I bet this is something you’ve always wondered and now here’s the answer…. have a good laugh courtesy our canine companions and a few felines too!

The Real Reason Email was Invented

I always get such a tickle of of seeing these weiner dog races. It’s amazing those little legs can get going so quickly and everyone seems to have such fun. So take a look and have a smile!

I guess there are Guinness World Records for just about anything and everything and a new world record was set by a group of dogs and their owners for the loudest group bark and the loudest single bark in London on Monday.

Hey poochie pals, Bruti here. Mom says I’m a pretty good boy but every now and then, even good boys like me need little reminders of things I am not suppose to do and sometimes forget.  So for the the benefit of all my canine pals, I’ve compiled a little list of some of the things we need to remember.

So here, we go, keep these in mind and trust me, your life will go much smoother and you’ll make your humans much happier too!  And keep in mind, happy humans equal more treats and fun times!

• The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff even though I haven’t gotten the chance to rip the bag to shreds to see what was in it.

• I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I’m lying under the coffee table.

• I will not roll my toys behind the fridge, under the entertainment stand, phone table or any place else where my human must retrieve them… although it is kinda fun watching! BOL

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This year the annual Take Your Dog to Work Day is Friday, June 26. Take Your Dog to Work Day® (TYDTWD) was first celebrated in 1999 by Pet Sitters International to celebrate the great companions dogs. This annual event encourages employers to experience the value of pets in the workplace, even if just for one day! Ultimately, it’s about encouraging pet adoptions from shelters, humane societies and rescue groups.

Statistics show that 1 in 5 American companies allow employees to bring their pets to work with them to the mutual benefit of company and employee. This trend has shown increased moral, decreased absenteeism, increased employee moral and productivity, a higher level of creativity and even increased sales. We know that pets are beneficial to the health in a number of ways; lower blood pressure, lower heart rate, decreased stress level, just to name a few, so who loses here. Looks like a win-win situation.

Of course this is not feasible for everyone everywhere but how wonderful for those that can. Are you one of the lucky ones? Can you take your dog to work with you on a daily basis or at least on TYDTWD?

What can you do if TYTWD is a no-go where you work? How about taking a picture of your dog to work with you. Ask if your company will sponsor an after-hours employee-pet event.

“Take Your dog to Work Day” can also be great PR for a company! Announce it to the local media. Charge a small donation for employees to bring their dogs and donate it all to the local animal shelter or humane society. Take pictures of the employees and pets and post them on the company website.

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The past weekend, a woman walking her boxer, Boogie, and another dog,  near the town of Erkrath in western Germany’s Neander Valley had quite an unusual experience. Her pooch was wandering off leash near a stream and as dogs often will, was sniffing and prowling but when he excitedly brought his “find” back to his owner, she wasn’t nearly as excited as her dog was. She quickly recognized the dog’s new “toy” to be a rusty grenade.

“The two dogs were playing off leash when the boxer – a normal family dog called Boogie, as in ‘boogie woogie’ – found an object and brought it to the woman,” Erkrath police spokesman Ulrich Löhe told The Local.

She instructed Boogie to put it back, which he did, and then alerted authorities. Authorities cordoned off the area, removed the grenade, took it to their headquarters and diffused the still live grenade without any harm being done.

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Not strictly a dog video but it has dogs in it so I guess it counts, just too funny not to share.  So here’s your dose of funny.  Check out these stealing, thievin’ critters!  Enjoy!

Thieving Critters

A mother’s love is an amazing thing, whether you are human or animal. We’ve heard the stories of mother’s lifting cars to save their children. Well, here’s one from the animal kingdom. A pooch gets its comeuppance when it decides to play with a baby and the baby’s momma is, needless to say, not happy.

Forget David and Goliath, check out the Lab and the ticked off momma Squirrel!

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A new Guinness World Record has been set at Petropolis Pet Store Carnival where 184 dogs got married breaking the old record of 179 canine couples.  And too boot, the best part of this was that over 100 dog also found new forever homes as part of the adoption even that was also being held.  What fun!

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Nia McFadden of Omaha, NE was just out walking her 4-month-old Shih Tzu puppy, Cookie, when Cookie took a misstep and wound up in a storm drain.  Toys and treats didn’t work to lure to frightened puppy out so rescuers had to go in and bring her out.

I love these stories, rescues and reunions.  Just gives ya something to smile about with all the horror stories out there!