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Golden Gracie goes viral: A Soldier’s Joyful Reunion
It all started in September 2005. This was the day (now) Captain Andrew Schmidt came back from Kandahar. It turns out Golden Retriever Gracie had been in an Alexandria, VA shelter for 4 months and was literally days away from being euthanized when the Schmidt family adopted her.

The video got renewed hits after a remembrance [...]
Golden Retriever Ricki: From service dog to SURFice dog
Check out Golden Retriever Ricochet’s (Rip Curl Ricki’s) journey from service dog training to fundraising, to tandem surfing with quadriplegic surfer, Patrick Ivison.

Visit her site at http://www.ripcurlricki.com. and click here to learn more about Golden Surfing.
Posted in Career Changed Goldens, Fun Videos, Golden Assistance Dogs, Golden Retriever Videos
I’ve never seen such love
Posted in Fun Videos, Interspecies Communication
16 Golden Retrievers explain atoms . . . really!
A crack team of PhD-trained golden retrievers illustrate the structure of atoms – the particles that make up everything around you. They also show how atoms are weirder than you might think.

Pets Teach Science aims to demonstrate tricky scientific concepts ranging from quantum physics to chemical structure – with the help of man’s best friend [...]
The Bumpass Hounds . . . continued
About a year ago I blogged about The Bumpass Hounds (and Kitties), shown above.
I continue to be in awe of Bill Stevens, the dude in charge of this bunch. As of Nov 11, 2009, the bunch is as follows:  Homer J.,12-year-old rescued Golden Retriever; the senior member of the pack. Jubal, 10-year-old Golden; JEB, 9-year-old [...]
Dogs Helping War Veterans
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Meet Golden Boston … Retired Guide Dog to Therapy Dog
Bob Armstrong brings his old Golden Retriever Boston (his wife Debee’s retired Guide Dog) to the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Santa Clara, CA. Debee has a new Golden Guide Dog, but happily trains her Goldens so that when she needs to retire them from the work-intensive job as a Guide Dog, they can be transitioned [...]
Why We Love Cats and Dogs
I was thrilled to discover this fabulous Nature film online as I missed its Feb 2009 debut on PBS. Why We Love Cats and Dogs – Pets and the Human-Animal Bond celebrates the fact that we share our lives with 73 million dogs and 90 million cats, their functioning as best friends and oftentimes the [...]
Famous Tillman landed himself a commercial
 

Posted in Contemplation, Fun Videos Tagged: Bulldog Tillman
Sniff . . . The Dog Movie
Sniff, which premiered at The Grand Lake Theater Oakland on November 5, 2009, is a serious documentary wrapped in a fictional comedic story. Two British concierges of a high-end dog hotel collaborate on a documentary about dogs. The trouble is, they’re not quite making the same film!
Neil (British star Neil Morrissey: Bob the Builder, Men [...]
This is wrong on so many levels
Do not do this at home. This is not canine freestyle. Asking a large breed dog such as a Golden Retriever to move about on two feet is just so dangerous. It simply shows no respect for a Golden’s bone structure, and how hard such movement would be on the body. Overall, the dance moves [...]
OBAMA DOES THRILLER!
Still very much under the weather but thought folks would get a kick out of this. This guy really does the best Obama. I’d love to see him meet the president.

Posted in Fun Videos
Golden Rescue Kaycee — what a GReat story & video
Kaycee is a purebred Golden Retriever who spent 9 years in a puppy mill producing litter after litter of puppies for a commercial breeding operation. She was thankfully rescued by Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota and is now in a foster home as she awaits adoption.
The following video is just incredible (now working as [...]
“I’d do anything for you . . . .”
Just love Golden Retriever service dog-in-training Valerie.

Posted in Fun Videos, Golden Assistance Dogs, Golden Retriever Videos, Goldens-in-Training
Golden Retriever Service puppy-in-training Kirby is too cute
This 3-month-old Golden Retriever is so sweet. Just love how he is being guided so positively by a yummy treat, his tongue licking at it like crazy.

Posted in Fun Videos, Golden Assistance Dogs, Golden Retriever Videos, Goldens-in-Training Tagged: assistance dog, positive reinforcement, service dog
Service dog reject Ricochet becomes surfer dude
You can learn more about Richochet in our previous blogging and at our foundation’s site on Golden Surf Dogs.



Golden Ricki


Richochet’s story made it bigtime, the Associated Press doing a fabulous article and video. And, she has been an incredible fundraiser, donations in for almost $9000.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ricochet [...]
Meet Abigail, the Dog Teacher
As Dean Koontz says, “Bonnie Bergin is legendary for her groundbreaking work with dogs.” President of the Assistance Dog Institute, Dr. Bergin originated the service dog concept and movement, and she has been training dogs to assist people with disabilities for more than thirty years. She knows that dogs have an almost limitless capacity [...]
No Condoms for Dogs : )
With handsome Duke as their spokesdog, the Malaysian ASPCA reminds folks to spay and neuter their pets, because no matter how talented they are, they can’t be taught to practice safe sex.

Posted in Fun Videos Tagged: Malaysian ASPCA, spay and neuter
When ‘Hope’ Becomes ‘Art’ All Things Are Possible — ZooToo Pet News
more about "When ‘Hope’ Becomes ‘Art’ All Things …", posted with vodpod

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