Happy news about animals

Faon de chevreuil / Fawn

Author: Dora | Filed under: Pets & Animals

Credit: Thierry Dacko


A sweet baby , well camouflaged, waiting for it’s mom’s return, no doubt!

Dolphins moving closer to shore

Author: Dora | Filed under: Dolphin

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – If you are out in the Mississippi Sound or around the barrier islands, you might see more dolphins than usual.

Institute for Marine Mammal Studies Director Moby Solangi says Saturday they saw groups of dolphins by the west side of Horn Island, by Ship Island, on the north and south sides of Cat Island and several were in the ship channel.

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Big challenge for little dog

Author: Dora | Filed under: Dog & Puppy

By LISA HONEYBONE

Don’t be fooled by his innocent puppy eyes, this golden retriever has a serious job to do.

Guide dog puppy-in-training Fintan has been living with Sue Drinkwater and her daughter Sarah since April 21 when he was six weeks old.

Kristin School student Sarah volunteered to be a puppy walker for a school project. It takes about two years to fully train a guide dog including regular assessments to see how they are developing.

Sarah says she’s having a lot of fun with Fintan in their Mairangi Bay home.

Puppies-in-training need to be socialised with many people in different situations, but long-term they need to be able to ignore people and concentrate on their work.

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When cats go crazy!

Author: Dora | Filed under: Cat & Kitten

Storm deposits dog 32km from home

Author: Dora | Filed under: Dog & Puppy

A Hungarian dog has been reunited with his owners after being sucked into the sky while still in his kennel during a windy storm.

Agnes Tamas, 57, said she had chained her dog Bruno – who she has since renamed Lucky – to his kennel when he was swept away by what she described as the worst storm anyone in her village of Gesztered can remember.

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