A Texas appeals court ruled that the owners of a mistakenly euthanized dog can sue to recover the sentimental value of their lost pet, reversing and remanding the ruling of a trial court. The closely reasoned opinion cites more than a century of Texas courts rulings on dogs.
Follow the link to read the news article from Courthouse News.
Picture the scene at our house when we come home after being away for a few hours. Our dog, Maggie, is patiently waiting by the door to greet us. Our loving companion even seems to know what time of day my husband should be coming through the door. She lays on the floor directly in front of the door, waiting for her best friend to enter.
Can you imagine how your dog would react if it took you a year to come home?
While waiting in line to purchase my new Iphone I talked with Ron and his son, Casey. They told me about a video they made of Casey’s dog when he returned from a one year tour with the Idaho National Guard in Iraq.
This is one excited dog. My favorite part of the video is the huge long hug.
Casey Returns Home . . .
Our dog blog readers love rescue stories. We found a doozie of a cautionary tale from Moxee, Washington.
Here in the northwest we use irrigation canals to water our crops. Many of these water ways have concrete walls. As a result, canals can be very dangerous, so signs are posted to warn people to stay out of the canal. We invite you to follow the link to the report from the Yakima Herald about a couple dogs that found themselves doing a fast dog paddle and needing to be rescued from the Yakima Valley Roza Canal.
We applaud the very skilled gentleman from Mexico, Jesus Villanueva.
Link to Article from the Yakima Herald – Good Samaritan lassos pair of dogs trapped in canal
I saw this video on Dateline NBC. This is an amazing video taken by a tourist.
A battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and 2 crocodiles at a watering hole in South Africa’s Kruger National Park while on safari.
This is the Winner! YouTube’s Best Eyewitness Video.
“Dog’s are actually smarter than we are … this is in fact very good science.” NBC News reports that man’s best friend may be a doctor’s best tool to help find this cancer early.
Report by Brian Williams and Dr. Nancy Sneiderman
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Sniffer dogs could be used for the early detection of lung cancer, according to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal.
The study, carried out by researchers from Schillerhoehe Hospital in Germany, is the first to find that sniffer dogs can reliably detect lung cancer
Sniffer dogs can be used to detect lung cancer, research suggests.