Cool Websites

http://community.muttropolis.com/video/doglish-1 - video of dogs who can talk

You have to subscribe to: http://drawthedog.com/?p=1420. That particular cartoon is inspired by a Summit son, Trudeau—Janet and Lourdes have the original picture that gave the idea for the drawing.

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-453079?hpt=Mid – news video clip on CNN’s website featuring George, one of the stars of the Marmaduke movie, demonstrating training tips

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6527096n&tag=api – CBS Morning Show segment about large breed dogs, including a mantle Dane named Treat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZoY –heartwarming and thought-provoking video and song about the relationship between God and dog.

http://www.petplace.com/dogvideos.aspx?p=244&utm_source=dogcrazynews001et&utm_medium=email&utm_content=petplace_article&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter – a dog climbs 40 feet high up a tree to retrieve a toy.

http://www.petplace.com/dogvideos.aspx?p=231&utm_source=dogcrazynews001et&utm_medium=email&utm_content=petplace_corepage&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter – a Pedigree commercial of dogs filmed in slow motion as they track a piece of kibble flying through the air; the bulldog is especially adorable.

http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/2947/23/5/3 - The (UK) Kennel Club's new software for breeding, with a focus on breeding for health.

http://www.slate.com/id/2241334/pagenum/all/#p2 – a really nice article about the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship competition held in Long Beach, California in December. Over 4000 dogs competed at this invitation only event, including our very own Smoke, owned by Sandy and Neal Dickens. There is also an embedded video you can click on. The article focuses on Ford, a black Lab, and the Obedience competition.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/21/marmaduke-movie-trailer/ - There’s a live-action Marmaduke movie scheduled to be released June 4, 2010. A variety of fawn Danes were used in the film; among them are two brothers--Am/Can Ch Daynakins Quiet Spirit of Bricarlo (Spirit) and Daynakin Quaternote of Bricarlo (George), bred by Georgia Hymmen and Kim Broenneke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNRRV_bkFno - an excited golden retriever welcomes her soldier home from his deployment in Afghanistan; really heartwarming.

http://www.greatdanepro.com/Growing%20Old/index.htm - an absolutely lovely slideshow about loving dogs in your old age, presented as a scrapbook.

http://www.pawnation.com/2009/11/06/salsa-dancing-dog/ - really cute video clip of a golden retriever dancing the salsa with her hip-shaking owner.

http://www.cafepress.com/heartdanes/6936168 - a site to purchase 2010 Great Dane calendars; there are a variety to choose from and 100% of the proceeds benefit the University of Pennsylvania, Veterinary Cardiology Department, for research into the cause of DCM in Danes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mIyMRPV8kg – awesome video of a dog who can not only dribble a basketball, but can catch it with his paws and dunk it through the hoop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLGl-0w3tgg – hilarious video clip of dogs swimming in pools and lakes; the last segment involves a little dog trying to climb out of a pool who gets rescued by a bigger dog, but the bigger dog doesn’t seem to know when the rescue is over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DalB-CvO7Qc – a beagle plays dead on David Letterman’s show—you have to see it to believe it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFcSgrYISgM – a husky mix running on the treadmill while doing tricks—also a Letterman episode.

http://www.imodium.com/generic.jhtml?id=imodium/include/home.inc - another Dane spokes-dog. A little animation pops up with this picture and an announcement that it’s the biggest dog on the eastern seaboard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXYhn2Wwxhs – a video clip of a small dog determined to evict a stubborn cat from his bed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8rG9GIWiNQ – an encore presentation of a Dane named Honey free-style dancing—watch at the very end how she really gets into unwrapping the sash around her human partner’s waist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB0R0yYww_c – adorable video clip of a little baby crawling across the floor towards a sleeping boxer; the baby touches the dog’s foot and the dog responds; look for the big grin on the baby’s face at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhpAvGvkpec – a video clip of a boxer bouncing on a trampoline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWbzsDOCfDE – a video clip of a squirming mass of 13 day old Dane puppies exploring their whelping box

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofpYRITtLSg – absolutely incredible video of a dog dragging another dog to safety across multiple lanes of traffic after the first dog had been hit by a car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtFTF2ii7U – short news story of the amazing friendship between an elephant and a dog at an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/polardog.asp - still pictures of a polar bear romping with tethered sled dogs in Canada’s Hudson Bay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE-Nyt4Bmi8 – video of polar bears romping with tethered sled dogs; one dog doesn’t look particularly happy about it

http://www.familytiez.com/video/gin.htm - a video clip from the British TV show “Britain’s Got Talent” of a teenage girl and her border collie, Gin, doing a freestyle dance routine; even the notorious Simon Cowell is blown away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysIlOyd7DbY – a video of a very smart and well-trained dog retrieving a ball in a series of complex maneuvers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvG1zfQ74-4 – since we have several members who have Chinese Cresteds as well as Danes, here’s a cute homemade video clip of a harlequin Dane puppy romping with a Chinese crested.

http://www.danesonline.com/pic.shtml - some really cute Christmas pictures of Great Danes.

http://maniacworld.com/dog-having-a-blast-in-the-snow.html - an encore presentation of a dog joyfully tunneling through deep snow.

http://www.thedogpress.com – an online magazine devoted to the dog fancy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLdLrfMdej8 - a hilarious video compilation called “Release the Hounds” of dogs being dogs and people getting in the way.

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com - click on this website to provide free food for rescued animals.

http://www.imeem.com/ladygaga/video/JfhLCbtj/lady_gaga_poker_face_music_video - a music video by someone named Lady Gaga featuring two harlequin Danes named Lava and Rumpus from Pacific Coast Harlequins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_sQ40MSKwo - adorable 31 second video of a tiny puppy perfectly imitating his person whistling

article&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter - an interesting video of a dog drinking water in slow motion; you can really see the mechanics of how dogs scoop water into their mouths

http://www.familytiez.com/video/gin.htm - a nearly five minute long video clip from the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent” of a border collie freestyle dancing; the judges, including the infamous Simon Cowell, love it.

http://greatdanereview.com - this site has been mentioned before; this online magazine has lots of photos and newsy items

http://www.thegreatdanegallery.com/futurity_kids.html - a fun slide show of Futurity bound puppies

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteld+3 - click on this site daily to get free food donated to abused and neglected animals

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jCnAjel02lM - a video of a man singing “Goodnight Sweetheart” to a litter of adorable boxer pups; watch while they settle right down to sleep! I’ve watched this a dozen times and can’t get enough of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8rG9GIWiNQ - a 3 minute video of a canine freestyle competition in New Zealand with a Great Dane named Honey dancing to the music of “Big Spender.”

http://www.riversongs.com/Flas/today.swf - an online jigsaw puzzle with a little animation at the end

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ - Another reminder to keep clicking on the Animal Rescue site when you go online so that free food is donated to abused and neglected animals

http://www.cafepress.com/heartdanes - the Heart Danes Shop; 100% of proceeds to canine DCM research at the Texas Heart Institute