Dog Crafts-Make a Poodle Flower!

Here's a site that shows a great tutorial on how to make a Poodle out of flowers! It's very cute as you can see in this photo. This flower Poodle would make a nice gift for Poodle owners or someone who is sick and needs cheering up!

Learn how to Make a Poodle Flower Here

Famous Dogs: Frank The Pug from Men in Black

Who can forget the funny scene in the film "Men In Black" in which "Frank" the Pug was shaken by the Tommy Lee Jones character in order to get information out of him. Frank is played in both movies by a trained pug named "Mushu" with a man named Tim Blaney providing his voice. Frank was actually an alien in disguise who acted as an informant for Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.

Dog Planter for Garden Fun

Here's a cute gift for your garden or the garden of another dog lover. It's an 11" high cast resin dog planter. It's hand-painted and only $35. Plant your favorite flowers, succulents or cactus in one of these and feature it in your garden!

Dog Planter here at Garden Fun.com.

Pet "OLYMPETS" Are Happening Too!

Forget the "Olympics"-those are just humans! The "Olympets" are the games to follow. The Olympets or "National Pet Games" are organized competions and games designed to promote the health of pets and their owners.

Check their site for local games in your area:

Read more about "Olympets" HERE!

Dogs Do Empathetic Yawning!

A study published in the journal "Biology Letters" says that dogs indulge in "contagious yawning" after watching humans yawn! The study included dogs watching a researcher give a big yawn. Surprisingly, 72% of the dogs yawned when seeing the research yawn. Studies show humans and Chimpanzees are the only other life forms that practice empathetic yawning but at lower rate than dogs!

Read the rest of this interesting study HERE.