A dalmatian enjoys the nice weather we're not getting.
If you live here in the New York City area, you should be excited to hear that the 101 Dalmatians theater show is coming to our area! As Dancing Dog Blog told us a while back, this is a show that is doing a great job of showing people what shelter dogs are capable of. The show will be at the Theater at Madison Square Garden from April 7 to April 18. Here is a link to get tickets for 25% off. Get yourself some seats before they sell out!
Speaking of Dancing Dog Blog, last week Mary had a great story about sky-diving special forces dogs. I saved it for this week’s update. It’s interesting to read how calmly the dogs deal with the experience.
Dogs have been used in the U.S. military for a long time, but the U.S. Marines program for using them to detect explosive devices has turned a corner. Dogs are saving lives in Iraq and Afghanistan probably right now as you read this.
Dogs save our lives, and it’s our job to return the favor. Dogs Of Course is putting on a conference about that very topic in August of this year. It’s being held in Pennsylvania from August 5 – 7 and doubles as a fundraiser for St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center (my alma mater) with a list of speakers that is nothing short of amazing.
- Vinny Catalano, MBA CPDT-KA, CPBC
- Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB
- Trish King CPDT-KA, CDBC
- Emily Levine, DVM
- Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., CAAB
- Alice Moon-Fanelli, Ph.D., CAAB
- Pamela Reid Ph.D., CAAB
- Pia Silvani, CPDT-KA
- Nancy Williams MA, RVT, ACAAB
- Carolyn Barney CPDT-KA
Here is a flyer and here is a direct link to sign up now!
Have a great weekend!
I'm always a bit envious when I hear about all the cool things that are happening in my home town, NYC (except for the literal part about the snow) and am particularly jealous of those who will get to see 101 Dalmatians; it sounds like a blast and I'm sure it'll help the shelter dog cause. I was also wowed by Mary's post about the sky diving dogs; that's one of the most amazing things I've read in a long time.
Wow, thanks for the great mentions and I'm so glad you caught the notice for the New York opening of 101 Dalmatians…there's so much stuff out there to keep track of and it was a really great show–loved what they did for shelter dogs! The photograph with the NATO forces still blows me away…gotta love these special dogs:)
Yep, bought my tickets already. Looking forward to it!
I always enjoy the blog Eric, great job, keep up the good work ; ) Thanks for sharing the 101 Dalmatian info. I followed the link and bought tickets, sounds like fun….we've been looking for a good excuse to come to the city.
What night are you going? We're going on the 18th.
What night are you going? We're going on the 18th.