This is Missy. You’ll be seeing more of her sweet face this week. She’s a dog with a naturally high pain tolerance, innate loyalty toward humans, and tons of energy for playing–i.e. the ideal family dog. She eventually was adopted by a family with kids under the age of 12 and two other dogs with…
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Non Canine Assistance Animals
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/magazine/04Creatures-t.html?_r=1&part The New York Times magazine has a great article exploring noncanine assistance animals. I had heard a little about these helpers before but hadn’t realized the variety of animals used, nor the threat to their continued status as assistance animals. Also, the assistance miniature horse is rather adorable. My friend’s mom in college was…
Daily Dose of Cute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jGGhpo78BE A news clip on Tarra and Bella–a dog and elephant pair who are best friends. A coworker showed this to me and I had to share it with the wider world. Favorite shots:The two running togetherThe elephant trying to squeeze though the gate to get to her friend.The dog lying on the ground, super…
New Years Resolutions/Goals
After taking December off to shower my cat with holiday joys, Capital Animals is back! While making some general New Years Resolutions I realized that a number of them were animal-related. While some are pretty specific to animal activities in which I engage (a lot of people would have to conquer a fear of horseback…