Dogs — and more — in antlers

From the Washington Post, a photo gallery of pets in Christmas finery.

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Pet calendars posed for big sales

For the animal lover on your Christmas gift list, how about a 2010 calendar that features pets.

The Houston Chronicle's Lana Berkowitz wrote an article about the Yoga Dogs calendar by Dan and Alejandra Borris of San Antonio that has pictures of pooches doing yoga poses.

Borris' wife is an animal lover and former yoga instructor who recruits dogs belonging to friends, neighbors and even strangers.

She positions the animals in yoga poses, or as close as the four-legged models can get, for the photos. Borris uses Photoshop to concoct the final images.

Don't worry, feline fanciers, this year there is a Yoga Cats calendar for those so inclined.

The article also lists a number of other pet-related calendars available online and at bookstores, including Ferret Frenzy 2010 World Tour, with ferrets visiting the pyramids and the Statue of Liberty; the New Yorker Dogs wall calendar and the Pets Rock wall calendar, with animals dressed as rock stars (of course!).

Holiday concerns for pets

With Christmas trees going up in myriad living rooms, keeping pets safe and sound should be on everyone's minds.

Dr. Calvin Clements, a Palmyra, Pa., veterinarian, answered some questions at PennLive.com.

Decorations on the tree can pose hazards to pets. Calling them an "attractive nuisance," Clements said glass ornaments can cause serious lacerations to the mouth, face and feet of pets. And if swallowed, they can seriously harm the gastrointestinal tract.

The hooks that are used to hang ornaments? He said they can become lodged inside the animals requiring surgery to remove them.

Tinsel and garland become an attractive play toy to many pets. If swallowed, these can result in serious consequences that if not identified early results in fatality. Electric lights are often a beckoning call to be chewed and swallowed. Obviously this can result in electrical shock and serious electrical burns of the oral cavity.

Clements also talks about holiday plants being poisonous (or not), holiday treats causing stomach upset and traveling and having visitors making your pet stressed.

A little preplanning, as well as caution and common sense, and both you and your pet will enjoy the holiday season.

Photo: Michael Woyton/Poughkeepsie Journal file

Happy Halloween, all you lil' devils

To get you in the Halloween mood:

Evil Chipmunk set to music.

Evil Chipmunk devil.

Evil Chipmunk zombie.

Evil Chihuahua?

This is just wrong, but funny

Here's a short from MGM circa 1930.

It's got dogs in clothing and walking on hind legs.

It's wrong on so many levels.

You asked for it

My sister sent me a baseball cap from her alma mater for my birthday.

She said she wanted to see it worn in my blog.

I'm sure she meant Kate, right?

(The picture's a little fuzzy, because the model was on the move to get rid of the cap. Kate's not a Longhorns fan, I guess.)

Color me Irish

Here's a dog that was wearing the green Saturday in Wappingers Falls for the 13th Annual Dutchess County St. Patrick's Parade.

Photo by Kathy McLaughlin/Poughkeepsie Journal

Holiday spirit

I know what I've said in the past (here and here), but I honestly thought Kate would never sit for this kind of stunt.

What's scary is how much the antlers match her coloring.