National List of Pet Pantries State by State

In a down economy where a percentage of Americans don't have jobs and very little money coming in, the ability to feed our pets is becoming more difficult for some pet owners.

Across the country people are bringing their pets to Pet Pantries. Rather than take their pets to pounds and shelters owners want to keep their furry kids with them. They're forced to go to a Pet Pantry and get a bag of food and even medical supplies.

Because of the economy donations are down at these pantries and some pets might go hungry for who knows how long.

Pets are members of our families and for some who live alone their pets are they're only family.

If you're are doing well financially you might consider donating to these Pet Pantries in your area to keep pets with their families.

Here's a list of State by State Pet Food Pantries where you can get free food for dogs and cats:

Pet Food Pantries by State.

Turn Your Dog Into a Science Experiment!

You can try this at home-might be a good idea to apply the blanky a little more gently than is demonstrated here. The dog is getting roughed up pretty good here. But, the static electricity hairdo is electrifying!

Dog Yoga?

Yoga instructor Suzette Ackermann holds "Doya" or dog yoga classes. She performs the stretching techniques on dogs in an effort to help dogs "find their inner peace."

The slide show shows dog owners and their pets doing yoga moves with their dogs delicately balanced on their torsos. The dogs, many of whom are of the Toy variety, seem to be tolerating the bending, stretching and balancing as well as they can.

I'm sure they'd rather be running on the beach or curled up on their favorite blanky eating a treat!

View the Dog Yoga Slide Show at Yahoo!

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List of Medications Dangerous to Dogs

Here's an important list of medications people use that are dangerous and deadly for dogs to ingest:

Check out the list at The Dog Daily.

2011 World's Ugliest Dog-Yoda

Poor little Chinese-crested Chihuahua named Yoda.  Her human found her behind an apartment block and she had been abandoned. Now, Yoda, 14 years old, holds the title of 2011 World's Ugliest Dog. Not quite a rags-to-riches story but I'm sure Yoda is very proud of her achievements.



More at Newsmax.com.

Famous Dogs: Murray From Mad About You

Popular TV sitcom Mad About You which ran from 1992 to 1999 featured the family dog named "Murray." Stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt portrayed the main characters Paul Buchman and Jaime Stemple Buchman.

The character dog "Murray" was played by a dog named "Maui" and was a Border Collie mix who was also a rescue. Born in California, the 58 lb Maui was trained for several years by Betty Linn.

"Maui is very sweet and takes direction well," says Linn, who has trained him for the past four years. "He's completely spoiled by everyone and consequently loves to go to the set when we begin a new show on Mondays."

Linn also said Maui was much smarter than the character Murray he portrayed and did many typical dog tricks such as shaking his head, crawling, sneezing, pretending to urinate, etc.

Maui appeared in a Christmas movie called "Santa's Slay" in 2005 as "Miss Scribbles."

No word on what happened to Maui where he passed away or is in retirement.