PetPix Today!

Not so Zeeke!… a puppy-in-training that belongs to JJ Coat, a Pre-Vet major and honors student of Ohio Northern University. Zeeke has become part of the alumni. JJ has chosen to prepare Zeeke to become a service dog, as her Honors Project. Zeeke’s training period is 16 months and JJ has been given special permission by the university administration to bring Zeeke onto the campus where he has become an instant celebrity. This has also given the university much-needed celebrity as well. We’re thinking there may be more Zeekes in future classes…

While checking out other pet photo contests on the web I came across a doozy. In the “Can You Top This?” corner there is now a collosal pet lover essay contest (that includes a pet photo) that started in early April. The grand prize is a 1.25 million-dollar mansion in Ocala FL, owned by author Clementina Marie Giovannetti who is running this contest. Her goal is to publish a book of pet lover stories complete with photos…

Okay. Last week we learned about training pet fish to do athletics like playing soccer and basketball. We’ve seen the Stupid Pet Tricks on the David Leterman Show, have seen dancing pet dogs and cats playing the piano by ear, but I honestly had no idea that there was such a thing as bunny hurdles or what I laughingly refer to as dressage for bunnies. A pet photo op if ever there was one!

When one feels this good, it is difficult to remember recent days that have been challenging. Like the dreary cold and windy days this past winter when a body didn’t want to move, to go anywhere or do anything. Those days of trying to overcome oneself. On one such day I came across this gem in an email. Thought you might appreciate it too. Anyone with a dog, a faithful soulful dog will enjoy this a lot.

Pet lovers have trained pets for centuries. We have dancing dogs, dancing horses and now sport-playing and dancing goldfish! Amazing as this sounds, a company called R2 Solutions is quickly gaining fame wih their new goldfish training kit.

The training? Soccer, basketball, doing the limbo, slalom swimming and go-fetch. Yes really.