Quick Clips

Just a couple of quick clips from the action today here at Fort Fido. First up we have Gordon and Phoebe, trotting around with a ball this morning.

 Next up is feisty little Pearl, taking on Phoebe. Toward the end, you get a peek of Winston and Jack having a little romp, too!

I hope that all you guys had a great day, and got to enjoy the warm weather (though there wasn't much sun to go with it),

-Hope

Doggie News From Today

 

A new study concludes that Presidents carefully plan when to be seen with their presidential pups.

Dads and Dogs parade in Fremont this Sunday, in celebration of Father's Day.

National Agility Trials are taking place this weekend in New York. Those are always really fun competitions to watch

Dogs save family from a house fire. It's really amazing how often this happens--it's great to know that our four-legged-friends have our back, right?

Dogs compete with their owners in an annual surfing contest

A new San Francisco program pairs pooches and panhanlders, to help combat homelessness of both the human and canine varieties.

A dog named Woolf spends his days helping children--as a part of the READing Paws program, he goes to schools and reads with children. He also works as a courtroom therapy dog (which we've been hearing a lot about for the past couple months or so). I'm glad that those kids can have the extra support they need during a very stressful time of their lives.

Hope that you guys have a good night, and I'll see you again tomorrow!

-Hope

Some cool pics!

We got some great pictures of pooches who attend Fort Fido, sent in by their owners. It's great to see what you guys get up to in your down time. :-D

Here's Diego lookin' like a real tough guy, with a funny sign

Briggs as a tiny baby, with his best bud and doggie sister Corona.

This is Briggs now, relaxing on the ferry home after a fun-filled day at the Fort!

And Buddy, who always loves the limelight, posing in a fun summer pic.

In the news,

June 22nd is National "Take Your Dog To Work Day!" Here is an article with tips for preparing your pooch to be the star of the office.

Here is a cute article about 4 things your dog can teach you about running a business.

This one seems like a no-brainer, dogs in pain are more likely to be aggressive.

A little bit macabre and Halloween-y, a beagle goes for a walk and brings home a creepy treasure (a skull!)

A documentary on HBO that examines the American fascination with the family dog is set to air June 18th at 9pm EST.

Of all the things to steal-- a dog collar that belonged to President Warren G. Harding?

Efforts to raise funds for his pup's surgery have turned into a calling for Mike Mallory.

You guys all have a great evening! We'll see you bright and early again tomorrow,

Hope

Charlotte and Dixie--New Pups at the Fort!

 We had an assessment double-header this morning, with a new pup in the medium and small sides both! Charlotte is a red Doberman (we've had a couple Dobies joining us lately; namely Zeus, and Hank), only about 10 months old. She played with the medium pooches, and got our new pack member Thorn to bust out with the play! We were waiting to see who could coax him out of his shell, and it was great to see Charlotte not only go straight to playing, but also to help other pups want to play as well. She did great and we're glad to have her as a new pack member.

Little Dixie is a 5 month old (almost!) little Havanese, who went up to play with the small dogs. Weighing in at under seven pounds, she was nonetheless confident and social. She wasted no time in getting in the mix with the other pups upstairs. We caught a great clip of her romping with the pack upstairs--they were all playing ball, and little Dixie was having more fun chasing the pups than the toys!




We'll check in again tomorrow!

-Hope

A Big Splash

I found these amazing pictures of dogs fetching underwater in "The Bark" magazine.


If you want to see more of these underwater dog pictures or read about how they were taken click here.

Here is a clip of Gus and Emily playing in the medium roll this morning.

 

Have a great night,

Gary

Even Buddy is online these days

Check out this most wonderful photo from Buddy's ma Bonnie. It shows our pal Buddy online, surfin' the web and checking out himself on his favorite website. http://fortfido.blogspot.com/

Too hilarious! Thank you very much for the photo. I am glad that you read and enjoy our blog.


Checkout these swell links I found Monday evening Mr. Buddy:

Is a dog's mouth cleaner than a humans?
I've always heard about that one, not too surprised really lol! What a great science project.

Use common sense on visit to dog park.
Definitely, I am a fan of them but don't like the horror stories. I'm appalled when I see people ignorant of canine behavior, or dogs in general, arguing about who's dog shouldn't be in there or a plethora of other things hahaha! I tend to just sit back and let the dogs do there thing without chatting people up. Although, it appears to be quite the social hour for many humans as well. I don't intervene unless something very bizarre or unsafe is going on... It kinda feels like work there anyway ya know? Haha! Like most things in life, it's not all bad or all good. Just keep your wits about you and stay neutral. If you aren't comfortable with another dog or something, trust your gut, and leave. There is no point in having a bickering match with another dog owner in a public place.

High-tech solutions to dog poop coming to Israel.
I have put up links to something like this in the past. Who would have thought it would become such an issue? I don't mind the idea though... Let's do it in Fircrest, then I could find out who "forgot a bag" and let their pup lay a steamer in my front yard! ;)

'Dangerous' Lewis County dogs make a jail break.
Yikes! Unfortunately, these two four-leggers sound like bad news. I certainly hope no one or no thing is damaged or hurt crossing paths with them. They are however just being dogs... Wild ones at that, forming a partnership/small pack, gulp!

Aussie coroner agrees Dingo took baby in 1980 case!
Wowee! Talk about redemption!? I have known about this story since I can remember. My parents and I have mentioned it and discussed it several times over the years. That poor couple... What a relief for them. You must rent the movie about the story starring Meryl Streep.


Be well,

-Grant

Overnight Extravaganza!

We had a lot of pups come and spend the night today, and I got some cool clips of our boarders. Check out Tikvah playing with Faramir and Sammy. They all had a great romp first-thing this morning.


In the big roll, Gordon was keeping little Murphy company, and brothers Finn and Ozzy were palling it up. It cracks me up to watch those two boys play; it reminds me of my own brothers!