Dear Dogs,
Did you know that the Angell Memorial in Boston has a blood bank? In order to donate your blood, you have to be over 50lbs and 1-6 years old. 1-8 year old cats over 9 pounds can donate their blood as well!
Please have your humans go to the Angel Memorial web site and check it out.
Pictured above is a volunteer for another US pet blood bank.
Read the incredible story of the lucky Trouble, Leona Helmsley’s maltese who inherited $12M!
NEW YORK (AP) — Leona Helmsley’s dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a mausoleum. But two of Helmsley’s grandchildren got nothing from the late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire’s estate.
Helmsley left her beloved white Maltese, named Trouble, a $12 million trust fund, according to her will, which was made public Tuesday in surrogate court.
She also left millions for her brother, Alvin Rosenthal, who was named to care for Trouble in her absence, as well as two of four grandchildren from her late son Jay Panzirer — so long as they visit their father’s grave site once each calendar year.
Otherwise, she wrote, neither will get a penny of the $5 million she left for each of them.
Helmsley left nothing to two of Jay Panzirer’s other children — Craig and Meegan Panzirer — for “reasons that are known to them,” she wrote.
But no one made out better than Trouble, who once appeared in ads for the Helmsley Hotels, and lived up to her name by biting a housekeeper.
“I direct that when my dog, Trouble, dies, her remains shall be buried next to my remains in the Helmsley mausoleum,” Helmsley wrote in her will.
The mausoleum, she ordered, must be “washed or steam-cleaned at least once a year.” She left behind $3 million for the upkeep of her final resting place in Westchester County, where she is buried with her husband, Harry Helmsley.
She also left her chauffeur, Nicholas Celea, $100,000.
She ordered that cash from sales of the Helmsley’s residences and belongings, reported to be worth billions, be sold and that the money be given to the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Her longtime spokesman, Howard Rubenstein, had no comment.
Helmsley died earlier this month at her Connecticut home. She became known as a symbol of 1980s greed and earned the nickname “the Queen of Mean” after her 1988 indictment and subsequent conviction for tax evasion. One employee had quoted her as snarling, “Only the little people pay taxes.”
Chou Chou, pictured above, and other Bostonian Yorkies from the Little Yorkies meetup rented a fabulous limo to go to the 2nd Annual New York City Canine Cruise this weekend. Small dogs and their owners will embark on a 3-hour cruise around Manhattan Island. All proceeds from the cruise raffle will benefit the Animal Haven and the Picasso Veterinary Fund. For more information, visit www.caninecruise.com.
The Chihuahuas Luke and Leia turned one year old in July, and last weekend they celebrated their birthday with their closest pals at Doggie Day, the play center located at 400 Tremont St in Boston, MA.
Watch the video and see what a fabulous STAR WARS theme party the two dogs had! Turn on the volume!
The owner of Luke and Leia, TC, is a member of the Boston Chihuahua meetup group.
She loves Star Wars and named her two puppies after the famous characters.
The two dogs receved a lot of beautiful gifts!
Click here to see more pictures of the outrageous party!
Watch this video and turn on the volume!
Leslie provides your dog the opportunity to stay healthy even when it is raining outside: your dog can run with her in special treadmills for dogs and she can even train your dog to use a human treadmill!
Leslie lives in Belmont, MA. She even organizes playgroups and she provides petsitting services. If you want more info about her services, click here: www.pet-estrian.com
Small dogs can’t miss this amazing event: the second annual canine cruise around NYC Harbor on a chartered Circle Line Yacht! There will be gift bags, raffles, contests, fashion show, live DJ and more! Even dogs from Boston are going to New York to participate to the event, like some Boston Terriers members of the Boston meetup group .
100 percent of the proceeds from tickets sales go to Animal Haven & 100 percent of the Canine Cruise raffle proceeds go to The Picasso Fund.
The cruise will take place on Sunday, August 26th (12:00pm - 3:00pm)
Only dogs 25lbs and under are admitted.
The ticket costs $40.00.
Click here for more info.
Pictured below are two participants at the 2006 canine cruise.
The birthday party of the Chihuahua Cucuy organized at Doggie Day in Boston as we experienced it!
Read more about Cucuy and her birthday party in the posts below.
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