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In Austria, the Vienna Dog-Dropping Initiative, has asked residents to conduct a puppy poop census. The group has organized the census to get the attention of lawmakers and alert them to the growing problem of dog owners not cleaning up after their pups. It will be interesting to see the results of this census.
Police in London plan to meet with supermodel Claudia Schiffer to warn her about letting her dogs roam free on her country estate. A public walking trail runs next to Schiffer’s estate in London and pedestrians have filed complaints that Schiffer’s dogs have been less than friendly. A report has even been filed claiming that Schiffer’s dog bit another dog.
If you like to take trips with your precious pup in tow, Fido Friendly magazine may be just what you are looking for. Fido Friendly is a quarterly magazine that keeps you up to date on all things related to pet friendly travel in the United States and Canada. A perfect magazine for anyone who likes to get away with their pet.
Australian researchers have begun a 3-year study to determine what traits make successful working dogs. So far the researchers have determine that the paw your dog favors can be indicative of certain behavior traits. For example, dogs that use their left and right paw equally are more likely to be upset by thunderstorms and fireworks. You can read more about the study here.
Moving can be a stressful time for both people and dogs. Here is a great article on how to help your dog cope with a move.
An Italian Judge ruled that dogs have an “existential right to bark” in a case brought before him by a retired man who claims that his neighbor’s Doberman Pinschers bark day and night. Needless to say, the retired man was not happy with the Judge’s decision, but the defendant was very happy the case was presided over by a dog-friendly judge.
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10/16/2006 01:47:00 AMHey Bosco,
My secretary read (He can read?) in Scientific American that one two one two (1) gram of dog poop contains over one two one two (23,000,000) bacterium. If not picked up, all those little bad thingys can be washed into our streams and oceans and get into the ground water. Then there is the possible transmission of disease from one dog to another. So our humans BETTER pick up our poop.
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