High as a Dog

Valium Given To Dogs Having Attacks
Veterinarians in Israel are giving dozens of dogs doses of valium to control their panic attacks. The dogs are given valium because of all the violence that is presently occurring in Jerusalem. The dogs are howling, shaking, having no bladder control and becoming very aggressive when the sound of a gunfire is heard. "Only today I treated an Alsatian who has stopped eating and refuses to leave his house," said Benny Sapir, a veterinarian in Jerusalem.

"strange facts"

Dog-eat-dog world TX Reveille, the official mascot of university life at the Texas A&M University, has her own credit card; dines occasionally on steak and other delicacies; and her bark is always taken for the command: 'class dismissed'; yet, it's still a dog's life, with almost every minute of her day dedicated to being a 'meet and greet mascot.

'breeder charged' 'animal abuse' [b]
Breeder was trying to develop superior dog breeds AK 'Two breeders who acquired dogs from an Alaska collie breeder now charged with animal abuse says the breeder has devoted years to developing genetically superior dogs and that she cares deeply about their health...' The breeder's cargo load was seized when a dead dog and starving dogs near death were discovered in her 'care.' Breeder was trying to develop superior dog breeds [b] [KTVA] (What is it with some breeders? How is it that the worst kind of animal abuse is often at the hands of breeders... They end up collecting a zillion animals and then allow them to starve and suffer horendous conditions... is this a similar sickness to 'cat collectors' ? )

Oldest Dog Breaks Record

Butch, world's oldest dog, gets in Guiness book of records VA 'His name is Butch. He's a beagle. His title is etched in official Guinness World Records certification and he earned it by living for 27 years. That's something like, um - wait a minute and let me check my math - 189 in human years... His eyes, however, are bright and his tail still wags. He still begs for petting, and as with all beagles, food is a major holiday to celebrate often. On regular occasions he lets loose and does a bit of running about the house...' [Charlottesville Daily Progress]