THINKING OF GETTING ONE OF THESE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALLERGIES?

Mexican Hairless Dog

If you have allergies to dogs , and are thinking of getting either one, you may want to think again. A dog or  with no hair might appear at first glance to be a wise choice BUT, in fact, just the opposite is true. These dogs  still have the two things people are allergic to. That being the skin of the animal – which sheds dead cells, or dander and saliva, which they deposit on their skin when licking themselves.

Eric Favetta brought his dog, Gizmo, to work during an overnight
shift at PetSmart in Secaucus and kept him in the store’s empty
doggie day care facility. Two weeks later, Favetta was fired for
“theft of service.”

Eric Favetta was in the doghouse.

A PetSmart employee since July 2008, Favetta was fired from his
job at the Secaucus store last month for “theft of service.”
The alleged “theft” occurred during an overnight shift Favetta
worked as a favor to his manager.

Favetta brought his dog, Gizmo, to work with him, and the dog
stayed in the store’s doggie day care facility — which at the
time was not manned by any other employee — while Favetta prepared
the store for a special showing to potential business partners.

“I have always been the type of employee to go the extra mile and
make sure that not only the store was taken care of but that the
employees were taken care of,” said Favetta, 31, of Towaco.

PetSmart seemed like a perfect fit to Favetta after his nearly
seven-year stint as a dog handler for various military units in
Afghanistan and Bahrain. He became operations manager — basically
an assistant manager — at the Wayne store.

Favetta said he was charged with helping clean up a messy store
where business was suffering.

“We began to get compliments from our customers, telling us how
great the store looked and it was a great feeling,” he said.

In April 2009, the district manager moved Favetta to the Secaucus
store — a high-traffic, high-profile store that was in disarray.

At 5 p.m. on Dec. 15, Favetta was asked to work a special
overnight shift that night to prepare the store for a viewing
by representatives for Martha Stewart’s company, which was
considering adding its product lines to PetSmart. Favetta said yes.

“I brought my dog with me because I knew if I didn’t, he would
have been home alone all day and all night until I returned home
at 6 a.m. the next day,” Favetta said.

He did the shift, and Gizmo, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, spent
the night in the empty store’s doggie day care facility. Favetta
said he’d check in on Gizmo every 15 minutes or so, and then go
back to work.

Two weeks later, Favetta was asked to meet with his store and
district managers, who requested a written account of his
overnight shift. He complied. They reviewed it and fired him
for “theft of service.”

“I was shocked,” Favetta said. “It makes me sick that because
I brought my dog to work with me when the store was closed to
do the company a favor, I was called a thief and terminated.”

Boo the therapy dog came to school one day.  A young six year old boy who

never spoke for six years until the day  Boo came to school.

Mark came home and couldn’t stop talking about this dog Boo.  His parents

were delighted.

Boo the Therapy Dog and Marc Oliveri PHOTO BY CBS NEWS

You can see the full story of Boo the Therapy Dog here

I wish someone would tell me what it is that I?ve done wrong,
and why I must be chained outside and left alone so long.
They seemed so glad to have me, when I came here as a pup.
There were so many things we?d do while I was growing up.
The master said he?d train me, as a companion dog and friend.
The mistress said she?d never fear to be alone again.
The children said they?d feed me and brush me every day.
They?d play with me and walk me, if I could only stay.
But now the master hasn?t time, the mistress says I shed.
She won?t allow me in the house, not even to be fed.
The children never walk me, they always say “not now”.
I wish that I could please them, why won?t they tell me how?
All I had to give was love, so someone please explain,
just why they said they wanted me, and then left me on a chain.

(Anonymous)

The following video may make your cry.

With the holiday season approaching things can get mighty hectic, so

don’t forget your furry best friend.

First and foremost you need to make sure your house is safe for your

dog at this time of year.  Make sure there are no electric cords form

Christmas tree lights that your puppy or dog can chew on,  make sure

the Christmas tree is secure so your dog can’t knock it over.

How about a gift for your little furry friend?

Here are some suggestions under $50:

KONG

DOG TORNADO

DOG BED

SWEATER FOR COLD WEATHER

HOMEMADE TREATS ( PAMPER YOUR POOCH)

I’m having a Christmas Contest for all dog lovers to send

in there cutest dog or puppy picture.  It can be any kind of

picture of your dog you own now or in the past.  Tell us the

name of the dog, date of birth, living or deceased, write a

short story about how you came to acquiring this K9 of yours.

The best submission will win the ebook ‘ Pamper Your Pooch’.

Submit your entries to toppooch[at]k9s4ever.com

Contest ends December 31, 2009.