Archive for August, 2009
Dogs Groomed To Look Like Other Animals
Would you intentionally shave your dog to look like a camel…or panda…or buffalo….or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!? That’s exactly what Sandra Hartness with Creative Grooming does with her poodle Cindy.
I remember we used to trim our Golden Retriever, Molly, pretty short in the summer, but I don’t think she would allow us to do something [...]
Timelapse Video: College Move In Gets Stormy
Between the storms moving through North Carolina this past weekend and students at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill moving in to their dorms, things were pretty busy. While getting rain when trying to move is about the worst thing ever…the storm captured by The Daily Tar Heel make for some pretty good [...]
Behind The Scenes Making A TV Promo
Have you ever wondered how we get a TV promo on the air? My new blog promo, “Raining Cats & Dogs” has recently hit the airwaves, so I figured I would give you a behind the scenes look at how it got from a few pieces of paper to thirty seconds of video.
Most of the [...]
Video: When Pets Take Over Live Television
Pets on television can be one of two things: cute or funny. The video below is definitely funny and we have our news friends and canine companions in Canada to thank.
Randene Neill is the anchor of the Noon News Hour for Global BC (British Columbia, Canada) News. One Tuesday afternoon in August the Surrey SPCA [...]
Pet Picture: Dog + Ball In Pool = Wet Dog
I think many of you know that Yellow Labs love the water. You also know the instinct dogs have when it comes to chasing a ball. For our Yellow Lab, Zoe, this love affair is out of control. The pictures below were taken a few years back, but it shows what lengths Zoe will go [...]
Wake County SPCA Reduces Pet Adoption Fees
The downturn in the economy is even hitting our pets and the people that care for them. The SPCA has announced another “sale” on pet adoption. If you and your family have been thinking about a adopting a cat or dog…now might be the time. Great doggie deals…and here are the details…
The Society for the [...]
How To Get Yourself On The Planet Mars
The U.S. government could be sending you to Mars for free…sort of.
NASA is actually sending a microchip to the red planet in 2011 and your name could be on it. The Mars Science Laboratory Rover will be making the 35 million mile (plus) trip in just a few years taking, among other things…a microchip.
Add your [...]
Amtrak Train Vacation: Cary To Durham: $16
Last week I used a four day weekend to explore my own back yard. I took the family on a short round trip train ride on Amtrak from Cary to Durham for a quick dinner at the American Tobacco campus.
The timing works out perfectly to hop on the #79 Carolinian in Cary and get up [...]
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