The Mutt Watch is taking the week off and instead I will focus on PitBull Bans. The St. Petersburg Times had a article on the topic on April 10, 2010 titled “Fears unleash bill targeting the pit bull” by Leonora LaPeter Anton and Lane DeGregory.
“For the past three years, Edna Elijah has carried a baseball [...]

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The Dallas Morning News
The darker side of dog parks: abandoned pooches
By LORI STAHL March 7, 2010
“. . . But a new breed has emerged. You can sometimes see them when the park closes at night. Their owners have removed the dog collars and walked away. Jim Christian, 76, a [...]

According to the St. Petersburg Times and the Tampa Tribune,  a 10 pound Shih Tzu named Moby was killed on 2/18/10  by a 110 pound Mastiff or Rhodesian Ridgeback named Lucius  at the new Curtis Hixon Dog Run in Tampa.
“Her husband, Michael Pack, took the dog there and was preparing to leave when a dog [...]

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 [...]

Read, watch, and listen this week: 10-5-09
Radio: The “Talking Animals” show for Wednesday, 10-7-09 will be preempted for the WMNF Fall Fund Drive.  However, later that day host Duncan Strauss will be hosting a Fund Drive edition of the Sonic Detour, which provides the ideal opportunity to support WMNF, “Talking Animals,” the Sonic Detour, and Duncan [...]

We usually try to post something upbeat on Friday’s like the Mutt Parking photos, but today I want to share my thoughts. It’s been a tough week. In this family, if the dogs are well and happy, we’re happy. The last month or so, Hobbit has become increasingly intolerant to noise in the backyard. Trucks on [...]