Dog Related News

Pack of Lies ?

A Recent article in Off Lead Magazine challenges the long term held belief that dogs are pack orientated.

Political upheaval in Romania caused an unbalanced population of free-ranging or homeless dogs, this tragic situation however served to provide animal behaviorist with numerous observation opportunities that are usually reserved for observing wolves or dingos.

These Romanian dogs seem to only pair up on occasion closer to what animal behaviorist and author Dunbar refers to as “loose, transitory associations”.

Free ranging “un-domesticated” dogs do still roam in a few areas of the globe, further observation and analysis of their social behavior is of course needed to determine if the Romanian Dogs are indicative of true canine social behavior or a fluke.

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Pet Only Airline Coming to US in Spring 2009

Launching in the United States Spring 2009 is the first Pet Only Airline.  Below is the companies press release:

PET AIRWAYS LAUNCHES WEB SITE WITH MYPAWS CLUB SPECIAL DEALS

Delray Beach, FL – December 1st, 2008

Pet Airways today announced that it will be launching the first pet only airline, specifically designed for the safe and comfortable transportation of pets, with the first flights scheduled for Spring-Summer 2009.

On Pet Airways, pets will travel in the main cabin of specially outfitted aircraft, NOT in cargo. The cabins will be climate and lighting controlled for comfort and safety, and a pet-attendant will always be on-board watching over the pet passengers (“pawsengers”).
A typical Pet Airways’ flight will fly with a capacity of 100 pets, with initial routes from New York to Los Angeles, and back with stops in Washington DC, Chicago and Denver. Pet Airways plans to offer nationwide coverage with easily accessible pet check-in lounges in major metropolitan areas and flights out of more convenient, less congested secondary airports, allowing for easier access and quicker loading and unloading.

A web-enabled reservation system will allow customers to book travel and other services 24 hours a day on-line. In addition, a Customer Care call center will handle phone reservations and inquiries during business hours. Owners will be able to track their pets’ travel online via the Pet Airways proprietary Pawprints Tracking System.

According to Dan Wiesel, CEO of Pet Airways, “Currently, most pets traveling by air in the U.S. are transported in the cargo hold and are handled as baggage. The experience is not only frightening to the pets, but can cause severe emotional and physical harm, even death. This is not what most pet owners want to subject their pets to, but they have had no other choice, until now.”

In advance of the first flights, Pet Airways is offering charter membership in the Pet Airways MyPAWS club which offers members free flights along with substantial discounts on pet supplies from their MyPAWS Pet Store, discounts on pet-friendly hotels, discounts on pet health insurance, discounts and free shipping at our partner 1-800-Petmeds, samples from partners, and other benefits.

Media Contact
Alysa Binder
abinder@petairways.com

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187 Pit Bulls

Recently reported at B-Bulldogs is a story about 187 Pit Bulls seized in a dog fighting ring, which you would think is the saddest part of the story….It’s not

So it comes as no surprise to learn a few days later that every single one of the 187 dogs from that Houston bust have been euthanized. Every one. By the authorities that “rescued” them from fighting.

You can read the whole report by B-Bulldogs here and the Houston Chronicle Report here

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