Monthly Archives: March 2007

Golden Retriever Performs Heimlich

Tweet CALVERT, Md. – Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman’s chest. The dog’s owner believes the dog was trying to perform the Heimlich … Continue reading

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Our Original TV Commercial

TweetFeaturing Romeo and the pups at our previous location in Austin, when we were still called “Source Menagerie” (which no one could spell).

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Our dog food is NOT part of the recall

TweetWe sell Canidae and Bil-Jac dog foods at our Austin store. They are NOT part of the mass recall of 60 million cans of dog and cat food announced recently. According to the Associated Press, the recalled foods are manufactured … Continue reading

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Happy Ending

Tweet Beagle rescued from Tenn. mountain ledge Wednesday, March 14, 2007 07:17:26 PM A young beagle stranded on a mountain ledge proved a bark can be better than a bite by repeatedly howling until help arrived. A six-man team from … Continue reading

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Dog brought in to help children learn to read

Tweet FALL RIVER, Wis. – Third-grade teacher Tom Pawlisch is trying to encourage reading by having his students read to his pet Kayla, the school’s official literacy dog. The Chesapeake Bay retriever listens to the students, which encourages them to … Continue reading

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They’re as bad as two-legged kids

TweetYou know how you buy your kids great toys and they wind up playing with the boxes and plastic pellets the toys were packed in? Here is our current litter of puppies – heirs to a whole store full of … Continue reading

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And the winner is:

Tweet Willy! A Tibetan Terrier named Willy won the 2007 Crufts Dog Show, defeating 25,000 other dogs.

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Jury Awards $45,000 in “Comfort Dog” Case

Tweet Sacramento jurors Friday (Mar 10) awarded $45,000 to a woman who said she had been told unfairly by her boss that she could no longer bring her dog to work as a calming influence. Jurors found the plaintiff had … Continue reading

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