http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ A blog dedicated to canine fur kids and their parents. en-us baclark@coxohio.com 2008-04-24T07:57:00-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/04/24/shed_ender_just_5_at_area_stor.html I was checking out the pet supplies at my local Big Lots this week and found they have the Shed Ender grooming tool for just $5.00! I had purchased one recently at Rite Aid for $14.99, so I am bummed,... 3355003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-04-24T07:57:00-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/04/04/guiness_book_of_world_records.html If you haven’t seen this on the news lately, Gibson, a Great Dane, has gone down in the record books as World’s Tallest Dog alive. Gibson stands at 42.2” tall, but when he stands on his hind legs, he is... 2886403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-04-04T14:32:51-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/04/03/oprah_show_investigates_puppy.html On Friday April 4, special correspondent Lisa Ling will appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show with an investigative report on puppy mills. Winfrey says the show is “for anybody anywhere who loves a dog, has ever loved a dog, or... 2848403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-04-03T10:13:54-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/04/02/petfriendliest_destination_of.html If you like traveling with your dog, you may want to head to the Big Apple. According to the magazine Animal Fair, New York city is the most pet-friendly in the country due in part to the many restaurants and... 2813903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-04-02T08:29:55-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/03/25/echo_and_others_saved_by_pedig.html If you have seen the Pedigree TV commercial with the dog Echo in the shelter and being passed by, you know how heart-wrenching it was. Apparently, the Pedigree ad campaign was very successful in more ways than one. Pedigree was... 2630703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-03-25T13:31:10-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/03/24/dog_prays_at_japanese_zen_temp.html This is just a little too cute not to share. According to an AP article… “NAHA, Japan — At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays. Mimicking his master, priest Joei Yoshikuni, a 1 1/2-year-old black-and-white... 2599403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-03-24T12:22:17-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/03/24/area_pet_runner_up_in_national.html I was checking out the winners of the Humane Society of the United States “Spay Day USA 2008 Photo Contest” and saw “Brian, Oakwood, Ohio” and it jumped out at me. Brian’s cat’s name is Wally and, according to the... 2591603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-03-24T08:08:05-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/03/06/igoogle_dog_themes.html If you use iGoolge or decide to use it after checking it out, there are several dog themes to customize your tab pages. Some of the themes change throughout the day, depending on the time. For instance, Louie the Labrador... 2175103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-03-06T14:53:59-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/03/05/2008_iditarod_is_underway.html The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started on Saturday, March 1. The race usually last between 8 and 15 days. According to Wikipedia, the “Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the “Iditarod”, is an annual sled dog race... 2135103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-03-05T09:21:05-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/03/04/disney_releases_the_hounds.html Okay, maybe not hounds, because Dalmations are in the Non-sporting group according to the AKC, and not the Hound group, but you get the idea. Yes, Disney is at it again with their marketing genius of offering DVDs for a... 2084803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-03-04T09:55:07-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/02/28/my_dogs_not_a_groundhog_tell_m.html I do not need a Groundhog to tell me when spring will come. My dogs let me know - by shedding. It seems about a week ago the fur seemed to just start jumping off of them. I have increased... 1954102@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-02-28T09:16:52-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/02/26/operation_baghdad_pups.html As I mentioned in my previous blog post, some soldiers have been working to rescue dogs they “adopt” in Iraq and get them back to the United States. If you want to help other dogs like Liberty and K-Pot and... 1894102@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-02-26T10:16:20-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/02/25/dog_saved_by_marine_gets_home.html This story about a stray dog in Iraq who followed a Marine over 65 miles is just a nice story. The dog was befriended by Marine Maj. Brian Dennis, who would feed it scrapes of food. He named the dog... 1875502@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-02-25T15:15:21-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/02/22/february_is_pet_dental_health.html Did you know there was such a thing as Pet Dental Health month? Well, there is and February is the month. Granted, February is almost over, but I still wanted to bring it to your attention. It was started to... 1804002@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-02-22T09:58:58-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/entries/2008/02/19/song_only_dogs_can_hear_tops_c.html I have heard of music with human heartbeats that is supposed to calm dogs, but never have I heard of a song specifically, and only, for dogs … until now. “A Very Silent Night” is a song played at a... 1701502@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/dogdish/ 2008-02-19T09:17:17-05:00 baclark@coxohio.com