Palm Dog Awards at Cannes
Who knew this was a thing? The top award at the Cannes Film Festival is the Palm D’Or, so as a take-off on that, they created an alternative award called the Palm Dog in 2001. It is awarded to the … Continue reading
Westminster 2016: Master Agility Awards
The competitors: Wren, a Papillon from the 8-inch class, qualifying with a time of 33.37 seconds Keebler, the 2-time, back-to-back winner of the 12-inch class, qualifying with a time of 34.37 seconds Cruzer, a Shetland Sheep Dog from the 16-inch … Continue reading
Golden Poodle awards for July
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Golden Poodle awards for March
The Golden Poodle award goes to Negrita, the incredibly smart doggie mother of 9 pups who buried them under a metal structure to protect them from a raging forest fire. All the pups were safely rescued by firefighters. A second … Continue reading
Golden Poodle awards for May
The Golden Poodle award for the first time goes to a cat. Tara the Courageous defended her 4-year-old human from an attack by a loose neighborhood dog and became the Most Famous Cat in the World. Tara seemed to find … Continue reading
April Golden Poodle awards
The April Golden Poodle award goes to all the fire fighters, deputy sheriffs, animal control officer, volunteer search and rescuers, and veterinary clinic in New Jersey for rescuing a dirty shaggy little stray dog who had gotten stuck on a … Continue reading
March Golden Poodle awards
The March Golden Poodle award goes to Alaskan sled dogs, the canine super athletes who race in the Iditarod and Yukon Quest. Snowmobiles and airplanes have made dog sledding obsolete for travel, but thanks to Alaskans’ love for their Huskies, … Continue reading
October Golden Poodle awards
The Golden Poodle award goes to Houdini, the Australian Shepherd dog who not only was able to open two doors to escape from the humane society, but while he was free, he also demonstrated his marketing skills by charming a … Continue reading