Aspen the Yorkie

You don’t have to look at the categories and pages along the right for very long to realize that we like providing answers to dog health questions.

But we aren’t the only blog that likes to help answer your questions about dogs.  We have a friend who keeps another blog called “Ask About Dogs” that you’re going to want to take a look at.

The site provides you with dog health and dog care advice of all kinds.

The Weather Channel is full of stories of Tornadoes causing historic damage, and as I update this, Hurricane Irene is coming up the coast.  There have been earthquakes, flooding and other natural disasters that are hard to imagine.

For rescue workers, people are on the top of the list to be rescued, and this is important.  But people who are rescued or who survive but have terribly damaged homes will tell you how important their pets are to them…they are like members of the family.

We don’t live in an area that has many hurricanes [but as I update this on 8/26/11, that is changing], dangerous flooding or tornadoes, but we have been looking around online for information about protecting your pet as well as sites that help pets after a disaster has happened.

Here are some thoughts for you to consider, as well as links that we hope you will find helpful:

• Do you have an emergency plan?  Your plan will depend upon what type of natural disaster is most likely to happen where you live, be it hurricane, tornado, brush or forest fire, flooding, earthquake…you know best what can happen in your area.
• Here is a FEMA link with information for pet owners in the event of a natural disaster.  There is a lot of information there, they emphasize that you DO NOT leave your pets behind when you evacuate your home.  Evacuate, yes, don’t stay behind because of a pet…this is where advance planning comes in.  Have a plan!
• Here is a link with many tips and many links to help you, Pets and Natural Disasters.
• To learn more about finding lost pets, and maybe more about why you should have a plan, visit Homeless Pets Lifeline
• Find an Emergency Dog Survival Kit here.
• Find a Cat Evacuation Kit or Emergency Cat Survival Kit
  here.
• I ask you again, do you have a plan?  Do you know what you’ll do if there is a flood, fire, earthquake, tornado, hurricane…you fill in the blank, and PLEASE, even though you may feel helpless in a natural disaster, pets are even more helpless and dependent upon you in natural disasters

I’ve been busy writing about the Scottish Deerhound named Hickory, the dog that won “Best in Show” at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this year, and a couple of other dogs in the show, and have missed posting to my readers here.

My owner is Scottish, so liked the idea that a dog that had it’s origins in Scotland won the show.  Some who don’t understand how dogs are judged may think that a Scottish Deerhound, part of the Hound group, isn’t the most beautiful dog, but I’ve heard that they are a sight to see running across a field.  Here is a picture of a Scottish Deerhound…it isn’t the coloring that we are accustomed to now, they are bred to look more gray now:

If you’d like to read more about the breed, click “Scottish Deerhound” and learn more about the dog that won the 2011 135th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog show starts tonight on Valentines Day! We are excited and recording the event. It’s a little tricky this year, because they are showing the first hour of opening night on CNBC network (8-9 pm EST), then the rest of the show on USA Network (9-11 pm EST). The next morning from 9 am to noon they will replay the whole show on USA.

Tomorrow night (2/15), when the “Best in Show” is announced, the whole show will be on USA Network, and played again the next morning from 9-11 am EST.

For a lot more information, visit our Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show site on Squidoo.

I’m a Yorkie and I open my own Christmas presents! My owners think it’s pretty entertaining watching me shake and tear at my gifts, and they laugh. I love to hear them laugh, and love presents.

My owner and I put together some pages that we think you might like if you shop for dogs, especially small dogs.

Here are a few for dogs:

Small Gifts for Small Dogs

My Small Dog Mall

And here are some for people who love yorkies:

Yorkie Pictures, Art Prints and Photos

Yorkie Holiday Ornaments

Best Grooming Sets for Dogs

How to Groom a Yorkie

Gifts for People who Love Dogs and Dogs

Plush Yorkies for Children and Grownups Who Love Yorkies

Here is one of the pictures of me shaking one of my presents, so it’s a little blurry…but it was fun!

We hope you are enjoying the Holiday season>:-b<