Archive for August 29th, 2008

Love thwarts plan to turn goat into soup (Japan Update)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A Nakijin Village resident adopted a couple goats several years ago, training them to pull him around in a wagon. When one of the goats was killed by a wind dog, Masao Miyagi found his relationship with the survivor, a goat he named Ryun Run, quickly changing.

Guide-dog trainer gets a state fair treat (The Post-Standard)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

The last time Yvonne Rugg saw Margo, the black lab was a hyper puppy frolicking in her Camillus backyard. Sixteen months later, Margo steadily led a blind woman, who is from New York City, around the state fair this week.

A dog is trained to sniff out the nests of threatened bumblebees (BBC News)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A dog is to help researchers studying the decline of the bumblebee by sniffing out the insects in the wild.

The dog trained to sniff out threatened bumblebees (BBC News)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A dog is to help researchers studying the decline of the bumblebee by sniffing out the insects in the wild.

AKC trials begin today at ExpoPark (Great Falls Tribune)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

The Great Falls Dog Training Club’s annual American Kennel Club Sanctioned Obedience and Rally Trials feature performances, competitions and more. Admission is free. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Montana ExpoPark Trades and Industries building, 400 3rd St. N.W. 761-0042 or 761-5603.