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2008/9/2 Bill AB 1634 - is dead. AB 1634 is a controversial bill (authored by Democrat Lloyd Levine) in the California State Legislature which would require that dogs and cats in California be spayed or neutered by 6 months of age. More... 0

2008/8/12 Cougar in bedroom kills dog. IDLEDALE, Colorado (AP) — A mountain lion crept through an open door into a house outside Denver, snatched a Labrador retriever from a bedroom where two people were sleeping and left the dog’s dead body outside, wildlife managers said Tuesday. More... 2

2008/8/12 Parts of Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants. New regulations, which don’t require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews government scientists have been performing for 35 years, according to a draft first obtained by The Associated Press. More... 1

2008/8/9 U.S. donates tigers to Iraq. BAGHDAD—The Baghdad Zoo on Friday welcomed a pair of rare Bengal tiger cubs that were donated by a North Carolina animal sanctuary despite protests by animal rights activists. More... 2

2008/8/8 Saudi Arabia. Bans dogs and cats. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — To keep the sexes apart in the state capital, a pet ban is in effect. As every single man knows: Walking a dog in the park equals sure babe magnet. Saudi Arabia’s Islamic religious police, in their zeal to keep the sexes apart, want to make sure the technique doesn’t catch on here. More... 1

2008/8/2 Help To Stop The Live Skinning Of Animals In China!!! With the Olympics on the horizon in the very near future, China has come under scrutiny from various different angles. If it isn’t the smog and air pollution then it’s the human rights issues. However, I want to draw attention to something else. I want to draw attention to the barbaric treatment of animals. More... 1

2008/7/16 Pit bulls and owners given reprieve. Madisonville TX—The Madisonville City Council has repealed a heavily debated article of an ordinance that will ease the minds of certain dog owners. More... 1

2008/7/14 Cat nurses baby panda. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A zookeeper’s house cat has adopted a baby red panda abandoned by its mother and is nursing the cub along with her own kittens, the Artis zoo said Wednesday. More... 1

2008/7/2 Cat’s out of the bag in China. BEIJING—Prodded for months by bloggers, officials reveal that photos of tiger in wild were staged; local guide jailed. The photos of the South China tiger taken by a farmer seemed too good to be true. After all, no member of the endangered big cat family had been seen in the wild since the 1960s. More... 2

2008/7/2 Pets suffer from Midwest flooding too. No-kill shelters form vast networks to save dogs and cats for adoption. Lesley Irwin scrolls through 200 pitiable e-mails a day to pick out the lucky dogs and cats she can keep in her Huntley pet shelter, then anguishes over the many she has to turn away. More... 0

2008/7/2 Pet cemetery. Jayne Mansfield. MILWAUKEE—Pet cemetery where sex symbol buried dog closes. Sex symbol Jayne Mansfield was looking for eternal rest for her Chihuahua Gallina when she buried her in a Milwaukee area pet cemetery in 1964. More... 0

2008/6/17 Is Rover coughing? It could be dog flu. Experts urge pet owners to be on the alert now that the disease has been confirmed in Illinois. More... 1

2008/6/2 $24M pet food settlement. CAMDEN, NJ—A judge granted initial approval to a $24 million settlement in which companies that manufactured or sold contaminated pet food would compensate pet owners fro all costs related to the death or illness of their dogs and cats. More... 0

2008/5/22 Man returns dogs’ bones. Transplants of bone marrow, perfected in canine tests, will soon treat their cancers. More... 0

2008/5/22 Belligerent donkey gets out of jail. Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico—A Mexican donkey has been freed from jail after doing time for acting like a jackass. More... 0

2008/5/20 Caw to art! #18. Reminder. Caw to art! is an effort to showcase animals and pets in an ARTFUL manner. More... 0

2008/5/16 Happy endanger species day! Hey, did you know today’s a holiday? That’s right: it’s Endangered Species Day, 5/16/08, a national celebration to spread awareness about all our planet’s wildlife, fish, and plants—including the beloved polar bear—that are threatened with extinction. It’s also a great day to take action to help save them. One of the most important actions of all? Spreading the word. More... 3

2008/5/12 Caw to art! #17. Reminder. Caw to art! is an effort to showcase animals and pets in an ARTFUL manner. More... 0

2008/5/12 Pets on lap while driving may soon be a no-no in Calif. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—Pull over and put down the dog. A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving and getting caught can net a $35 fine. The bill passed the Assembly on a 44-11 vote on Monday, and heads to the Senate. More... 2

2008/5/12 Australian pokes shark in eye to survive mauling. SYDNEY, Australia (AP)—An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye. More... 0




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Maukie the cat!

Wurstminister dog show.

The Wurst Gallery puts on quite a show! Artists were invited to reserve a dog breed on a first come, first served basis. The only requirement was that the artist attempt to capture the look and spirit of their chosen breed in their own unique way.

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artist mark frauenfelder paints the belgian tervuren
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artist l. park paints the lhasa apso

The list of dogs featured in this show…
dalmation
clumber spaniel
australian shepard
basenji
belgian tervuren
sealyham terrier
anatolian shepard
lhasa apso
collie
chesapeake bay retriever
shiba inu
basset hound
boston terrier
rhodesian ridgeback
bloodhound
rottwller
australian terrier
old english sheepdog
french bulldog
brussels griffon
bullmastiff
skye terrier
toy fox terrier
wirehaired pointing griffon
english foxhound
shih tzu
ibizan hound
samyed
australian cattle dog
smooth fox terrier
canaan dog
pekingese
collie
chesapeake bay retriever
shiba inu
plott
english springer spaniel akita
keeshond
pembroke welsh corgi
german wirehaired pointer
briard
cavalier king charles spaniel
vizla
newfoundland
belgian sheepdog
afghan hound
irish terrier
german shepard
american water spaniel
bernese mountain dog
scottish deerhound
doberman pinscher
japanese chin
borzoi
welsh terrier
bull terrier
affenpinscher
mastiff
tibetan terrier
petite baset griffon vendeen
weimaraner
norfolk terrier
border terrier
alaskan malamute
great dane
pug
maltese
spinone italiano
gordon setter
siberian husky
silky terrier
bouvier des flandres
chihuahua
bulldog
schipperke
whippet
airedale terrier
saluki
german shorthaired pointer
chinese shar-pei
miniature bull terrier
belington terrier
papillon
cardigan welsh corgi
lakeland terrier
nova scotia duck trolling retriever
brittany spaniel
neapolitan mastiff
puli
miniature schnauzer
english cocker spaniel
yorkshire terrier
pointer
pharaoh hound
chow chow
english toy spaniel
wire fox terrier
american staffordshire terrier
irish water spaniel
cairn terrier
american eskimo dog
curly-coated retriever
greyhound
irish setter
tibetan spaniel
finnish spitz
greater swiss mountain dog
norwich terrier
german pinscher
staffordshire bull terrier
cocker spaniel
dandie dinmont terrier
harrier
komondor
miniature pinscher
parson russel terrier
sussex spaniel
irish wolfhound
chinese crested
english setter
american foxhound
standard schnauzer
kuvasz
border collie
otter hound
bearded collie
polish lowland sheepdog
giant schnauzer
labrador retriever
lowchen
black russian terrier
beagle
scottish terrier
manchester terrier
kerry blue terrier
welsh springer spaniel
golden retriever
field spaniel
pomeranian
flat-coated retriever
west highland white terrier
shetland sheepdog
great pyrenees
bichon frise
belgian malinois
glen of imaal terrier
black and tan coonhound
saint bernard
soft coated wheaton terrier
poodle
norwegian elkhound

A portion of the proceeds from this show will be donated to DoveLewis animal hospital in Portland, Oregon.

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3 Responses to “Wurstminister dog show.”

  1. Wavatar Liudmila ITALY Says:

    Lhasa apso is great. I like this point of view. Now I understand why they needed this furl

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