Posted on April 11, 2008 by erikab1123
Russia opens monument to space dog Laika
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer Fri Apr 11, 1:58 PM ET
MOSCOW – Russian officials on Friday unveiled a monument to Laika, a dog whose flight to space more than 50 years ago paved the way for human space missions.
The small monument is near a military [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2008 by erikab1123
Now that’s a downward dog
From the Department of All Things Trendy comes the following — doing yoga with your dog, or “doga.”
In Bellevue, Wash., yoga instructor and licensed massage therapist Brenda Bryan — that’s her to the right — began teaching a doga class in 2006 at the Seattle-King County Humane Society.
In recent weeks, doga [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2008 by erikab1123
Posted on April 11, 2008 by erikab1123
Decision ‘08
Immigration, health care and the economy are important issues, but they’re just not very funny. In this election, the issues at stake are hairballs, shedding and drooling. It’s the second annual Purina Pet Comedy Challenge brought to you by petcentric! No delegates. No superdelegates. No electoral college. Just you and other pet [...]
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