Updates on Haiti:
1. The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) has released a SITUATION REPORT (pdf file) on the Haiti Earthquake.
2 . News story from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) on Haiti situation

“Veterinary and animal relief efforts will focus first on providing emergency care to the livestock population, which is considered critical to [...]

In this month’s  Courteous Canine newsletter there is an interesting story about commuting dogs of Moscow published April 11, 2009 in the Sun.   Dr. Andrei Poiarkov aka Poyarkov of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution in Moscow “is studying the habits of stray dogs who commute to Moscow each morning from the suburbs, spend [...]

This is a special edition of Mutt Tunes for Martin Luther King Day.
“Dog Dog”, “My Dog Loves Your Dog”,  “Your Dog Loves My Dog” or “The Dog Song” by James Bevel and Bernard LaFayette,  Nashville Quartet (of the American Baptist Theological Seminary).

Susan read about this song in an article in Bark Magazine.
The song writer, famed civil [...]

Mutt Watch is taking the week off.
The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH)  has been created to address the needs of animals in Haiti following the earthquake that devastated the country.
ARCH is headed by The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
Other animal welfare groups part of the [...]

Today’s Mutt Tunes was suggested by Lesli Wade.  It was an interesting search.  I have not found a link where you can purchase the song.
“60 Dollar Duck”
by Lewie Wickham (website – myspace site)
released 1978 – found on Mad Music Archives  - You Tube original – cover
Song Lyrics:
One afternoon there’s a man at my door
He’s nobody I’ve [...]

The Association of Pet Dog Trainers has declared January 2010 as National Train Your Dog Month.
“Hundreds of thousands of dogs have been turned into animal shelters because their owners didn’t know how to deal with behavior problems and couldn’t find a reliable resource to help them . . . we can bring awareness to the [...]

What To Read, Watch or Listen
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Dogs emerge victorious in new dogs-versus-cats poll
January 8, 2010 | 10:34 am
“Clearly, there are dog people and there are cat people. But it’s not much of a contest: 74% of people like dogs a lot, and only 41% like cats a lot.  Cats win the dislike vote handily, [...]

Mutt Tunes is a new feature.
The other day I was listening to Internet Radio and heard Johhny Cash singing  ”Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog”.  I wondered what other songs are about dogs or mention dogs and decided to look and share them with you.  Email me if you have a favorite you’d like me to [...]

Happy New Year mutt lovers! Have ya’ll recovered from the rush and partying? January can be a tough month to face. It’s cold. The  decorative lights that brightened the barren landacape are stowed in the attic. The food…starting with Halloween’s sugar fest right on through the New Year’s Day feast, has settled into extra layers of [...]

Magazine
Parade Magazine
Bringing Marley Home
by John Grogan published: 01/03/2010
“. . . It was all because of Marley. Had he been a better dog, more controllable and behaved, there would have been no story. I found my inspiration in all that he did wrong—and in the way he challenged us, forging us into a stronger, closer family. [...]