(Stock image via Pexels) In my inbox this morning, a press release promoting a holiday adoption drive in which the shelter in Charlotte, North Carolina is participating: Bissell Pet Foundation is bringing hope to homeless pets across the country this holiday season with its “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope” event, December 6 - 20, 2021. … Continue reading Adopting a Shelter Pet during the Holidays
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This Tired Trope
(Stock image via Pexels) From a story on WOWKTV.com: Shelters across the country are seeing an increase in pet drop-offs and lost strays. Some shelter workers say people appear to no longer need their “emotional support animal” they acquired during the early months of the pandemic. What a crummy thing to say. It conjures an … Continue reading This Tired Trope
Animals in Art: Some Favorites
I am very fond of slow animals: From the book The Royal Natural History, Volume 3 by Richard Lydekker, 1893 From the book The Royal Natural History, Volume 3 by Richard Lydekker, 1893 Illustration by Louis A. Sargent from The Wild Beasts of the World, Volume Two by Frank Finn, 1909 From the book Marvels … Continue reading Animals in Art: Some Favorites
Animals in Art: Some Favorites
I am very fond of slow animals: From the book The Royal Natural History, Volume 3 by Richard Lydekker, 1893 From the book The Royal Natural History, Volume 3 by Richard Lydekker, 1893 Illustration by Louis A. Sargent from The Wild Beasts of the World, Volume Two by Frank Finn, 1909 From the book Marvels … Continue reading Animals in Art: Some Favorites
Mulder Update
Just a quick note to say the vet has seen Mulder for a recheck and, while the ear is not fully resolved, it's showing significant improvement ("1000% better" per our vet). We're on two different ear medications for the next 10 days then another recheck. We definitely seem to be on the right track.
Weekend Finn
The doghouse is actually a repurposed cat litterbox house.
Vintage Dog Book Images: Hounds
Painting of a foxhound called Ringwood, a very popular hound name, from the book History of the Brocklesby Hounds, 1700-1901 by George Edwin Collins, 1902 From the book Cross Country with Horse and Hound by Frank Sherman Peer, 1902 Head like a brick. Two foxhound photos from the book Horse and Hound by Roger D. … Continue reading Vintage Dog Book Images: Hounds
Treats on the Internets
Sharky, dog ID number 11202, described as "dog selective" on the Petfinder page for Horn Lake Animal Shelter (Image: Petfinder) The animal control officer at the Horn Lake Animal Shelter in Mississippi says no dog has been killed for space there in nearly three years. But due to overcrowding, there are plans for the facility … Continue reading Treats on the Internets
Animals in Art: Threatened
Saimaa ringed seal by Jaime Bran Owston's palm civet from the book Mammals of Eastern Asia by GHH Tate, 1947 Tasmanian devil illustration by C.E. Swan from The Wild Beasts of the World, Volume Two by Frank Finn, 1909 The clouded leopard entry in the book Guide to the Garden of the Zoological Society of … Continue reading Animals in Art: Threatened
Weekend Nap
A good day to hold hands and snuggle with a friend:
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