Entries from September 2009

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Former Vick dog, Sweet Jasmine, hit by car and killed

Sweet Jasmine, one of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s vast dogfighting ring, has died after being hit by a car, a report in the Baltimore Sun says.
Sweet Jasmine rose to fame in late 2008 when she was chosen as the “cover girl” for Sports Illustrated’s fabulous story on Vick’s dogs. Writer Jim Gorant described [...]

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Jessica Simpson starting to give up hope of finding Daisy

It looks like Jessica Simpson is getting realistic about the chances of finding her beloved Malti-Poo, Daisy, after a coyote snatched the dog away in front of a horrified Jessica on Monday.
According to TMZ, sources close to the singer say she has exhausted every option for finding her 5-year-old dog. She enlisted the help of [...]

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Another dog poo story

It’s a shame when dogs can’t go to the bathroom on a grassy patch in front of their own homes without fearing that their people will get slapped with a hefty ticket if they don’t dash over immediately to clean it up.
A pregnant — in fact, overdue — woman in NY got a  $250 ticket [...]

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Composting dog poo: A green but gross idea

A story I found for my job at MyWire today leaves me feeling a strange mix of quivery joy and nausea. It’s about a group of upstate New Yorkers who have launched a dog-doo-composting program.
Being a dog, the idea of bins filled with weeks-old dog excrement is exciting for its olfactory value. But it’s also [...]

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Family dogs get discarded in Gosselin divorce

Here’s just one more example of what a class act Jon and Kate Gosselin are. They’ve sent their German Shepherds, Shoka and Nala, back to the breeder as part of the fallout from their divorce, according to a story on Fox News.
This makes no sense. They’ve already got eight kids. How much more work could [...]

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Martha Stewart has dog advice for Jessica Simpson

Martha Stewart knows what it’s like to lose a dog under traumatic circumstances. In March, her chow dog, Ghenghis Khan, died  in a propane explosion at a kennel.
She has advice for Jessica Simpson, who watched in horror Monday as a coyote absconded with her little Malti-Poo, Daisy. “Get another dog…it’s very important to get another [...]

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Jessica Simpson's dog not the first celeb pup to be snatched by a coyote

Jessica Simpson’s dog, Daisy, is not the first celebrity dog to be eaten by a coyote in LA this year. (We are assuming Daisy’s story does not have a happy ending.)
In July, a coyote made a meal of Ozzy Osbourne’s Pomeranian, Little Bit. (We hate to call attention to this, but in hindsight, Little [...]

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Still no update on Jessica Simpson's dog

We noticed that several readers landed on this site by using search terms looking for an update on Daisy’s plight. So we scoured the internet to see if there has been any news. Sadly, as of early this afternoon, Jessica’s constant companion is still missing. No new word from her, or Daisy, or the coyote. [...]

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Could your dog be Cesar Millan's "spokesdog"?

Cesar Millan, aka the Dog Whisperer, is looking for a special dog. Since many special dogs read this website, we thought we’d post what we found on the website for his National Spokesdog Competition:
“We are looking for the next great dog star! This is your chance to show the world your dog’s potential! The Grand [...]

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Jessica Simpson's dog taken by coyote

Through all her ups and downs of late, Jessica Simpson has been able to count on one thing: Her caramel-colored Malti-Poo, Daisy. But now the singer can’t even do that. She announced in a tweet on her Twitter page Monday night that as she watched, a coyote absconded with her beloved Daisy.
“My heart is broken [...]