Bed Wetting In The Animal Kingdom Is the human trait of bed wetting common in the animal kingdom? Do dogs or cats pee while asleep? What about animals as diverse as squirrels, lemurs, and bears, who all hibernate for stretches of time during the year? Do hibernating animals wake up and go relieve themselves? Do birds and reptiles do the …
Cairo is a purebred Belgian Malinois, a shepherd breed that few were familiar with, until Cairo’s story became news. After Cairo trained to be a military working dog at a young age, he advanced to Navy SEAL training. Cairo was the only canine to accompany Navy SEAL Team 6 on the secret raid of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. …
Thunder cracked and lightning flashed. The young mother could barely see the trees through the downpour. Her five-year-old son, Cody, was out there. She’d just called and his friend had said Cody was on his way home, but he still hadn’t arrived. Now it was pouring rain. She grabbed her raincoat and ran out the door. And there was Cody, …
The Annapurna Post, in Nepali, reported on August 23rd that a man had been bitten by a cobra snake while working in his rice paddy. What happened next caught everyone by surprise. Now, most people would have panicked and feared for their lives when bitten by a known deadly poisonous snake, but not 55-year-old Mohamed Salmo Miya. After he was …
Do Ostriches Actually Bury Their Heads? Okay, we’ve all see those silly cartoons where the ostriches bury their heads in the sand, but in real life that simply doesn’t happen. Ostriches never stick their head in the sand, or for that matter, the ground. And there’s no way that they could force their head into the ground even if it …
The Stewart Family, from the Hearts of the West – out of Alberta, Canada – put on an amazing wild west show that included trick riding, whip cracking, trick roping, roman riding and a little bit of line dancing to get the crowd going before the bull riding competition started at the Prince George 100th anniversary PGX. The kids were …
Happy Pigs! h3>Because pork’s the most consumed meat in China, Chinese government advisers decided that drastic action was required to produce better pork. Their solution? Build Pig Villa so the pigs could live in luxury. Happy Pigs, happy customer! According to Hu Juchun, “A good environment leaves pigs in a good mood, and keeps them healthy. It’s therefore logical that …
Pamper Your Pooch With A Pretty Puppy Peticure Color Paw Nail Polish It’s bad enough that Brutus, your bulldog, has to tolerate all the ridiculous clothing you think he “looks cute” in, but did you also know that they make a line of nail polish and pretty stickers for pampered pets? ‘Color Paw’ nail polish come in canine colors to …
Take Your Kids To The Creepiest Zoo In The World – Gaza’s Khan Younis Zoo So, what do you do when you are very good person, who is caught in a very bad situation with a bunch of really rare and exotic animals? Well, a visit to the Khan Younis (South Forest Park) Zoo in the Gaza strip will give you …
Bambi Is Arrested And Charged As A Peeping Tom Central Indiana police report that Bambi has been taken into custody after he was accused by residents of lewdly peering through windows, possibly hoping to sneak a peek at a fruit bowl or flowers. The April 4th caller to 911 stated that a deer was “looking through windows.” When a deputy …
Will’s Thoughts on Houdini The Mouse Houdini The Mouse Versus The Mouse Traps began on Friday March 9th, so after you read it, check out the video at the bottom of this post for the conclusion of ‘Houdini’s War’! What started as a scratching noise in our ceiling, has now escalated to a full scale rodent war. Now, don’t get …
Hank knows what to do with all the litter in Washington, DC, and believes paws down that he has more to offer Virginian voters than his rival candidates, George Allen and Tim Kaine, both former governors, who are running to replace the retiring senator, Jim Webb. The Springfield, Virginia catidate is running for the U.S. Senate as an independent write-in. …
A Crazy Lady Critter Christmas: I reckon that as we get older, and now that the kids all have lives of their own, Crazy Lady and I lack the celebratory motivation that we once had. It seems a shame to put up the Christmas tree now, and then take it down in a week, so maybe we’ll open presents in …
Rules for dogs at Christmas Time. 1. Be especially patient with your humans during this time of year. They’ll appear to be more stressed-out than usual, and will appreciate long comforting dog kisses and cuddles when they get home. 2. They’ll come home with large bags of things they call gifts. Do not assume that all the gifts are yours. …
They say only a mother could love a slug: One of our kids asked me why I call Cathie ‘Crazy Lady’. Now before all you do-gooders bust out in protest and set up tents in our yard, this ain’t about mental illness, verbal abuse or damaged self-esteem. I call her Crazy Lady, because it’s her Indian name (which I gave …
