DKC Show 2009

February 28 and March 1st was the Annual Detroit Kennel Club Dog show at the Cobo Hall. I attended Sunday-- Here are some highlight pics from my trip :)


First, we saw Marley, from the Movie Marley and Me. I can't remember the dog's name, but he was the actor-dog...




A StaffyBull in the Ring


A Gorgeous Saluki


Dogue De Bordeaux


Old English Sheepdog-- Can you see?


What well-behaved Chesapeake Bay Retrievers!



A Working Rottie with a Tail! Completely changes their look, doesn't it?


Chinese Crested... I prefer Todd :)


A Sad Neo in a Kennel :)


A Husky being Cute


"I wish I could go outside and run...."



English Setter



Standard Poodle.



Bedlington Terrier-- Or is that a lamb?



A pile of dreadlocks. Oh wait, that's a Puli.


A happy Doberman



And finally, Jordan visits the Recycle-Bee.




It was a great show! Uno, the Beagle that took first place at last year's Westminster Kennel Club Show, was there as well- couldn't snap a picture of him in time!

Archie passed the CGC Test!!!

Yay!!! This post is to Congratulate our own Archie, Now known as "Tazwell's Archie of the Rats CGC", on passing the AKC's Canine Good Citizen test!

The CGC test is a 10 step test that proves that Archie is a perfect Canine Good citizen-- he can accept friendly strangers doing strange things to him, accept other dogs politely, and even be left alone with a stranger for 3 minutes! More on the test, HERE.

Archie passed, and I'm SO Proud of him! Ask anybody, it took a lot of work to reach this point! We practiced a lot-- ask anybody who I dragged along to help me :)

He's also featured on the website of the trainer/behaviorist/evaluator that gave us the test, Michael Burkey! I REALLY recommend Michael to anybody who needs a trainer or behaviorist, or something of the sort-- he's a great guy! Thanks Michael!



Archie is featured in the 'Amazing Dogs' Page of his website, please check it out HERE.


Soon we'll receive his certificate, Rosette, Tag, and Bandanna that I HAD to order for him :D He does love his clothes!

Updated pics when they arrive, for sure!

peta's gone over the top, this time

I found this very strange-- Peta comes up with the stupidest reasons to "Go Veg!"

This ad was banned from the 2009 superbowl.


'Veggie Love': PETA's Banned Super Bowl Ad

Adoptable Pets

The rescue has quite a few wonderful adoptable pets right now, and so does the local shelters. Here's a few that caught my eye--


From H.E.A.D.S.-

Lacey. No picture yet, but she's a gorgeous dog. Possibly Lab, Setter, Border Collie, or any mix of the three. Jet black with long hair, very slim dog. She's so shy-- she needs a home to call her own! She's only two years old.

Then there's Alli-

She's in desperate need of a foster home. She's still with her surrendering parents. She's very well behaved, a wonderful house dog. But very protective of her owners. No kids, possibly no cats, but other dogs are fine.


Here's Trixie-

Trixie is a wonderful girl with an interesting story. She can't let go of her mothering instincts. She needs a very special home! She's a wonderful dog that gets along very well with kids and other dogs, but we're not sure about cats.

Finally, little Jalapeño-


Very fun little Chihuahua :) Enough said. He's only 5 lbs, and looks like he was electrocuted with all of that hair like that! Please read his Petfinder page for more info.



Now for some Non-HEADS animals--
Here's a girl that tugs at my heart-strings--

She's so scared, she crawls all the time. They're not even sure whether she's a girl or not! She's at the Brownstown shelter.


Here's a little guy from the Wyandotte Pound--
Chico

He looks like a sweet little guy!


And also from the Wyandotte Pound--
Maddy

They say she's great with kids, and a little over a year old! She sounds like a wonderful girl.


From the Dearborn Shelter--
Martin

They say he's about 12 years old, and a real sweetie!


From the City of Detroit Shelter--
Simone

Interesting looking dog!


From the Monroe County Humane Society--

Niner

They say she was found tied to a tree, abandoned-- her face just breaks my heart.


Rose Petal

This one's for you, Brandy!!!

Rose petal lost her family-- she's adorable!!! She's at the Monroe county humane society.


And finally, from the Monroe county animal control--


Cage A2

Stunning looking dog.


And Finally, an ARchie-Look-alike!
Cage B28

Looks like a big Archie!



That's it for now :)

Scooter

Well, Scooter is doing awesome--

He went and got his stitches out today, from his neuter, and all went very well. Archie went too. And Jordan. He wasn't happy, he had to share the front seat with Archie :)

Anyway, Scooter is looking great-- his hair grew back, his teeth are great (well, what's left of them.), his ears are doing wonderfully, his worms are finally gone, and he 's a MUCH happier dog! His face is all healed up, too. He runs, he plays, and I even saw him pant once or twice! How exciting!

Here he is, happy as a clam :)



And with Gina--


I hope I can keep him. He's recovered so well, he's a very, very healthy dog now. He'll be around for quite some time, I believe.

Now if only I could find a way to go get those pit bulls... :)