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POTUS & Bo: new official White House Photos

Moira McLaughlin at Dog Art Today reports that Stephanie Dahle, a Forbes journalist, has taken over as editor of The Obama Dog Blog. Stop by regularly to see all things first pup.

More Bo photos here

Rocky Mountain Goats’ Amazing Cliff Climbs

Living in mountainous regions around North America, sure-footed Rocky Mountain Goats can be found at altitudes of up to 13,000 feet, climbing cliffs in search of food. However, despite their name, they actually are large-hoofed mammals and not goats. Nonetheless, as these photo attest, they are amazing climbers who can easily escape most predators.

Lots more photos here, along with pictures of Morocan goats who climb trees(!) to eat a particular fruit that is similar to olives.

New and improved cat perch

There’s simply never been a better cat perch!

I used to have a wonderful white cat. She would somehow jump on top of a door, wait for me to be brushing my teeth, and then jump onto my shoulder. It scared me out of my wits every night for years. Heh!

And I’d always hear the unmistakable, soft sound of my cat, laughing.

via Dr. Jill Elliot

Non-Profit Oregon Dog Food Bank gives away 40,000 pounds of pet food a year

Pet owners in need in Clackamas County, Oregon, have received 40,000 pounds of free pet food in the year since the non-profit FIDO (Friends Involved in Dog Outreach) Dog Food Bank program started operations.

The group’s website describes the food bank as “One way to help financially challenged families keep their dogs at home and out of the shelters.” It’s open the 3rd Saturday of the month from 10 am – 1 pm, and provides a month’s supply of food for up to four dogs per owner.

The dog food bank is 100 percent donation-based and relies on volunteers to pack the pet food. Donations are welcome to help the dog food bank carry on their wonderful work.

Pawfun salutes FIDO.

The holy cat chorus

Who knew cats could sing?

All this time, I thought Noni Kitty Ochman was just yowling for dinner. Keep listening or you’ll miss the best part!

via Dr Jill Elliot

Dog who eats with his hands

What a face! I especially like the spot where the dog licks the hand.

via Petopia, Hat tip to Bob Bryan

How Orvis Makes It Appear They Haven’t Raised Dog Bed Prices

A while back, packs of gum and candy bars got smaller, but their prices remained the same. Manufacturers figured that we would resist or at least grump about paying more, so they gave the illusion of not raising their prices. That’s exactly what Orvis has done with their Orvis Tough Chew Dog Bed.

When I bought Benny his first Orvis Tough Chew Dog Bed, four years ago, it came with a terrific waterproof liner – great for the mad chewing puppy he was at the time.

Orvis offers to replace the Orvis Tough Chew Dog Bed, no questions asked, if your dog chews through it. Benny Bix Ochman managed to chew through the cover and the liner, both of which were graciously replaced two years ago.

He’s grown, and instead of his original medium-sized Orvis Tough Chew Dog Bed, he now needs a large.

When I ordered it today, I was surprised to see that the liner is now an additional $40. Same philosophy as the candy manufacturers – providing the illusion that prices have not gone up, when in fact the price has risen significantly. Leaves a bad taste. Just saying.

Noni Kitty Ochman’s latest technique for waking the staff

Noni Kitty Ochman (seen here with some friends) has learned well from his buddy, Romeo the Cat.

Both excel at coming up with new techniques for waking their staff.

Noni’s latest is great (for him.)

Checking to be sure I am fast asleep, he rubs his whiskers on my face very lightly. He waits a few seconds. Then he does it again. I wiggle my nose.

And he ever so lightly rubs his whiskers on my face, again. Within seconds of his second pass, I wake up, mumbling “what the fu*k?!”

This, he knows, is “human” for “ok, ok, you win, I’ll feed you.”

Bugger.

Pawfun Pet-friendly travel: Walker House, Lenox, Mass.

Travel without Benny Bix Ochman Labradoodle Puppy? Not if I can help it!

Pet-friendly accommodations are the only ones I care about, and if you’re reading Pawfun Blog, I bet you feel the same. And I’m sure you’ll like the most recent one we found – Walker House in Lenox, Mass.

Benny, his cousin Izzy, my cousin Karen, and I spent a lovely weekend at historic, pet-friendly, Walker House. Innkeepers Peggy and Richard Houdek are in their third decade of welcoming guests to their landmark in classic American Federal architecture, built in 1804. Besides humans, there were four dogs visiting and five cats living at the Inn, and all got along (mostly) swimmingly.

The atmosphere is relaxed and casual, coffee and company were great, with guests from New York, Connecticut and Mass. Oddly enough, like us, all of the guests we met worked in media or marketing.

Music, good restaurants, zany antiques and dog-friendly hiking – heaven!
The eight spacious rooms, some with fireplaces, are each named for famous composers. Guests are invited to enjoy the parlor, its grand piano, library’s worth of books and welcome hearth, as well as the Walker House Cinema, where guests can chose from hundreds of films, operas, plays, and notable events nightly on a giant twelve-foot screen. Zany antiques and off-beat finds are everywhere you look.

Lots of lovely restaurants are within walking distance, as is off-leash dog-friendly Kennedy Park, where well-marked trails provide several levels of hikes. We also contributed to the economy at a nearby outlet mall and some tiny shops.

Here are some photos from the trip. Click on thumbnails to enlarge:

Sal the cat: I can haz jury dooty?

From the you just can’t make this stuff up department:
A cat named Sal in East Boston is learning that jury duty ain’t so easy to get out of these days. His owners were shocked when they received a jury summons in the mail — addressed to their pet cat, Guy Esposito told local WHDH News.

Figuring Sal could easily be disqualified since he is, ahem, not human, Mrs. Esposito sent in a request on Sal’s behalf to be exempted from jury duty. Of the reasons she could select as grounds for disqualification from jury duty — too old, too ill, convicted felon, etc. — Anna chose the obvious option: Sal cannot not speak English.

The request was denied.

A veterinarian has written a letter stating that Sal Esposito is a “domestic short hair neutered feline.”

Sal is supposed to show up for jury duty on March 23 and Ms. Esposito says she’ll go to the courthouse with her cat if the issue has not been cleared up before that.

Sal, meanwhile, has been wondering, “I haz go to jury dooty?”

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