Archive for the 'Pet Humor' Category

You heard right, monkey's best friend, not man's. At least in this particular case anyway, a case of love at first sight in the animal kingdom, and the incredible true story of a dog's bond with a orangutan.

This is one of the most heart-warming animal relationship stories I have seen. A hungry stray dog discovers the true meaning of friendship with a playful little orangutan. Any pet owner will find it fascinating, but it appeals especially to dog lovers, just like me!

I can just imagine my dog Duke, an 80 lb chocolate lab all snuggled up in the soft, hairy arms of an orangutan, would he prefer the monkey to man? What about your dog?

A southpaw is what they used to call a left-handed pitcher in baseball and believe it or not, just like us humans where some of us are born right-handed and others left-handed, a dog can be either left pawed or right pawed. I always thought that was a funny way to describe a left-hander because when I hear "paw" I think of a dog, but baseball is a weird game anyway.

It has been well documented that some dogs will twirl when they get excited, especially the smaller ones like Yorkies or Pomeranian's. Which direction they twirl in, we suspect, has to do with the "handedness" of a dog. A right pawed dog would twirl in a clockwise direction and a left pawed dog would twirl in a counterclockwise spin. I got this bit of dog lore from Clay Thompson's column in the Arizona Republic although he does say he is only guessing when he responds to a reader with a question about twirling dogs. I think it's a reasonable explanation as to why some dogs twirl in a certain direction and others go the opposite way.

Of course once you think you have figured it out along comes a dog that spins in both directions, sort of ambigdogerous, which in baseball, means a switch hitter. (more…)

Dogs On Pumpkins

I don't know who the artist is that carved these dog pumpkins or Dog O Lanterns as I call them but a friend of mine emailed these to me, I think they are really well done!

You think this little pug is  proud of his "portrait in pumpkin" image?

How about this little Yorkie dog?

Wishing you a HAPPY HALLOWEEN! and a safe one for all our pet friends.

I have the greatest respect for the Marine Corps and all our armed forces, I am a marine veteran of the Vietnam war but when I was searching for a Christmas card where I could include a picture of my lab "Duke" I ran across this Pets In Uniform website. I just couldn't resist.

I submitted a digital picture of Duke, made a $19.95 payment on PayPal and in just a couple of days I got back as a download. It's a very high quality image.  "General" Duke is suitable for framing and will make a great gift for the family.

Here is their video on YouTube, some of these like the bird astronaut are hilarious!

Another Dave Barry nugget of optimism, always looking on the bright side when something tragic takes place in the world of pets. It's not about dogs actually, thank goodness, it's about a disgruntled wife (common law) who fried up 7 of this poor man's pet goldfish, because she was upset about some jewelry! Then, to make matters worse she tells the cops who come to rescue the poor things that she has already eaten 3 of them! Yuck!

I don't care how upset I am about something I would NEVER even dream of eating someone's pet. Well, maybe my ex-wife's cat if I could have it slow cooked. Or maybe a pet cow or something, I always enjoy a juicy steak. (just kidding all you cat lovers and 4-H guys and gals out there)

And I enjoy Dave Barry as well. If I had half his talent I could draw attention to pet issues using a humorous approach, and without offending anyone! (or at least not many) I think that's part of Dave's gift, that and you always seem to know he's kidding around with you. I guess that's what a "humorist" does, huh?

I know he has pets, wouldn't it be great if he would guest post about an idea I sent him today? It's a thing I call "pet envy" and it has to do with peoples insecurities OR why you love your dog more than your wife. With his talent I can't wait to see what he does with it.

Stay tuned!