Guinness Book of World Records in December last year, reports ABC News.

Pusuke was 26-years-old when he died, reports the Kyodo News. Born in March, 1985, the dog had just over three months to go until its next birthday.

That's somewhere between 118 to 185 human years.

Pusuke died Monday afternoon just five minutes after Ms Shinohara, his owner, had returned home from a walk.

According to MSN India, the 42-year-old housewife said, "I think [Pusuke] waited for me to come home."

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/429393/thumbs/r-PUSUKE-OLDEST-DOG-large570.jpg

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@edgarblythe,

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The oldest-known dog on record, according to Guinness, was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey,
who lived to the ripe old age of 29 years and five months before it was put down in November 1939.

(abc)

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http://pixdaus.com/pics/1266150881Bidbs2A.jpg

Dogs are just so... 'right'.

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@hingehead,

Oh man . . . dog paradise . . .

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These two are up to no damn good today. I will have to replace the patio furniture this weekend, they have destroyed it.

http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/9940/macfrank121011.jpg

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@jcboy,

I know the feeling, I'm about to buy sofa no.3. Heathens!!

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@Ceili,

Yep me too! before going to bed Antonio wanted to make sure Frankie was warm on the sofa!

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3249/frankie111110.jpg

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@edgarblythe,

I saw that.

It hit me.

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http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/4157/28de192e.jpg

(Photographer must have the patience of a saint.)

(Doggies, too.)

(Horse is chuckling.)

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I saw a feature on CNN yesterday about a group called Pilots N Paws--pilots who donate their time and their planes to save and transport dogs who might be euthanized in kill shelters to rescue groups who help place the dogs in new homes.

http://pilotsnpaws.org/category/articlesnews/

I had never heard of this group before. True dog lovers doing a wonderful service. It was heart-warming to see the new owners greeting the plane and welcoming their rescued dogs.

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http://www.ivyvillacompany.com/Jerry%20Green%20Stuff/public_html/Dogs.npc/Barking%20Good%20Christmas%20-%2062865%20-%20amd.jpg

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http://pixdaus.com/pics/1324453117CVYamV4.jpg

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The california governor and his wife's corgi, Sutter, now has his own facebook page. Too bad for moi, since I don't do facebook.

There's a video here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/20/sutter-brown-website_n_1161746.html

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http://vimeo.com/33219961

Video of dogs in cars.

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This should help to get the President the dog lover's vote.

Quote:

President Obama shops for Bo's Christmas present
By Jill Rosen
The Baltimore Sun
December 21, 2011

Lots of pets will be getting presents for the holidays this year.

And Bo Obama is no exception.

In fact, the world knows what the First Dog is going to get.

On Wednesday, President Obama went Christmas shopping, stopping at Best Buy (to pick up some video games and iTunes gift cards, probably for his girls) and at PetSmart to get a little something for the pup.

It looks like Bo is going to spend the holidays chomping on one seriously large bone.

And I'm not sure, but it looks like that might be a bag of treats in the President's hand.

Bo, meanwhile, seems interested in the plush toys.

And, as they seem to be 50 percent off, perhaps the president can be convinced....

The PetSmart stop was kind of funny and included Bo meeting a poodle named Cinnamon.

Here is a bit of the pool report, as reported by Businessinsider.com:

Presidential motorcade left a soggy South Lawn at 12:45 p.m. for shopping and lunch amidst the legislative chaos. Fourteen minutes later the motorcade arrived at Potomac Yards in Alexandria, where the President headed into the Pet Smart store. By the time the pool was allowed in a shirtsleeved POTUS was at a checkout counter with Bo, who appeared to be sizing up a small brown "standard poodle" named Cinnamon, according to the dog's owner.

"Okay, Bo, don't get too personal here," POTUS admonished, holding tightly to Bo's leash. He pulled out a $50 bill to pay for two items, one a large dog bone. Total was slightly more than $41.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/pets/unleashed/bal-president-obama-shops-for-bos-christmas-present-20111221,0,902739.story?track=rss