Kitteny goodness!
Dave The Dog Walker–Vinyl Cafe
Here’s a fun story from the radio show, Vinyl Cafe, for your Friday. What starts as a bit of dog sitting for one small dog, turns into much more. Advance the little do-hickey to about 24:10 to get to the start of the story. (Thanks to Connie for helping confirm the spelling of ‘do-hickey’.)
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Friday Fun: Gracie The Dog Greets Returning Soldier
Gracie is so happy to see her “dad’ returning from Afghanistan she just can’t contain it. So cute! Gracie’s people are donating proceeds from the ads running to the shelter in Alexandria, Va from where they adopted her. Read the information about the video—they sound like neat people.
It looks like Gracie’s dad is headed back to Afghanistan tomorrow. We hope he returns home safely and soon!
Friday Fun: Kittens In Autotune–Yo!
Love this! Pretty clever lyrics and well done. “I love my lions like the days is long.” Yo.
(Note: Kittehs are flipped in this vid., but I think it’s clearly a game they play & I’ve known cats that like to be tossed. Our cat Crow probably wouldn’t like it, but he does like being petted way more roughly than any cat I’ve had before. He’s happiest if you just tip him over, rub him vigorously up & down his side, scratch his belly like a dog, and give him some good, strong pats on his side.)
Friday Fun: Tarra & Bella
In Tennessee there’s a very special place called The Elephant Sanctuary. It’s a place that takes in retired or troublesome elephants and elephants not receiving proper care. They take in sick elephants too—tuberculosis, potentially fatal foot problems, & PTSD. These elephants are finally allowed to live more normal lives with 2700 acres to roam and no coercive handling from humans. We’ve happily supported their work for years.
Check out the sanctuary’s site to learn more about the individual elephants, watch their live ele-cam, and the sanctuary’s philosophy of elephant care, which shares some of the same approaches as non-coercive dog/cat training.
I especially love the story of Tarra & Bella—an elephant & dog who are best friends. Pretty neat! (I posted this story last year, but it’s so cool, I wanted to repeat it.) There’s a children’s book about them too, Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends.