Earlier this month the Humane Society of the United States, ASPCA and Maddie’s Fund filed a lawsuit in New York claiming that the trustees of Leona Helmsley’s estate are misdirecting trust funds that Helmsley had dedicated to animal welfare causes. The trustees had earlier asked the court to relieve them of their obligation to give the money to animal welfare groups, which the court granted. Despite Helmsley’s express wishes that the money be used specifically for animal welfare, the trustees’ initial distribution of $136 million funds allocated less than $100,000 to such charities. For complete story click HERE.

Title: Pet Adoption Event
Location: The Healthy Spot – 1110 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Link out: Click here
Description: An adoption event for AAA dogs as well as a number of dogs from the Baldwin Park shelter. Come and meet your new best friend for life!
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2009-09-06
End Time: 16:00

http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/dog-likes-reporter.html

This is a really funny video of a very friendly dog (a pit bull) being profiled for adoption, licking the face off a local news reporter. It’s pretty adorable.

Dogs have long been used in various types of rescue work, but now some dogs in Italy can add a new skill to their resumes: Lifeguard!  A select group of highly trained Golden Retrievers and Newfoundland Hounds have been patrolling Italian beaches this summer with their human lifeguard partners, and are capable of performing rescues jointly with their handlers, or on their own. Read full text of article HERE.

Our sweet Pepe (now Pincho) was adopted a few weeks ago and here’s what his new mom has to say:

“So Pepe has become Pincho, the word for a little snack eaten in northern Spain, a lot like tapas that you don’t share. He and Presley are absolutely inseparable. They wrestle like mad men all morning, ride in my bike basket to work, hang out in the bakery, then home again for more crazy play.

Pincho is a rock star at the bakery. Customers know him by name and sometimes stop in just to see him. He sits on the counter and practically jumps into everyone’s arms. Everyone wants to know where he came from and there have even been offers to buy him. The highest bid so for was $4,000, how about that? Like I said, he’s a rock star.”

What is up with Michael Vick? He has shown absolutely no remorse or regret over his crimes against dogs. He literally, with his own two hands, electrocuted dogs with jumper cables, drowned dogs and puppies, hung them from trees and more. He did these things himself. Not one of his “workers,” or someone under his command but he himself. He sounds like a bad 70′s B movie star reading lines he has no opinion about whatsoever as he declares that he wasn’t a good “team leader” before, he wasn’t setting a “good example,” and he spent all that time away from the field. Not one word about the pain or death he inflicted on defenseless living creatures who are weak, injured and tortured.

You can’t forgive someone when they aren’t sorry.

Michael Vick has done nothing to show any change of heart on his behalf. No change of emotion. No regret. No remorse. No sorrow. No sign that he understands what he did at all. I know I’m not watching any Eagles football games this year.

Google some pictures of the Michael Vick’s dogs, look at the pain and suffering he inflicted. Feel angry. You should be angry about it.

http://sleepypod.com/

I am loving my new Sleepypod! It’s really well made. Better than my Sherpa Bag for sure. My little dog is so comfortable in there, she just falls asleep and it works as a doggie car seat as well. Perfect for traveling and taking puppy on the go. You should really go to their website and check it out. Comes in all sorts of cool colors. Beautifully packaged. You’ll love it!

You have to see Faith the two legged wonder dog that walks upright like a human. Check out this awesome video!

Click Here To See Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSB9aBMayxU

Faith was born deformed and the vet had suggested that her owners put her to sleep but they didn’t, and not only did Faith survive but she learned to walk by hopping around on her back two legs. So when life seems hard and you’re not sure you can deal with what’s going on, just think of our lovely little Faith, put one foot in front of the other, and keep on going!

http://www.celebritydogwatcher.com/

Are you addicted to celebrity gossip and dogs? Well then let’s turn it up a notch and turn you on to a site that’s devoted to celebrity dog watching. Whether it’s Sarah Michelle Gellar taking her dog home from the vet or a hot shots of comedian Tracy Morgan walking his dogs around town. They have it all. http://www.celebritydogwatcher.com/

http://puppycake.com/

Ever wished you could bake a delicious birthday cake for your dog? Well now you can with Puppy Cake Cake mix. You can get different flavors and you can even get sprinkles to put on top of Spot’s birthday cake. Yum!