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Posted on 12.14.05 by Administrator @ 12:46 am
When it comes to celebrity dog-parenting skills, Joss Stone is tops and Paris Hilton is the worst, according to an online vote by readers of two dog magazines. Stone, who has a poodle named Dusty Springfield, volunteered for the North Shore Animal League America after seeing images of pets stranded in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Wilma, said The New York Dog and The Hollywood Dog magazines. The 18-year-old British singer also recorded a public service announcement seeking support for the homeless pets of the Gulf Coast. “Joss is a huge advocate for shelter dogs and it’s not just talk,” said Leslie Padgett, editor of the magazines. “This year, despite an incredibly hectic schedule, she went out of her way to help the dogs of Katrina and Wilma.” Hilton, a 24-year-old hotel heiress and star of “The Simple Life,” was voted the world’s worst celebrity dog owner. “First she loses Tinkerbell, then she ditches her for a cuter dog, then replaces that dog with a ferret, then a kinkajou monkey and then, I gather, a goat,” Padgett said in a statement. “Recently Tinkerbell was spotted back in Paris’ arms. But how long will she be in favor this time?” Stone narrowly edged out Ashley Olsen, who adopted a mixed-breed from the Animal Haven Shelter in New York. The voting took place over a three-month period among visitors to the Web sites thenydog.com and thehollywooddog.com. Results were released Friday. The results weren’t scientifically representative of the magazines’ readers. Source: yahoo news Category: News Comments: 4 Comments |
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Posted on 10.27.05 by Administrator @ 11:49 am
From msnbc.com: Courtney Love’s troubles have trickled down to her dog’s life. The rocker dropped off her pooch at a vet’s office in the spring and still hasn’t picked him up, according to a report.
Love took her 13-year-old German Shepherd, Lloyd, to the Beverly Hills Small Animal Hospital in March after he had a stroke and she left him there, according to the Star, which reports that Lloyd is now up for adoption. “Initially, after the stroke, Lloyd couldn’t walk,” a source told the tab. “But now he’s able to scamper around with the cutest cocked head. He’s absolutely adorable. Sadly, though, Lloyd’s now living in a concrete cage. It’s tragic.” Category: News andOther Celebs Comments: 7 Comments |
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Posted on 10.17.05 by Administrator @ 10:33 pm
TOKYO, JAPAN: Pet owner Jiro Yamada shows his pet dog Ochan (mister), a three-year-old Chinese Shar-Pei after they won the annual “look like your pet contest” in Tokyo, 15 October 2005. Yamada and his pet won the first prize money of 300,000 yen (2,610 USD) at the contest. (Photo credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Posted on 10.16.05 by Administrator @ 1:15 pm
From abcnews: NEW YORK Oct 15, 2005 — Al Roker is going to the dogs for inspiration. The production company of the NBC “Today” show weatherman is making what it calls the first-ever dog reality television show. Roker is teamed with Tamar Geller, who’s built a living training celebrities’ dogs. Each show will have hidden cameras that catch dogs acting like, well, animals. Geller then swoops in with obedience training. He hasn’t sold the show to a network yet. Category: News Comments: 7 Comments |
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Posted on 10.13.05 by Administrator @ 11:13 am
From In Touch magazine: Pop star Britney Spears is said to be battling with her husband, dancer Kevin Federline, over her beloved pooches. Kevin seems to think that the dog may grow jealous and maybe even aggressive with their infant son. “Kevin has tried to talk Britney into getting rid of her little dogs since the baby was born, ” says a family insider.
Britney currently has two dogs, Bit Bit and Lacy. Kevin reportedly convinced Britney into getting rid of her third dog, a chihuahua named Lucky, in May after the dog snapped at him. “The dogs are very protective of Britney, especially Bit Bit, and Kevin doesn’t want them aorund the baby,” the source added. (Source: Ubritney.com) Category: Britney Spears andNews Comments: 11 Comments |
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Posted on 10.10.05 by Administrator @ 9:38 pm
From contactmusic.com:
‘Fast and the Furious’ star Paul Walker has turned his Golden Retriever Boone into a star after landing the pooch a role in his latest movie. Movie-maker John Walker was so impressed with the temperament of Walker’s pet, he decided the movie hunk’s character in diving adventure film “Into the Blue” should have a dog. Walker explains, “My dog Boone travels everywhere with me and when we were casting Into The Blue, he was just sitting in the corner. “John saw how well-mannered he was and he listened to me so well. He was against having a dog on set with a wrangler and filming on water. But my dog listens to me so well, so, sure enough, he made him my dog in the movie. “My dog respects the ocean, but we had a run-in with a sea lion in Santa Barbara (California) not so long ago. I took my daughter and the bull sea lion can be real protective and he jumped into my boat, about 1,600 pounds of him. “I threw everyone in the cabin of the boat and the only one I couldn’t get a hold of was my dog. I never saw my dog move so fast; he jumped right into the ocean and was swimming for shore!” Category: News andOther Celebs Comments: 6 Comments |
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Posted on 10.10.05 by Administrator @ 9:12 pm
From thesun.co.uk: Mariah Carey is furious airlines won’t let her beloved dog Jack fly first class with her. The diva was left fuming after she was informed her Jack Russell was “too big” and not famous enough to join her in the executive cabin. She told Glamour magazine: “They actually won’t let me put him on a first class seat because he’s too big. “And they also said: ‘We’d only allow it for a famous dog.’ Please! He has three websites dedicated to him!”
Instead, Jack is chauffeur-driven around America in the singer’s Mercedes. She revealed: “So Jack is driven in the car by my driver, Tom.” Category: Mariah Carey andNews Comments: 14 Comments |
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Posted on 10.06.05 by Administrator @ 5:12 pm
From msnbc.com: “Honda Motor Co. has designed a car that’s friendly for dogs. The W.O.W. Concept, which stands for “wonderful openhearted wagon,” is an exhibition model with no plans for commercial sale that will be exhibited at the Tokyo auto show that opens on November 19th. A special crate for dogs in the glove apartment allows owners to interact with their pets while driving. A bigger crate pops up from the floor in the back seat area and can be folded back into the floor when it’s not needed. For even bigger dogs, just buckle them up with a special seat belt to the floor. The W.O.W comes with removable, washable, rollout flooring and has wide sliding doors to keep dogs happy.”
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