Harley's Dog News: Flying Chihuahuas, Glowing Beagles and More!
April 29, 2009 by doggymom
Filed under Harley's Dog News
Dog News Time!
Hi there! I'm Harley and I haven't done my dog news segment in quite awhile. Now that my skin is getting better and I have what feels like 5 pounds of hair off of me (click here for the story on me finally getting my hair shaved), I feel well enough to do my dog news segment at least a few times a month.
Glowing Cloned Beagles
This week, I have some interesting dog news to tell you about. First, have you ever seen a glowing dog? No, me either. News 24 has reported that scientists in Seoul, Korea have engineered through cloning 4 beagles that glow red. I'm not sure how this is connected but they say that his will lead to finding cures for human diseases.
Flying Chihuahuas and Pet Psychics
Over at msnbc.com there's an interesting story of a little Chihuahua named Tinker Bell who was picked up by high winds and carried away. Her owners Dorothy and Lavern Utley searched for several days for their little 8 month old pup with no luck. All they found was her leash. A pet psychic contacted them and told them they would find her in some nearby woods and that she was ok. Guess what? The psychic was right. Tinker Bell ws reunited with her owners and seems no worse for the wear.
Canine Cancer Woes
For those pet parents who have lost their beloved dogs to cancer, there is a place for you to share your memories. CureCanineCancer.org is a wonderful site that is fighting the horrible disease of cancer in dogs. They state that 1 in 4 dogs die of cancer. That is way more than I would have thought. On their site, under the "Why Hope" tag at the top of their site, go to "memories and survivor stories" to read about the wonderful canine companions that have died from cancer. Feel free to add your own story if you have one. I have to warn you, after reading those stories, Momma was crying her eyes out.
Swine Flu and Your Dog
The Last Shot divx Finally, there has been a lot of talk of swine flu in the news lately. You may be worried that your dog may get it. Over at About.com, veterinarian Janet Tobiassen Crosby, DVM says that there isn't a definite answer but it's highly unlikely. Here's a link to that article if you want to read more about swine flu and pets. That's good news for us dogs! Apparently we aren't genetically similar enough to pigs to catch the flu. But people are genetically similar to pigs. Hmmm. There's a joke in there somewhere but I won't offend our human readers.
Ok, hope to talk to you again real soon with more doggy news!
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Glowing Cloned Beagles! Oh my goodness! There is something desperately wrong with someone wanting to clone Beagles in the first place, but to make them glow!? What? Why? Love the blog! Glad Harley is feeling better.
The story about Tinkerbell really made me turn to tv the last month, what a story!
i have a dog and feels that if that ever happens to me I am so calling a Pet psychic. then again, my dog is a big basset hound.