A street musician captivated spectators thanks in part to his unusual musical partner – a stray dog. Sergei Ivanovich was playing the clarinet in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, when he says the dog simply joined in. “[He’s] not mine, he just came up when I sat down and began to play the first note,” Sergei told a…
When Lucy Heath stepped into the Crufts auditorium with Trip Hazard, a 9-year-old mixed breed dog, the crowd instantly knew they were in for a treat. The little dog is a seasoned performer. He’s appeared in numerous advertisements and the ‘Silent Witness’ TV show. The announcer notes that Trip is “a real character” and, as…
Spitfire the Whippet laves to jump and he does it very, very well. Watch as he leaps 27’6” across the water to snatch the toy suspended 2′ above the dock during an Air Retrieve practice for NADD – North America Diving Dogs. He looks like he’s flying! Spitfire currently holds the world record at 26’6”…
Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has starred in many films in her career, but her latest role is that of director and her cast, her very own Springer Spaniels. Swinton co-directed this new music video with partner Sandro Kopp which features countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo performing Handel’s Flavio, HWV 16 – Rompo i Lacci. As the…
A street dog found with his back legs bound and paralyzed was suffering greatly when rescuers first found him. But thanks to their efforts, “Comfy” would find the inner strength to be able walk again. Says Animal Aid Unlimited, India, “We don’t know what caused this sweetheart’s injury. His spine was hurt; he could not…
What is a dog to do in a park with no sticks? That’s the dilemma that faced Bella the dog every time she visited the local dog park in Kaiapoi, New Zealand. There never was a stick to be found. That’s what prompted her human granddad, Andrew Taylor, to enter the wood shop and come…
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