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Simple Game of Cat and Mouse – See how they really play!

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On A Doggie Bike Built For Two!

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Pop Arf: Modern Dog Art by Nathan Janes

Nathan Jones is the Andy Warhol of dog portraiture.

  Pop ARF is a creative way to describe the dog artwork of Nathan Janes.  In fact, it is the title Janes has given to both his collection of paintings and to his website.  Janes began his art career after graduating from the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio. At the beginning stage [...]

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Classic Hollywood Hounds Are Immortalized

In the screwball satire Bombshell (above), starring Jean Harlow as a movie star cast in her own image, the Old English sheepdogs who add to the comic chaos are Harlow's own.

  Often when we think of legendary Tinseltown canines in classic movies, the names Lassie and Rin Tin Tin usually come to mind first.  But, there were other dramatic dogs that graced the silver screen, and inspired humorous plot twists and famous movie theme songs. Turner Classic Movies created “Hollywood Hounds”, a boxed collection of [...]

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“Flights of Fancy” – Alba Ballard And Her Feathered Acting Troupe

  Alba Spinetto was born in Porto Tolle, Rovigio, Italy to a theatrical family in 1928. They traveled Europe as a variety stage troupe called Compagnia. Spinetto and entertained audiences with dancing, singing and comedy shows that incorporated various animal acts. Alba Spinetto’s special talent for working with animals, including a stray baby wolf, was established at [...]

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Diane Keaton And Her Darling Companion Put The Spotlight On Animal Rescue

        What do you get when you mix weddings, psychics, a lovable mutt, and one of America’s most beloved actors? Lawrence Kasdan’s new comedy Darling Companion, set for an NY/LA release in April 2012, that is part chase-comedy, part love story, and all heart. The plot follows married couple Beth (Diane Keaton) and [...]

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Ruben Toledo Paints A Vivid Picture – Inspired By Animal Subjects And His Designer Wife Isabel

  Artist and designer Ruben Toledo’s creative influence has little, if any, boundaries. He is, as his official biography describes, “at once a painter, sculptor, illustrator, fashion chronicler and critic;” Toledo himself says that he is simply an artist – he “tells stories and invents ideas, and tries to express emotions in a visual way.” [...]

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On A Blue (Dog) Streak In New Orleans – George Rodrigue

Since its creation, the Blue Dog became George Rodrigue’s obsession. “Painting it has become as natural to me as eating and sleeping. I have become the Blue Dog man.” Known for his darkly evocative landscapes of his Bayou home in Louisiana, Rodrigue first conjured what would go on to become his staple image when he [...]

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John Drysdale’s PEACEABLE KINGDOM

    British photographer John Drysdale’s pictures can be deceptive.  They seem to depict play — spontaneous fun and funniness, exquisite ease and frolic, the real and the surreal cozily at home in the world together.  At bottom, Drysdale’s pictures reveal the emotion of love.  Brimful of play, his guileless subjects luxuriate in strong and [...]

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America’s Favorite Fat Cat – Garfield

  Hint: He’s quick on his feet but favors a less active lifestyle.  He’s a wisecracking, nap-taking, lasagna-loving, notorious Monday hater.  You’ve guessed it! It’s the world’s most lovable and comical cat … Garfield. Born in 1978 in Mama Leone’s kitchen at the hands of creator, Jim Davis, Garfield has been gracing the pages of [...]

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