On this Valentine’s Day, I hope you will consider your dog your furry Valentine. Make time for each dog in your life.
And as a little Valentine’s Day lesson, here’s a video of a Labrador helping out his brother so they can get to the dog park:
Kathleen Crisley, specialist in dog massage, rehabilitation and nutrition/food therapy, Canine Catering Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
Posted in Dogs
Tagged Canine Catering Ltd, dog park, labrador, Valentine, Valentine's Day, Yellow Labrador, YouTube
This commercial for “Global Be Responsible Day” was produced by the beer maker, Budweiser. This ad uses powerful imagery of the human-dog bond to put into context the impact of drunk driving.
Definitely one of my favourite ads!
Kathleen Crisley, specialist in dog massage, rehabilitation and nutrition/food therapy, Canine Catering Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
Posted in Dogs, dogs in advertising
Tagged be responsible, beer maker, Budweiser, Canine Catering Ltd, Dog, drunk driving, Global Be Responsible Day
Kathleen Crisley, specialist in dog massage, rehabilitation and nutrition/food therapy, Canine Catering Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
ABSTRACT
Journalists consider the importance of events and the audience’s interest in them when deciding on which events to report. Events most likely to be reported are those that are both important and can capture the audience’s interest. In turn, the public is most likely to become aware of important news when some aspect of the story piques their interest. We suggest an efficacious means of drawing public attention to important news stories: dogs. Examining the national news agenda of 10 regional newspapers relative to that of the New York Times, we evaluated the effect of having a dog in a news event on the likelihood that the event is reported in regional newspapers. The “dog effect” is approximately equivalent to the effect of whether a story warrants front- or back-page national news coverage in the New York Times. Thus, we conclude that dogs are an important factor in news decisions.
Teddy is definitely feeling better these days. Jill was worried because Teddy, normally a vocal hound, hadn’t vocalized since his amputation surgery.
Not to worry – his voice is back!
Kathleen Crisley, specialist in dog massage, rehabilitation and nutrition/food therapy, Canine Catering Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
Posted in Teddy's journey post-amputation
Tagged amputation, amputation surgery, beagle, Canine Catering Ltd, hound, Teddy
Yesterday, Daisy reached the geriatric age of 14 – an achievement for any larger sized dog. We of course celebrated with a doggy birthday cake, which was a wheat-free apple and banana cake with a low fat cream cheese frosting.
I decorated the cake with a vintage Disney carousel ornament – the heat from the candles makes the carousel turn.
(Excuse the singing – it was the best I could do with a cold and sore throat)
Kathleen Crisley, specialist in dog massage, rehabilitation and nutrition/food therapy, Canine Catering Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
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