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Archive for February, 2008

The link for the AZ (Arizona) Schnauzer Rescue has been updated on our Breed Rescue  listings at All About Dogs and Cats.

Arizona Schnauzer Rescue, Inc. is the American Kennel Club (AKC) rescue service for Miniature Schnauzers in the State of Arizona.  They report to American Miniature Schnauzer Club and to the local breed specialty organization:  Cactus State Miniature Schnauzer Club.  This rescue program is entirely volunteer.  Their services are extended to New Mexico & Nevada because there are currently no schnauzer rescue programs available in either state.

WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) – It’s a doggone chartbuster — a song audible only to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and is looking to go global.

A Very Silent Night, recorded at a frequency only dogs can hear, was so popular among owners it hit number one at Christmas, but has been receiving mixed responses from listeners.

“The most violent one was a dog that physically attacked the radio when it was played and went quite berserk and totally destroyed it,” said Bob Kerridge, chief executive of animal welfare group, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). “On the other side of the scale, they just lie down and did nothing.” 

The disc contains an instrumental and a vocal version of the song, but Kerridge said he did not know what kind of music dogs would hear. “Never having heard it myself, I don’t what they’ll hear and of course I don’t know how dogs hear music,” he said.

Kerridge added dogs in Australia and the United States could soon have a listen.

The charity CD is priced at NZ$4.99 ($3.93). NZ$22,000 ($17,300USD) has been raised by the disc’s sale.