A Bird, a Ball and a Dog: Wild and Crazy

It's looking like the game of fetch has gone to the birds, and for the sake of entertainment, I think that's a good thing.

Slow Ride: The Ultimate Hitchhiking Video

Animal Adoptions: Reggie the Yorkie and Friend

The heartwarming story of sweet little Reggie the Yorkie, who has tackled  parental duty for an abandoned kitten taken in by the Clift family from Ankeny, Iowa. ♥

X-ray of the Month: Australian Boxer Survives Nail Gun Shot to Brain

An Australian Boxer named Max has good reason to thank his lucky stars this week after surviving an injury that would normally be considered fatal. Tim Horvat was putting the finishing touches on a deck project when Max ran a little too close to the end of his nail gun, intercepting a nail intended for a very different target. Horvat initially thought the gun had missed Max, but ended up rushing the dog to the Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre after noticing a nail head protruding from his skull.

Max is recovering nicely after vets performed a craniectomy to remove the nail from his brain, and the Horvat's are now in possession of a remarkable souvenir pic:

Miracle Dog Survives Three Gunshots to Head, Two Days in Wilderness

Animal lovers in New Zealand are celebrating the story of Been, a dog shot in the head three times and left for dead. A pig hunter happened upon the dog in the Wairau Valleyand and contacted rescuers, who said the injured dog survived at least two days in the wilderness after sustaining three closely spaced gunshot wounds to the skull - indicating an intentional shooting. Been was also more than twenty pounds underweight when found, but is recovering nicely and is packing on pounds in his new home.

                                                                        Photo: Colin Smith


An employee of the Nelson SPCA fell in love with Been while caring for him during the recovery process, eventually adopting him. He is deaf; a condition his new owner, Jaine Reynolds believes to be hereditary, and not the result of injury. Been is now passing his days in the Reynolds home with Max, (the family pooch) and two adult cats, and is currently helping to care for four kittens rejected by their mother. According to Reynolds, Been waits for the cats to be fed before bathing each of them and tucking them into a basket to sleep with him.