Daisy the pit bull who captured hearts across Portland as she remained trapped all day on an unstable ledge 50 feet below the lip of the quarry and 200 feet above the floor, has been saved by firefighters. The full story is HERE.
British wildlife expert Alex Larenty, 50, calms savage cats with gentle foot-rubs. Alex, originally of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, UK, moved to South Africa in 1999. He started massaging Jamu, nine, after putting insect repellent on him one day. “I gave him a scratch and massage and he rolled around with his tongue out. Now he …
Here’s a story which tends to reinforce the Portland ‘greener stereotype, but goats make the stereotype fun. And here’s the link to the Goat Cam – www.goatlandia.com.
Thanks to Cory Davis: BONE PUGZ from Bone Pugz on Vimeo.
How do you know if a video is any good? If there’s a dog waking up, you know it’s golden…
http://youtu.be/NSEd6O0bBFs
When my baby sister was a baby, my mom had this giant cat that we called “The Lion.” Biggest cat I’ve ever seen that wasn’t just fat. Huge cat. And my sister could pull its fur, pull its tail, lay on him, the cat wouldn’t do a damn thing but take it. Now, if you …
When you love pugs, it is easy to give them credit for intellect they probably don’t have. Poor pugs are afraid of many small household items, and shampoo bottles are an obvious one. Pugs also hate baths. A cat would never get this worked up over shampoo bottles.
I think many people would enjoy this. It’s a self created pet photo book in potentially vivid color. You order online and they send it to you. I haven’t tried it. I don’t know if it works. Thanks to Dennis Shin, who adds, “I’d buy the book above with the dude in shades, even tho …
Sea World penguins loose in first class:
Once in a blue moon one encounters an artifact for which language seems ENTIRELY INADEQUATE! THIS would be one of those times…. My thanks to Mike Calkins for sending it our way. JD’s “Atmosphere” has never seemed so….domestic! Nor so furry. Enjoy, – Tom Kipp
A runaway pony was reunited with its owners Thursday after police responded to an early morning report of a Shetland pony wandering near SE 144th Avenue and SE Yamhill Street in East Portland. For the full story with aerial video from the newschopper dispatched to the scene, go here. This reminded some East Portland Blog …
1. Why is the pig riding a zip line? 2. Why is the pig enjoying it so much? 3. Why is the pig moving so fast that he overtakes the human on the adjoining zip line?
This is fantastic. There’s a pug in it, on the left, and each time I watch the vid I keep an eye on him hoping he’ll bark something out, but he never does. He’s a wise old pug who stays silent when everyone else is barking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ntDYjS0Y3w