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Silver-gray Weimaraner with beautiful blue eyes.

The way he buries his nose there you just *have* to cuddle him!

This puppy seems to be dreaming.

Puppy Nose, originally uploaded by dakotaduff.

Only a puppy can lay this relaxed on the floor

"Tank" the mini Husky puppy, originally uploaded by Scott Kinmartin.

I don’t get it — why are you smiling so goofy?

Puppy Jail, originally uploaded by It’sGreg.

I’m locked up — why don’t you free me?

A drunk Cambodian man became embroiled in an unfortunate genital incident when, as he was urinating through a fence, a happy little puppy on the other side bit onto his penis.

News reports in Phnom Penh said that Kann Veasna was relieving himself through a hole in the fence after a hard day drinking wine when the incident occurred.

The Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper suggested that the puppy may have thought Veasna’s penis was toy.

A DOG’S life has been saved by a blood donation from another pet.

Rosie, a 10-year-old bearded collie, received a life-saving transfusion hours before an emergency operation to remove her spleen after developing tumours.

Owner Lizzie Gault, from Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, said Rosie would not have survived the surgery without the blood donation as she was severely anaemic.

The operation was performed at Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital, which arranged to get the blood through a new charity, Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBuk).

Show-dog Rosie’s life was saved by Kai, a German shepherd dog from Stirling.

Kai’s owner, Pauline Aitken, had taken her pet to give blood at a PBBuk drive in Stirling in November.

Ms Gault, a former dog breeder and a researcher at Glasgow University, said: “I took Rosie to the vet after realising her gums were really pale as I brushed her teeth.

“A blood test discovered she had very low haemoglobin and an ultrasound found tumours on her spleen.

“We knew she had to have her spleen out but she was too weak.

“The transfusion was truly wonderful because 10 years ago it wouldn’t have been possible and Rosie probably wouldn’t have made it.”

After the operation, Rosie even got a chance to meet Kai, the dog which saved her life, and they got on well.

Ms Aitken said: “I was delighted to meet Rosie, who made a great recovery, and see the positive impact of Kai’s donation.

“I’m a blood donor myself, so it was only natural for me to take Kai along to give blood to the Pet Blood Bank.”

Dr Ian Ramsay, director of Glasgow University’s Small Animal Hospital, said: “Without blood donations many animals would not make it through surgery, and we are grateful to all the owners who donate their pet’s blood.”

Ms Gault, who has two other bearded collies, said Rosie had now fully recovered from the surgery.

She added: “Rosie had her stitches out last week.

“Now she’s barking, eating, running about - she’s back to full fitness.

“It’s just been amazing.”

Since its launch in March, the Pet Blood Bank UK has received 300 donations, amounting to 800 units of blood.

The next Pet Blood Bank drive will take place in Stirling in February.

Donating dogs must be between one and eight years old, weigh over 25kg, never have travelled abroad and be in good health.

Rarely is a regurgitated turkey gizzard the centerpiece of a charming story.

When you add such characters as the overeager Pomeranian and the intrepid schoolgirl, the tale is more easily swallowed.

Ten-year-old Tori Grimm’s family was cooking Thanksgiving dinner two weeks ago in their New Albany home. Five-year-old Gizmo peeked with interest over the dog gate in the doorway, until Tori’s grandmother tossed him a piece of turkey.

“He’s not used to getting scraps, so he just ate it whole. He just fell over and started gasping,” Tori recalled.

The family is still struck by how fast it happened, how instantly Gizmo was affected and unable to breathe. But luckily, Tori moved quickly, too.

“Everybody was yelling different stuff” — frantic suggestions for saving Gizmo, such as sticking a hand down his throat — “so I just gave him the Heimlich maneuver,” Tori said.

The Community Montessori fifth-grader learned the technique last spring in a seminar at school.

Tori wrapped her arms around the stricken dog’s trunk and applied pressure with her hands, three times in 30 seconds, until Gizmo coughed up the food and resumed breathing.

No discriminating diner, Gizmo reacted predictably.

“He just started chewing,” Tori said.

Tori’s experience impressed her teacher, Heather Wathen, who recalled Tori attended the Heimlich seminar after research into the subject sparked her interest.

“I think it’s awesome,” Wathen said. “She came in and told me, and I was just very proud that she knew enough to even try the Heimlich maneuver on her animal.”

Gizmo isn’t Tori’s only animal, though. He’s one of three dogs, dwarfing a Chihuahua and a Yorkshire terrier as well as the four cats and a rat.

Tori said she’s interested in becoming a veterinarian, having volunteered at the Floyd County Humane Society two years ago. She taught puppies to sit.

Gizmo has recovered from his misadventure, barking and wheezing himself into a frenzy Wednesday when two strangers from the newspaper visited his turf.

He’s overweight and has trouble breathing, but grandmother Margaret Tyler reported he seems to have learned a lesson.

“When I hand him his food now, he takes it a little slow,” Tyler said, chiding herself: “No more real food again, Nana broke the rules!”

Tyler, a diabetic, said she’s taught Tori basic medical techniques that could help her in an emergency.

But as for CPR, Tori said, “I don’t know it that well.” That’s bound to change, since her mother, Jill, is certified in the life-saving procedure.

Tori has set the bar high for herself and others looking to practically apply knowledge from Montessori seminars. But if a bizarre emergency calls for someone to skateboard and milk a goat, she’ll be ready.

Bill Campbell used to have a near-phobia about dogs based on a bad childhood experience. But after suffering brain injuries from repeated explosions in Iraq and dealing with the resulting mental challenges, he might find that a dog raised by an inmate in New York is his best friend.

Even his wife, Domenica Campbell, thinks so.

Starting in February, Stevi, a 17-month-old golden Labrador retriever, will be by Bill Campbell’s side at all times as his specially trained assistant, protector and companion.

Campbell, 46, lives with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. He will be the first service member diagnosed with PTSD to receive a dog under a new program started by Puppies Behind Bars, a New York-based nonprofit that trains inmates to raise service dogs.

The 10-year-old organization has raised 190 specially trained canines that are working a variety of jobs, including “seeing” for the blind and sniffing out explosives.

Gloria Gilbert Stoga, the organization’s founder and president, wanted to donate one or more dogs to service members wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq.

On the other side of the country, Domenica Campbell arrives at the only explanation plausible for why her husband was the first chosen.

“For whatever reason, fate put this dog in his way,” his wife said.

Police officer Rebecca Rosenblatt has a new partner. His name is Reese, and he cost $9,500.

He came to the police department courtesy of the Millbrae Community Foundation.

Reese is a 17-month-old German shepherd who is trained to track, search and protect, said Millbrae Police Cmdr. Marc Farber.

Reese and Rosenblatt are now on the beat after spending four weeks training at Tyson Kennels in Newark.

“He’s as good (or better than) a human partner,” said Rosenblatt, a

25-year-old Millbrae resident. “But the benefit of having a dog is, you don’t have to worry if he is in a bad mood, or don’t have to worry about him being mad at you.”

The Police Department hasn’t had a K-9 unit in five years, said Farber, who was once a canine handler.

Farber worked with and took care of K-9 Tino for years. Tino, a 13-year-old, has since retired and still lives with Farber. The other police dog — Rex — took ill and was put to sleep.

For the department to buy Reese — who originally came from Czechoslovakia — the foundation received the money from a donor who wanted to remain anonymous, said Catherine Quigg, the nonprofit’s president.

Rosenblatt said that when Reese turns 2 years old, he will need a bulletproof vest, should anyone want to donate money. The vest runs about $1,000, she added. Farber said the community foundation is still fund-raising for the department to get another police dog next summer.

Rosenblatt was one of three officerswho applied to be canine handlers. She was chosen because she went to canine training on her own time, Farber said.

She choose Reese because he is friendly. But like her, during work, it’s strictly business.

Next year, the duo will be trained in narcotics detection.

Rosenblatt said she’s happy because she knows Reese has her back.

“You get what you put in (from training),” she said. “He’s a really good partner.”