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Updated: March 10, 2010 05:50:37 PST

Recall Update: Nature’s Variety Expands Recall of Raw Frozen Chicken Diets

Dateline: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:52:00 +0000

This just in from Nature’s Variety: Nature’s Variety has expanded its voluntary recall of Chicken Formula Raw Frozen Diets for dogs and cats to include the “Best If Used By” dates of 10/29/10 and 11/9/10 because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. (Dogster wrote about the original recall alert in February.) The recall includes the following ... [ More ]

Growing Up Guide Pup — Weeks 3 and 4

Dateline: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:10:24 +0000

Oops, we missed a week, so we’re doubling up! And has Ricki grown! It’s fun to see her progress, and helpful to hear some of Amie’s tips. Enjoy!

Photo Caption Contest: Tongue-Tied

Dateline: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:28:01 +0000

Anyone remember taking high school biology and  learning about dominant and recessive traits we inherit like brown or blue eyes …or the ability to roll your tongue? I totally remember the latter and being so psyched I was one of the few who could roll it right-side up and upside down. However, none of us ... [ More ]

Video: Golden Retriever Cleans the House

Dateline: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:59:31 +0000

Imagine enjoying cleaning up so much! Every house needs a dog (or human) like Grace. You go, girl! A big tail wag to Dogster Nancy Aingworth, who sniffs out all things Golden Retriever while looking for items for her wonderful website, Lovable Golden Retriever. She found this one on Land of Pure Gold.

Dodobongo USB Dog: Weird, but Kinda Fun!

Dateline: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:57:44 +0000

You don’t have to be a dog lover to fall for the Dodobongo USB toy. You just have to like oddball things that connect to your computer and serve no purpose other than to be rather entertaining. (Kind of like my keyboard, some days…) Dodobongo, according to his website, is 21, and the slowest-moving dog in ... [ More ]

Behind the Stunning Video: Dogs in Art

Dateline: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:13:25 +0000

I recently ran across this video and knew I had to share it with my fellow Dogsters. “Dogs in Art” is stunning, and deserves to go viral. I wanted to know the story behind the video so I could give Dogsters a little extra insight. So I located its creator, Moira McLaughlin, and asked her ... [ More ]

Photo Contest Winner for 3/8/2010

Dateline: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:01:31 +0000

Nice work  again this week, Dogster. There were lots  and lots of worthy submissions but Macenzy nailed it by cleverly referencing both Michael Vick and Toyota in the same entry. The 50 Zealies are yours. Spend them well. Another contest is on it’s way tomorrow. Photo by © Mark Rogers Photography 2010, All Rights Reserved

Slideshow: Bomb Dog Can’t Make Peace With War

Dateline: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:54:14 +0000

The Marines have 58 bomb dogs in Afghanistan. Fifty-seven get right out there and do their jobs with stunning enthusiasm. But one is so badly riddled by the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder that he had to sit out the offensive in the Central Helmand Province. Meet First Sgt. Gunner, a loving yellow Labrador retriever with ... [ More ]

Devoted Pug Saves Cat’s Life

Dateline: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:09:04 +0000

Amanda Bjelland, with pug heroine Chloe, and her lucky best friend, Willow (Photo: Bob Zellar, Billings Gazette) A 7-year-old pug made like Lassie and helped save her best friend — a cat — from drowning in an iced-over koi pond in Billings, Mont. Chloe and her feline friend, a Siamese named Willow, eat together and snooze together. ... [ More ]

Thoughtful Thursday

Dateline: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:01:41 +0000

(Photo/Wallpaper: Laini & Samin) Sometimes it’s a good idea just to stop and think. Think big thoughts, think little ones, think hopeful thoughts, think lists. Or just think about nothing at all. Happy Thoughtful Thursday! (Thank you to Billy B for sniffing out this inspirational dog and thinking enough of Dogster to send it to ... [ More ]

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