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Columbus Canines in Costume

Oct. 27, 2007

Categorized in: Columbus In The News

Tagged with: capital area humane society, columbus ohio, easton, franklin county dog shelter, the columbus dispatch

man wrestles with the devil and a ferret...

Cute?

Look at the 2007 Pet Costume Contest - Slide Show on The Columbus Dispatch website for fourteen fabulously costumed canines and a ferret. The ferret is dressed as a pirate if cute canines in costumes are not enough to catch your interest.

Looking at the photo of the ferret on page one of the D section today, I thought it was a cat. I believe the other 14 photos are Columbus canines in Halloween costumes. No cats.

Raul the contest winner is dressed as Henry VIII complete with wives heads (doll heads.) Raul is an English Bulldog according to the article by Joe Blundo of The Columbus Dispatch.

The second prize winner, Beau, a French mastiff is a Devil costume. As the judges noted Beau has the right expression. That ferret took third. Tomorrow is the pet parade at Easton benefiting the Capital Area Humane Society and the Muttster Mash at Fitzgeralds on Bethel Road benefiting the Franklin County Dog Shelter. Details on ColumbusBestBlog

My favorite in the costume competition for the Columbus Dispatch is toward the end of the slide show the bulldog (?) dressed as a pirate... although the OSU coach is clever... and the dog as a race horse is clever... and that strawberry. They've all amazing.

Pirates seem popular this year for pets.

For the full story, owners and pet's names, breeds, the story of why the ferret's pirate eye patch is so appropriated read Pet Costume Contest - Pet projects in The Columbus Dispatch...

The photo above IS NOT an award winning costumed canine. That's my dog... he does not like to dress up. He'd rather chew up the devil costume than wear it. That photo is very old... as is the dog now. We don't even wrestle with him over wearing a costume anymore. He won.

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How much is that doggie in the window?

May. 30, 2007

Categorized in: Community

Tagged with: capital area humane society, central ohio, franklin county dog shelter

Dog days of summer Good Morning America has the story this morning. It was on NPR last night as I was driving home from the office. The latest internet scam (also known as 419 scams, advance pay scams or Nigerian scams) is puppies!

Internet "windows" or any browser you choose to use allows scammers to reach out and pick your pocket with a too good to be true price on a pure bred dog. Or a story of a puppy who needs YOUR help.

According to the Seattle Times yesterday English bulldogs were the prime breed for sale but there is no dog. No matter what the breed advertised there is no dog. No matter how much money is forwarded you don't get a dog. As real estate we agents get our own peculiar type of Nigerian emails offering something for nothing... find me a property, just give me your account numbers and I will pour in my riches. I personally heard from a "Nigerian Senator" last week. He wanted to move here to Columbus, but "the senator" ... "Senator Bob" also wanted to move to Denver. Denver must have won out over Columbus Ohio.....

A few of us were playing out in our Worthington Ohio office backyard yesterday with a couple of neighbor dogs, "Popcorn" a bichon and "Linus" a comical, floppy eared, long tailed boxer mix... We talked about dogs, dog rescue, dog shelters, puppies, Doberman Pinschers, miniature dachshunds, mutts, bichon's, mixes, poodles, pitt bulls and more.

Linus was adopted from the Franklin County Dog Shelter. This Sunday is Frankllin County Dog Shelter's Mingle With Our Mutts on Sunday, June 3 ~ Noon-2 pm. Leaving the office to drive home to my dog I heard the story on the radio about the latest scams. Puppies.

Not even officially summer... the Dog Days of Summer starts around the fourth of July... but I think that represents a bulldog... There are links to the dog shelter, rescue groups and the Capital Area Humane Society on my Columbus K9 page on the MaureenMcCabe.com website Reputable local breeders or local rescue groups are the way to find a dog in my opinion. Rescue a Central Ohio dog!

Taking a cue from child predators that use the story of a lost dog with children the scammers use stories of dogs that need help to get people to send money. There is no dog.

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May. 1, 2006

Categorized in: Columbus Real Estate

Tagged with: central ohio, columbus clippers, columbus ohio, dogs, enewsletter, events, franklin county dog shelter, sports

My May Real Living E-Newsletter is online now but I don't believe there is anything about baseball on it....the baseball or softball or whatever that is in the image below sure looks nice with theE-Newsletter masthead though! I grabbed the graphic hoping I could just get the the baseball. No such luck. Then I'd have had to blog about the Columbus Clippers or Berliner Park softball fields anyway and I know virtually nothing about either so it is better if I just shamelessly pitch my E-Newsletter.

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I have a page on my maureenmccabe.com website about Columbus Sports including...

Columbus Clippers

Oh my goodness... Thursday May 4, 2006 is Dog Lovers Night... the Clippers website has a picture of Jake the diamond dog!!

Thursday, May 4, 2006 @ 7:05 PM vs. Norfolk Tides

"Dog Lovers Night sponsored by Friends of The Shelter
Opportunity to adopt a dog a Gate #1 from 6 PM to 7 PM. Contact Susan Smith at szsmith@franklincountyohio.gov or call 462-4360 at the Franklin County Dog Shelter for more information on adopting a dog or for general admission tickets to support Dog Lovers Night and the Franklin County Dog Shelter. "

"Jake "The Diamond Dog" has long held the title of the best utility dog in baseball. On the field, Jake is a triple threat: He retrieves foul balls, performs batboy duties and brings the umpires refreshments. Come and enjoy the day the game goes to the dogs! "

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Where Best Friends Meet

Oct. 3, 2005

Categorized in: Events & Places

Tagged with: best friends, central ohio, columbus ohio, dog rescue, dogs, events places, franklin county dog shelter, mingle with our mutts

No, it's not over a beer after work!! The Franklin County Dog Shelter's website is captioned "Where Best Friends Meet."

In Columbus Ohio there are plenty of opportunities to rescue a new best friend from the Capital Area Humane Society, local rescue group and the dog pound (Franklin County Dog Shelter. ) Visit the Columbus K9 Page on my website for links to canine rescue groups.

The Franklin County Dog Shelter holds 'Mingle With Our Mutts!!' every first and third Sunday to help families find their new best friend. The Franklin County Dog Shelter is located at 1731 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, OH 43207.

A message from the Franklin County Dog Shelter's website includes "Please choose your next pet from a shelter or rescue, not a pet store or a backyard breeder!" Visit the dog shelter's website for information about 'Mingle With Our Mutts', adoption information and more.

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