Entries from November 2009

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Woman blames dog for fatally shooting husband

A Florida woman has been charged with murder after she  tried to pin the shooting death of her husband yesterday morning on their innocent dog.
According to a story on WMBB, investigators saw right through Sabrina Griffin’s constantly changing story, which revolved around her dog knocking down a gun that went off and killed her husband, [...]

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Dog video goes viral, soldier co-star reeling

Some people live for their 15 minutes of fame. Others could live without it. Four years ago, the wife of a soldier returning from five months in Afghanistan took a heartwarming video of their dog Gracie’s utter joy that her man, Lt. Andrew Schmidt, was finally home.
In April 2008 Schmidt posted the video on YouTube [...]

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Top 10 reasons dogs should not get fat

We’ve written a couple of times this month about fat dogs, and have heard some complaints about the fact that we aren’t horrified by paunchy pooches. So on behalf of those who want all dogs to be svelterrific, we bring you the Dog Daily News Top 10 reasons why dogs should not get fat:
1)    It’s [...]

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Old man sues bar after tripping over dog and losing sex drive

So an old man walks into a bar, places a bet on a horse at the OTB window, and turns to leave. On his way out, he trips on a Pomeranian and loses his sex drive.
There is no punch line, and to Irving Grossman, 81, this is no laughing matter. In fact, he is suing [...]

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Brit dog turns on griddle, starts house fire

What’s it all about, Alfie?
Alfie, a flat-coated retriever known for food thievery around his house in Wales, has a new entry on his growing criminal record: Arsonist.
Alfie sleeps in the kitchen. This is not the best place for a food snatcher, but we’re sure he appreciated his bed’s location. It seems he got the munchies [...]

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Twilight star amazed at her small dog’s big fame

On the eve of New Moon, which opens later this month, star Ashley Greene says she is shocked by her Twilight fame — and even more surprised by the accompanying fame of her dog, Marlow.
“It’s crazy, right?” she says in the December issue of Maxim. “I think my dog is more famous than a lot [...]

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Calling all fat dogs!

Do you know a portly pooch? A fat Fido? A corpulent canine?
Tell him not to hang his heavy head. Sure, it’s better for him if he sheds some pounds, but he may soon have his time in the spotlight (the ultra-wide spotlight). The E! show, Chelsea Lately, is asking anyone who knows a very fat [...]

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Just a little too much talk about eating dogs lately…

It’s getting a little creepy, to say the least. A couple of weeks ago there was a big hubbub about the book, “Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living.” And on the heels of that came “Eating Animals,”  a book about factory farming that includes a section on how eating dogs [...]

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Slideshow: Dog has 21 puppies

My, what a fun day and night  American Bulldog Daisy Mae had not too long ago. She gave birth to 21 puppies in 20 hours. Ouch! We hope that’s almost a record.
Sadly, four of the little guys died during delivery, but that still leaves her with 17 puppies, if our math is correct. Her people [...]

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Owen Wilson to play voice of Marmaduke

Word is out all over Hollywood media and blogs today that Owen Wilson will play the voice of Marmaduke in the upcoming Fox CGI/live-action movie adaptation of the comic.
Oh boy, Owen Wilson in another dog movie! We Dog Daily News staffers are fainting from joy! (This is not sarcasm, by the way. It is sophisticated [...]