DOGS AND VODKA DRINK...

Attention dog owners: Next time you're drinking vodka and Coke, don't leave your glass on the floor. Matthew Cox, 26, did just that, went outside to have a cigarette, and returned to find that his 6-month-old Labrador puppy, Max, had finished his drink for him. The Brit was too drunk to help the swaying puppy, and ended up leaving him with his roommate when he went out to DJ, the BBC reports. Now Cox has been banned from having a dog for three years, and Max has found a new home.

Police were alerted to the situation by two girls who saw Max, staggering and falling, outside stores near Cox's home. Officers later found Max at Cox's home, the Daily Mail reports. They brought him to a vet for emergency treatment, where he was put on an IV drip for nearly a full day to recover. Cox pleaded guilty to failure to ensure an animal's welfare, and the judge who handed down the three-year ban called his actions "just downright stupid."

PERFECT PET FOR CHILDREN...

Dogs are Great Pets for Children - Cia de FotoFinding a first pet for a child takes more than a visit to a pet store or animal shelter. Parents need to think about the age and maturity of a child before helping them select a first pet. Is the child ready to handle animal care chores like feeding a pet, cleaning up after it or providing exercise? Some small pets, like guinea pigs, birds and fish only need a nice corner of the house for their cage and some loving care, while dog and cats need more upkeep and attention.

Pet Dogs are a Good Choice for Children
Dogs, forever known as man’s best friend, are active companions and willing playmates for children, but require almost as much care as another child! Before bringing a dog into family, parents should consider the family’s schedule, yard space, and whether they are ready to pick up the slack should a child lose interest—or become too busy—to handle primary pet care duties. Some aspects of puppy care simply can’t be handled by a small child, such as house training and obedience class. Parents should be ready to train the dog, then teach the child how to handle the dog.

FACTS ABOUT DOGS...

Dogs can register sounds of 35,000 vibrations a second where as a human can only hear 20,000 vibrations.

A German shepherd has smell sensory cells of 220,000,000 where as a human has only 5,000,000 cells

Theobromine in chocolates, a substance similar to caffeine, can kill the dogs, or at the very least make them seriously ill.

The tallest dogs are the Great Dane and the Irish wolfhound. The smallest dogs are the Chihuahua, Yorkshire terrier and Toy Poodle.

The oldest age recorded for a dog is 29 years and 5 months.

The world’s heaviest and longest dog is an English Mastiff named Zorba which weighed 3423 pounds and eight feet three inches long from nose to tail.

Laika was the world’s first ever space astronaut dog which was sent into space in 1957 by the Russian government.

Greyhounds can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour in short bursts.

In Second World War, Russians trained dogs to run suicide missions between the tracks of German tanks with mines strapped on their backs.

In the Middle Ages, Mastiffs used to be dressed in light armor to which was strapped a pot of flaming sulphur and were then made to run into battle against mounted knights.

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THINGS I LIKE TO DO THIS MONTH

It's really time for me to concentrate on building my blogsites. i'm just tired of saying one thing over and over again. I'ts a new year and i must upgrade.
Firstly, i need a dog.