News Roundup

Here is a local story of a pitbull that woke a family up when there was fire coming out of their basement. It seems the dog was owned by a neighbor. No word why the dog was outside at 3 in the morning, but I guess the neighbors can't complain about the all-hour barking anymore!

New study shows a link between high cholesterol and compulsive tail chasing in dogs. There was a previous study in humans that showed a link between high cholesterol and compulsive behaviors and anxiety. Now Mickey will go crazy sometimes chasing his tail. In fact, in his kennel his tail can stick out and he will butt his head against the sides tryign to get the tail to drag it back in. The article does exclude puppies from its scope because they are just discovering their tail so of course they're going to chase it.

Another study showed that people could identify which type of dog you owned based on your looks. Does it work for us? Do we look like our doggie? I tried to help the comparison by finding a picture where Jamal needs a shave. hehe. I see that Mickey has our almond eyes and dark hair...