Blind dog has a one of her own:helper and friend

Blind Dog Has Her Own Seeing-Eye Dog                                                     


by Evan Jacobs (Subscribe to Evan Jacobs's posts)
Jun 11th 2010 @ 3:00PM Filed Under: Dogs, Pets News, Hero Pets
Emma Williams, Manchester Evening News Syndication

These two dogs are more than just best friends, they share a rare bond.
Ellie, a young King Charles cavalier spaniel in England, is almost completely blind. While her owner and a local animal organization are working to raise money for a vision-restoring operation, a German shepherd named Leo has taken matters into his own paws, and is protecting and guiding her.
"Ellie has cataracts on both eyes and is only aware of shadows," explains Jean Spencer, manager of Rochdale's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in an interview with the Manchester Evening News. "But Leo, who's an absolutely massive dog, has become her eyes. It's touching to watch them together. She follows him around and snuggles up to him."
Ellie was part of a litter of five puppies rescued from harsh conditions by the RSPCA, says Julie Lander, an RSPCA volunteer and Leo and Ellie's owner. "As well as having cataracts, Ellie's eye muscles haven't developed as they should have as she'd been kept in the dark. The puppies had no light or heating. I felt so sorry for her when she arrived, and knew she'd need a special home. But I also knew she would be all right with Leo, as he just loves little dogs and they took to one another straight away," Lander tells the Manchester Evening News.
Lander goes on to explain how Leo's almost 90 pounds of bulk helps keep his new charge safe. "I take them for walks in the park and Leo guides Ellie around. He is so protective and herds the more boisterous dogs away from her," Julie says.
No one has commented on whether Leo can actually tell that Ellie is disabled or if he is caring for her based solely on her size. If Ellie's problem is ever fixed, it will be interesting to see whether she will continue to share the same bond with Leo.

Although they already have had at least one fundraiser, the RSPCA does not yet have enough money to pay for Ellie's operation. If you would like to donate, go to www.rspca-rochdale.org.uk.

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Church To Offer Worship Services For Dogs


Barking Won't Be Banned During Service

POSTED: 4:05 pm EDT May 5, 2010

DANVERS, Mass. --
A Massachusetts church is scheduled to launch a new monthly worship service -- for dogs.
Calvary Episcopal Church will offer later this month its first "Perfect Paws Pet Ministry" aimed at giving area pooches and their owners improved odds at getting canines into heaven. The Danvers church plans to hold the service on the third Sunday of every month, complete with communion for the humans and special blessings for pets. Dogs will get special treats.
Church officials said well-mannered, leashed dogs are invited. People can submit a paper prayer if their pets are sick, not good around other dogs or deceased. Prayers can also be offered for other types of pets.
Rev. Thea Keith-Lucas told The Salem News dogs will have a say during service because barking won't be banned.
Information from: The Salem News http://www.salemnews.com/
Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Wags Park Event

Best Friends had a icecream booth at WagsPark in Newtown to launch their unleashed in Cincinnati dog event. This event was held from 6pm-9pm on Friday the 14th. Cincinnati Sports Leagues hosted the party where you can mingle with other dog lovers, as well as your dogs can mingle wit
h their friends. Wags Park is located in Newtown and has 2 man made ponds for your dogs to swim in and also a doggie playground with an agility course setup. Also next door to the park is a self wash "WAG-O-MAT" where you can wash your own dog just in case he needs a bath after playing all day with his friends.

Best Friends Pet Care donates dog hair for a good cause!

I’m sure you have all heard of the massive oil spill in the gulf. Clean up efforts are underway, and we actually have an amazing opportunity to help! A non profit organization called Matter of Trust is collecting donations of clean hair and fur of all kinds to clean up the oil in the ocean. Hair is hydrophobic which means it repels water, it is also great for absorbing oil (greasy hair means that hair collects oil). So Matter of Trust has volunteers making devices called hair mats and hair booms out of recycled hair and nylons- which are then placed in the water to soak up the oil. After this big spill, hair is in high demand- and we can help!

So we here at Best Friends Pet Care are recycling our dogs hair to help in the gulf. So if you want to help the crisis in the gulf schedule a haircut or shedicure grooming appointment today with Sharon.

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