MetaFilter posts tagged with pets and dogs

Extreme Poodle Grooming Craze

k8t — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:06:48 -0800

People are dying and grooming their poodles to look like panda bears, camels, and bison. Seriously. I apologize for the SL, but this is too weird not to share. Here's another link or two.

love, charlie

Joe Beese — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:47:00 -0800

Charlie plays. Charlie explores. Charlie bites. Charlie relaxes. Charlie sleeps. Charlie loves. love, charlie ran from July 12, 2003 to January 1, 2008. Charlie occasionally visits here.

Only Coon Hounds Are Allowed To Be Buried

netbros — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:38:53 -0800

American Houndsman is a site dedicated to showcasing vintage hound hunting. Back when hunters didn't have all the fancy equipment and gadgets of today, it was a time that hunting was simple. Fetch the dogs, the light, and the gun and off to the woods for a night's hunt. Features vintage photographs of beloved coon dawgs, even the ones still learning, and stories of hunting dogs in days gone by. There's even a coon dog cemetery where the best of the best are laid to rest. A group of solemn men, dressed in black mourning coats and hip boots, wearing carbide lamps on their heads stood beside a mound of soil and a freshly dug hole. A hunting horn sounded and the bay of hounds filled the air. Four similarly dressed men walked slowly toward the gathered crowd, a small wooden box carried between them. When the box was lowered into the ground one of the men spoke The Coon Dog Eulogy. He spoke with tears of fifteen years, how his dog and him traveled about His dog up and died, he up and died After twenty years he still grieves -- "Mr. Bojangles," by Jerry Jeff Walker

"In all the annals of dogdom there has never been anything his equal."

amyms — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:41:23 -0800

Jim, The Wonder Dog. During the height of the Great Depression, a "plain black and white setter" entertained and mystified the citizens of Missouri with his "extraordinary cleverness" and his seemingly inexplicable ability to foretell the future. Jim The Wonder Dog Memorial Park A visit to Jim's gravesite (before the Memorial Park was built) "Jim, go to the girl with the red dress on." An official Jim The Wonder Dog site (mostly geared toward selling memorabilia)

Not Your Mama's LOL Catz

Secret Life of Gravy — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:37:05 -0800

The title says it all: Pets Who Want To Kill Themselves.

Dogz Rule

netbros — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:56:23 -0800

Woof Report has a litter of pup-perfect ideas, dog care tips, products, and more. Think of it as your daily dose of doggie delight. Woof Report works to promote awareness of animal welfare causes, pet adoption initiatives and charities.

In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.

blue_beetle — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:04:31 -0800

The Dog Files is a website and video podcast about dogs and the people that love them.

the doggy in the window

Brian B. — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:59:00 -0800

Amish puppy mills, outrage and controversy.

Dogs in Wigs

The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:11:20 -0800

Dogs in wigs
Dogs in wigs
Dogs in wigs
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This is a little weird.
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Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the uninvited guest

dersins — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:23:34 -0800

Who invited the dog? People who think their pets are people vs. people who don't.

oodles of... whatever that thing is.

Pants! — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:34:49 -0800

The Foodle! Bassetoodle! A Chi-Poo and a Pomapoo!! Poogles, Doxiepoos, and Miniature Labradoodles! (oodles more here)

Who Gets The Dog?

amyms — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:15:55 -0800

"Pet custody disputes have become an increasingly common fixture in divorce cases." Related: "Animal lawyers are careful to distinguish themselves from animal rights advocates... These lawyers are concerned primarily with getting the legal system to acknowledge that animals have an intrinsic value beyond mere property."

So This Dog Walks into a Bar

tkchrist — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 12:47:11 -0800

Washington State Legislature to Allow Dogs in Bars. And some people are just not happy about it. Dogs in bars. What's the big deal? Is it a health issue? In more civilized places, like Paris, they have been doing it for years - plague free.

History of pets in America

mediareport — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:20:41 -0800

Kitty litter was invented in 1946. Birds were the first pets to have their own full lines of products. Canned dog food first appeared in the 1910s. Lots of interesting stuff [wav] at the University of South Carolina's Pets in America site.

PenguinBukkake — Sat, 13 May 2006 07:06:48 -0800

What’s a dog worth? Los Angeles kills more animals in its shelters than any other metropolitan area in the United States. For that to change, we will have to figure out what to do with the pets none of us want.

pet pathos

madamjujujive — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:31:13 -0800

50 animals in casts. nuff said. (via mira y calla)

Are there dog supermodels? No, really, are there any?

Kattullus — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:22:59 -0800

Dye pets! That's right, for those of you who have always longed to color your furry friends in all the shades of the rainbow, Pet Ésthe rides to the rescue. Just look at those happy doggies! And when you've feasted your eyes why don't you head on over to one of their affiliated stores to watch the canine runway fashion show (embedded vid and awesome music)

Barney Cam Returns

BradNelson — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:08:01 -0800

Where is Miss Beazley? [Large WMA file] President Bush's dog Barney has a new home video this year. The president has asked Barney to look after their new dog, Miss Beazley. It's a bit hokey, but still amusing. Includes a cast of various administration officials.

FrisbeeDog

srboisvert — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 06:11:10 -0800

Flying frisbee dog.

Look Out 2008 Olympians!

terrapin — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 09:51:33 -0800

Swim, Katie, Swim! From the Hike With Your Dog site comes the story of Katie, a water-loving dog who is on a quest (well, maybe it is her owner's quest) to swim in "all the great waters of North America." The quest started on her way home from the kennel in September 1998, and continues to this day. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Yampa River, this animal has done some serious doggy paddling. [Caution: lots of pictures may cause slow loading]

What would you do if you found your bitch cheating?

stringbean — Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:49:35 -0800

What would you do if you found your bitch cheating? (MPEG with Sound) A beautiful work of cinema featuring a dog and his unfaithful bitch. No, really. (Question: Is it just me or does the 'other dog' bear a striking resemblance to Tyson the Skateboarding Bulldog?)

Bowlingal - Dog bark analyser

omidius — Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:02:41 -0800

Bowlingal is a dog bark translator. Discuss. (Flash link)

Cautionary Tales of Indiscriminate Breeding

wendell — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:42:22 -0800

The Flawed Dog-O-Matic, a Friday Flash piffle that 'morphs' dog breeds, shamelessly promoting Berkeley "Bloom County" Breathed's new book and Humane Society pet adoption (in that order). Everybody go "Aw-w-w-w-w."

Should gay pets be allowed to poop indoors?

majcher — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 19:25:36 -0800

Pet-a-potty. Want to let your dog experience the thrill of doing their business on nature's own newspaper, but are scared that a great big eagle might swoop down and snatch poor Speckles away from you? Problem solved! Here's a nice square patch of grass! In a box! On wheels! No kidding! Sometimes, I think it's not the pets that are the ones that need to be spayed and neutered...

Pets And Furniture

MiguelCardoso — Sun, 22 Jun 2003 00:05:04 -0800

You Like The Decoration? Thank The Goddam Dog. To what extent is the organization and decoration of your home dictated and orchestrated by your pet? And would you have it any other way, no matter how repressed you might be at the moment?