Dog that saved sex victim receives an award

Rottweiler dogs often receive bad press. This is usually a result of poor skills by the dog owner. With the right care, attention and training Rottweiler can make great pets. It also now seems that they can be Heroes.

Former rescue dog Jake stopped a sex attacker in his tracks during an incident involving a woman.

Esmahil Adhami, aged 18, was assaulting a 20 year old woman when Jake came to her rescue. As Jake was on one of his constitutional walks a woman's screams were heard in the distance. Jake's owner thought it was just kids messing about but Jake knew differently. Quick as a flash Jake bounded off into the woodland area where the attack was taking place.

The assailant fled with Jake hot on his heels. Jake then stayed close to the woman keeping a vigil. Jake kept circling her in order to protect her until help arrived.

The incident took place in July 2009 near Hershall Common, Coventry. The assialant was caught and has been jailed for four years.

Jake received his award from the RSPCA. He was given a medallion and a bravery award. Suffice to say his owner is as proud as punch.

It's a dog day afternoon as city's smallest and tallest pooches take over Central Park

One is the size of a bagel. The other weighs more than Eli Manning. The tallest and tiniest dogs in the world sized each other up in Central Park Wednesday after making it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Boo Boo, a long-haired female Chihuahua, is just 4 inches tall and weighs only 2 pounds. She went paw-to-paw with Giant George, a 43-inch-tall Great Dane who tips the scales at 245 pounds. "I thought he might want a snack or something, but he was very gentle," Boo Boo's owner Lana Elswick said after meeting Giant George. "Boo Boo was fascinated. She waited a few minutes and then she went over." The tiny Kentucky canine weighed 1 ounce when she was born by Caesarean section in 2006. "The vet said if she lived, it would be a miracle," Elswick said. "She is my miracle." The palm-sized pet eats just a tablespoon of dog food each day, will drink only bottled water and has a sweet tooth. Giant George, meanwhile, scarfs down 110 pounds of dog food each month - the equivalent of 30 Nathan's hot dogs a day. "He would eat twice that if we let him," said owner David Nasser of Tucson, Ariz. "He's great, very playful with tons of energy." George sleeps on a queen-sized mattress at the end of the Nassers' bed and took up three bulkhead seats on the plane to New York. Nasser and his wife, Christie, have a 1-year-old daughter and don't worry about letting George get near her. "He's a gentle giant, and that's the true thing about the Great Danes," he said. BY CHRISTINA BOYLE

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East Carondelet fire kills 13 dogs

Thirteen dogs were killed here on Monday afternoon when a fire destroyed a small home, authorities said.

Rhonda Tutor, the owner of the home, said she raised the dogs — 12 miniature pinschers and one pit bull — because she couldn’t have children.

“I have no babies, I just want my babies,” Tutor said when she arrived at the scene.

Tutor said she was at work when a neighbor called and told her the one-story wood-frame house was on fire.

T.J. Hagedorn, the assistant chief of the Prairie Du Pont Fire Department, said the fire started just after 2 p.m.

He said it took about 30 minutes for firefighters to extinguish the flames.

Hagedorn said fire officials were trying to determine how the fire began.

The home is in the 600 block of Chartrand Road, near East Carondelet, in St. Clair County. Tutor and her husband lived at the home with the dogs, several stray cats and a turtle. The fate of other animals was uncertain.

Tutor, 43, said most of the dogs were in kennels inside the one-story home when the blaze began. Two of the dogs — Dirty, a pit bull, and Zeus, an older miniature pinscher — were loose in the house, Tutor said. 

“They couldn’t escape, they were trapped,” Tutor said.

The dogs ranged in age from puppies to upwards of 12 years old.

Tutor said she was a dog breeder but gave it up because she had a hard time saying goodbye to the dogs.

BY NICHOLAS J.C. PISTOR

The doggy lifeguards that leap from helicopters to save stranded swimmers

Leaping out of helicopters into freezing water these are the incredible doggie-paddling life guards: Like canine David Hassel-woofs these fearless dogs scramble to the rescue of swimmers off the coast of Italy's popular beaches

They leap from helicopters or speeding boats, bringing aid to swimmers who get into trouble off Italy's popular beaches.

Hundreds of specially trained dogs from Italy's corps of canine lifeguards are deployed each summer to help swimmers in need of rescue.

In the same way that a helpful St.Bernard might rescue an Alpine hiker in distress these 'sea dogs' are saving the lives of dozens of swimmers off Italy's crowded beaches.

Instead of a reviving cask of brandy the 'lifedogs' tow a buoy that victims can grab, or wear a distinctive red 'Baywatch' harness connected to a raft the swimmer can ride back to shore.

Unlike their human counterparts, the dogs can easily jump from moving helicopters, boats or even jetskis to reach swimmers in trouble.

It can take up to three years for the 'rescue dogs' to reach operational status, and currently 300 dogs are fully trained for duty, said Roberto Gasbarri, who coordinates the Italian School of Canine Lifeguards programme at a centre just outside Rome in the seaside resort of Civitavecchia.

'Dogs are useful in containing the physical fatigue of the lifeguard, to increase the speed at which casualties are retrieved, to increase the security of both the casualty and of the lifeguard,' Gasbarri said.

'The dog becomes a sort of "intelligent lifebuoy". It is a buoy that goes by itself to a person in need of help, and comes back to the shore also by himself, choosing the best landing point and swimming through the safest currents.'

Of the millions that flock to Italy's golden beaches every Summer some 3,000 swimmers require rescue after getting into difficulties and the lifeguard dogs are at the forefront of the rescue effort.

Each dog works as part of a team with a human handler who is also a fully-trained lifeguard.

The Civitavecchia center is one of twelve centres around the country for a school founded more than 20 years ago in the northern Italian province of Bergamo by Ferruccio Pilenga, who piloted the scheme by training his own Newfoundland.

The school can train any breed, as long as they weigh at least 66lb, but Labradors, Newfoundlands and golden retrievers are most commonly used because of their natural swimming ability.

'Being retrievers, they set out to pick up anything we tell them, be it a human being, an object, or a fish, and they bring it back to the shore,' said lifeguard Monica Luciani. 'They do not associate it with a physical activity, but it is rather a game for them.'

Best of all, in these cash-strapped times, the only reward that these ocean-going heroes require is a pat on the head.

Or perhaps a biscuit.

Using Dogs to Sniff Out Bed Bugs

Just hearing the words “bed bug” can make people itch. And news reports about retail stores and movie theaters battling the tiny, blood-sucking insects have caused some New Yorkers to panic. But the bugs can be prevented -- and a four-legged weapon is gaining popularity in the battle against the six-legged pests.
"Cassie. Cassie. Come around," says David Kendrick, a former New Jersey K9 officer. Now employed by Action Pest Control, he gives the signal for Cassie, his 2-year-old black lab mix, to get ready to hunt for bed bugs. "Park it," he says.

Kendrick's clients include stores, theaters, and residential and office buildings. None of them wanted the media tagging along with Kendrick, so we went to a bench in SoHo for a demonstration. Cassie sniffed it but she didn't sit down, which would have indicated a bed bug. When she does sit down, in homes at least, Kendrick says, "We'll completely strip the bed, take the pillows off, suitcases, the covers, we'll check all around the seams of a mattresses. One of the places they hide is under the seam. If you take the seam of a mattress and flipped it up you'll find them there. You could find them in the back of a headboard." And in the box springs.

Kendrick says the bugs like warm, dark places where they can feast on people. So they're not likely to be riding subways or sitting on park benches unless they're stuck on a bag or a shoe. That's how they wind up in retail stores and movie theaters.

Kendrick's company claims to have doubled its revenues since creating a bed bug unit in 2007. The company owns three dogs that were specially trained in Florida, and a fourth is arriving this week. Kendrick uses a flashlight or magnifying glass to make sure the dogs really have found the tiny, brownish black pests.

"These dogs are so sensitive they can smell a single egg," he says. "They can smell a single bug. They can be hidden someplace where we can't actually see them. So we have to rely a lot basically on what the dog's indicating to us."

He says bed bugs are found in about 60 percent of the places he's called to inspect. It can cost hundreds of dollars an hour to bring in a dog. And if bugs are found, it can be hundreds more to exterminate them with chemicals and steam. But Kendrick says the dogs are worth it to narrow the scope of treatment.

Nobody really knows why bed bugs spread here and nationally in the 1990s. But entomologists and people in the pest control field believe they're here to stay.

"Bed bugs have been hitch-hiking on human beings ever since the beginning of history. This is what they do," says Richard Cooper. He runs a resource called BedBug Central and serves on the New York City Bed Bug Advisory board, which issued a report this summer recommending greater outreach and education. Cooper says New Yorkers shouldn't panic and throw out their upholstery. But they should take precautions, like encasing their mattresses and boxsprings. And if you bring in a pest control company, Cooper -- who runs one of his own -- says there are things to watch:

"One, are they confirming the problem? Two, the kind of preparations that they're giving you, are they situation specific, in other words, are they asking you to bag every single item that you own? A lot of pest control companies do."

And he says that shouldn't be necessary unless an apartment is completely infested. Cooper also cautions that companies should have multiple tools beyond chemicals, such as dogs, steam, vacuums and instant freezing.

He and other experts say if people had been more vigilant and had the city done more outreach years ago, the epidemic might not have spread so thoroughly. But now that it has, bed bugs -- like cockroaches -- are part of the urban landscape. And if you're still worried about movie theaters, well, Cooper says don't bring a lot of belongings because that could make it easier for any stray bugs to follow you home.

By Beth Fertig

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Paralyzed dog reaches summit of Mount Washington

What's special about Lucy climbing a mountain this week? Dogs go hiking with their owners everyday. But Lucy isn't just any dog. She's got an awesome spirit. She was left to die on the roadside in Puerto Rico several years ago and was paralyzed in her hind quarters. She lived in a shelter in Puerto Rico for 2 years. Courtney Dunning, a nurse at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire, saw her on the internet and decided she wanted her. Lucy was flown to her and eventually outfitted with a special walker from Handicapped Pets. Wednesday, they reached the 6,288 foot summit. Lucy, 4, is the first physically challenged dog to make the trek. She went with Dunning by walking the auto road in Pinkham Notch, N.H., and was accompanied by four other people and Topper, Lucy's canine companion, also rescued from Puerto Rico. The 7.6 mile journey started at 5:28 a.m. and took just over six hours. It's the highest peak in the Northeast.

"She's such a go-getter," Dunning told the Union Leader. "Nothing stops her, she'll try anything. She goes up steps, she jumps off steps. She goes for walks, she goes for runs. Even at a full-out sprint, she far outdoes me."

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Why city folks treat dogs as their kids

A researcher at Indiana University South Bend found that city people tend to treat animals as their children, especially if the animal is a dog. 

"If you have kids, you have less time to spend with your pets. That's part of it, but not the whole story. People who think of their pets as their children often re-evaluate this thought when they have human children of their own," said David Blouin. 

Blouin's study found that 93 percent of dog owners and 77 percent of cat owners took their pets to the veterinarian at least one time a year. 

Some admitted that they spent significant sums of money on their pet's health, addressing routine care, such as vaccinations, as well more serious conditions such as skin allergies, Crohn's disease and diabetes. 

The frequency of interactions owners had with their pets, as well as how often they took them to the veterinarian, were closely tied to how owners viewed their pets -- whether as a child, a companion, or just another, albeit, useful animal, said Blouin. 

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Coyote attacks, kills pet dog in Sussex County

A coyote attacked and killed a small dog early today while the dog was out for an early-morning walk with his owner in a park in Sussex County, police said.

The dog owner, a 22-year-old Sparta man who was not identified by police, was out for a walk with his dog at 8:30 a.m. when the unleashed dog ran about 100 yards ahead of the man on a hiking trail in Sparta Glen Park, police said.

The dog’s owner then heard the sound of animals fighting and ran toward the sound of the commotion to check on his 3-year-old Miniature Pinscher, which weighed approximately 20 pounds, police said.

When he arrived at the bloody scene, the man saw a large coyote standing over the dog, which suffered serious wounds to its abdomen, police said. The dog died several minutes later.

“He’s (the dog owner) is just heartbroken over the whole thing,” said Sparta police Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, adding the coyote fled when the dog owner reached the scene.

Beebe said the man, who took daily walks with his dog at the approximate 90-acre, heavily wooded park located off Glen Road on the side of Sparta Mountain, described the coyote to police following the attack.

“There’s no doubt about it,” he said.

Beebe said it was the first coyote-dog attack in Sparta that he was aware of.

“This was the first attack, but they’re out there. We have a large population of bears and coyotes,” he said.

Coyotes resemble German shepherd dogs and have various colors, including blond, red and black, according to staff members at the state Division of Fish & Game.

Eastern Coyotes, the type of coyote involved in the attack, weigh on average about 40 pounds and are found in all of the state’s 21 counties, said Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection. They are larger than their Western counterparts and some have been found to weigh as much as 60 pounds.

While they generally do not attack people, one or two of the renegade coyotes tried to drag off two children in separate incidents in Monmouth County in 2007, which state wildlife officials described as the first known predatory attacks by the canines.

“With coyotes, you’re dealing with a perception issue. A coyote attack on people is extremely rare,” said Hajna.

Wildlife officials have estimated there are between 3,000 and 5,000 coyotes in the state. Hajna said there are no scientific studies to determine a more accurate count.

There are both hunting and trapping seasons for coyotes in the fall and winter, he said.

Beebe, a dog owner himself, advised dog owners not to allow their animals to roam without a leash.

“We all have to be mindful of the fact that there are bears and coyotes that live in our community. Small dogs and cats can be considered prey items to these animals. So please keep your pets leashed when not on your own property,” he said.

Dog owners in Sparta face a $250 first-time fine for allowing their pets to roam without a license, said Beebe.

Sparta is heeding the advise of the Division of Fish & Wildlife and will not close the park because of the incident, he said.

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O, when the dogs go marching in!

You can imagine all your own jokes about dogs going to church, and members of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles have heard every one of them 100 times since they began regular weekly worship services with their pets nearly a year ago.

“I have to admit, even I call it the Doggie Church sometimes,” said the Rev. Tom Eggebeen, a Michigan transplant to Los Angeles three years ago. 

He has seen the biggest growth in his aging and previously shrinking congregation by launching this weekly, Sunday-afternoon service at which parishioners can bring along their four-legged best friends.

“We asked a focus group of cats if we should include them and they all agreed the dogs need church more than they do,” joked Eggebeen, laughing then apologizing. “Sorry. You can imagine that I needed to develop quite a few lines like that to get people to lighten up and open up to this concept.

“Here’s the simple truth: Where there is love, there is God. For many people, especially people living alone, their dogs are their best friends, really essential companions in their lives. And we always emphasize: We’re not worshiping dogs. We’re worshiping God. But in this worship service, we welcome the whole family, including our four-legged family members.”

On Sunday afternoon, Eggebeen showed up just after 4 p.m. to arrange seating for up to 30 humans and their pets at the 5 p.m. service. He spread out chairs and fluffy white dog pads, using the chapel’s space lengthwise to face a side altar. The arrangement places him just an arm’s reach away from the long front row in this casual service. Occasionally, he pets someone’s dog himself. During the offering, ushers pass both a collection plate that the humans fill and a basket of dog treats that the canines empty.

“My dogs are my best friends,” said Ryan Gerardveal, who visited the canine service for the first time on Sunday with his friend Ryan LaRochelle to see how it all unfolds at Covenant.

Gerardveal said he was skeptical about this whole idea, so brought neither of his dogs, a Pomeranian and a pit bull. But, on Sunday, he said he was impressed to see LaRochelle take a seat in the front row and cradle his Chihuahua-terrier, Lilliana, on his lap throughout the service. The little dog seemed to enjoy the experience and Gerardveal left convinced that he should return with one of his own four-legged friends on a future Sunday.

By DAVID CRUMM AND BENJAMIN CRUMM

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Dogs help improve kids reading skills

These dogs really had a lot to bark about when it came to getting kids into reading.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library has been running its ongoing summer "PAWS for Reading" program. The popular program is a successful reading initiative that brings together dogs and kids in a literary fashion.

"PAWS for Reading is a program where children read aloud to therapy dogs in order to improve their reading and communication skills," said Anne Marie Shapiola, children's librarian. "Children read individually to trained therapy dogs, accompanied by their handlers, in schools, libraries, or other settings where they can feel comfortable and confident. A dog will not correct them or make them feel awkward if they stumble and the idea is to instill confidence in them as readers. Hopefully, it will get the children to go home and read to their own pets if they own any, or inspire them to just read more."

Ready to take part as good listeners for an afternoon's reading session at the library were Riley, a 2-year-old Labradoodle owned by Ilene Handal, and Maggie, a 3-year-old Newfoundland, owned by Gary Link. Also on hand were a couple of black Labrador Retrievers named Shadow, a 2-year-old owned by Frankie Andriani and another named Jozy, an 8-year-old owned by Craig and Paulette Gonzalez.

Dog owners who want their dogs to become certified as therapy animals must have their dogs pass through a series of training sessions from local certified therapy training facilities, such as Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs Inc., based in Morris Plains. There are also advanced level training courses, such as the PAWS for reading basic training.

"It's very rewarding to see my dog Riley become such an integral part of helping a child gain the confidence and desire to read more," said Handal.

The "PAWS for Reading" program is affiliated with the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program, which began in the Salt Lake City Library in November 1999.

"We have been a therapy group since 1993," said Kathy Klotz, executive director for the R.E.A.D program, a non-profit organization, based in Utah. "We bring dogs to hospitals and care centers with patients of all ages and conditions. It proved to be very beneficial and that's when we thought we should transfer those benefits to children who are struggling with reading."

According to Klotz, a pilot program was started at the Salt Lake City Library. It was held for four Saturdays in a row and became very successful. In January 2000, the program was held at a nearby elementary school to visit with the same kids that were struggling with reading week after week. Over one school year, the children's reading level actually went up from one to two grade levels.

"Kids lined up to register for appointments," added Klotz. "It became such a runaway hit that we ended as a front page article in the Wall Street Journal. The children who read to the animals get away from peer pressure and have non-judgmental listeners and that makes a world of difference."

According to recent reports, 68 percent of American school children are not reading at their level when they reach fourth grade.

"This is the age where children need to be reading to learn as opposed to learning to read and we feel this program really turns things around for them. We're glad to see how the program has spun off and is now being held in many different towns and cities all over the country."

BY TINA PAPPAS

Women share darkest secrets with their dogs

Dogs may be considered man's best friend, but it is actually women who are closer to their pets and some even admit telling their dogs their darkest secrets, a survey has revealed.

The survey for dog food company Winalot showed that nearly one in five women respondents told those secrets that they wouldn't dare reveal to anyone else, Daily Express reported Thursday.

Some women share a strong bond with their pet and 14 per cent of the respondents believed their dog could read their mind.

In contrast, barely 10 per cent of men were open with their dogs. Most described their pet as a "trusted companion".

Almost a third of dog owners described their as their "most loyal partner" and half of the respondents said that their pets make them feel "more optimistic".

Woman disputes Md. sheriff's department's account of shooting of family dog

A Forest Heights woman disputed the official account of the incident in which her dog was shot to death Friday by Prince George's County sheriff's deputies who had gone to her home to serve an eviction notice.

In a statement, the sheriff's department said that deputies knocked on the front and back doors of the home and made a commotion, but they received no response indicating that a dog was present.

But Donya Williams, 38, said Monday that her 21/2- year-old Rottweiler, Kato, barked whenever anyone knocked on the door or walked by outside. "I don't believe they" knocked, Williams said at a news conference outside the Prince George's courthouse in Upper Marlboro. "He would have barked."

Williams said Kato would be alive if deputies had waited for county animal control officials.

According to the sheriff's department statement, the deputies had called animal control officers to restrain the dog. They had been told by the landlord that the dog was kept in a crate in a basement, the statement said. But the officers, apparently thinking the dog was not in the home, did not wait for animal control officers.

As the deputies went through the home, the Rottweiler "charged them from an unknown location. Due to being in a confined space, with no place to retreat, the deputy discharged his firearm to protect himself and his partner from serious bodily harm," the statement said.

Asked to respond to Williams's claim that the deputies had failed to knock before entering the home, spokeswoman Sgt. Yakeisha Hines said, "That's her opinion."

Hines said that the deputies had been trained how to enter a home where a dog might be present and that she was confident they knocked before entering.

She said it would not have mattered if the deputies had waited for animal control officials, because the deputies would have entered first. Deputies search homes to make sure they are safe before allowing civilians inside, Hines said.

The deputy who shot the dog is on administrative leave with pay while the sheriff's department investigates the incident, she said.

The sheriff's department was criticized two years ago after members of its SWAT unit stormed the home of the Berwyn Heights mayor and fatally shot his two black Labradors during a botched drug raid.

Authorities said Mayor Cheye Calvo's home was raided because a package of marijuana had been delivered there. Authorities later acknowledged that the mayor and his wife had nothing to do with the delivery and were not involved in drug trafficking.

An internal investigation by the sheriff's department found no wrongdoing by the deputies who killed Calvo's dogs.

Williams, an executive assistant for a national association in the District, said she was hospitalized for post-traumatic stress for two days after the shooting. She said she had spoken with Sheriff Michael A. Jackson.

Williams said Jackson told her that he was sorry but that his deputies did what they had to.

"He's already told me he believes they did the right thing" before the investigation is complete, Williams said.

Jackson did not respond to a call seeking comment.

By Ruben Castaneda

Dog Saves Man's Life by Biting Off Toe: Jerry Douthett Has Best Hangover Ever

A Michigan man says he has his dog to thank for saving his life by chewing off his infected big toe as he lay in a drunken stupor.

For months, Jerry Douthett had refused to see a doctor for the festering digit, in spite of his wife's pleas and her suspicion that he had out of control diabetes.

About two weeks ago the couple went to a bar, where Douthett told the Grand Rapids Press that he drank four or five beers.

"Jerry had had all these Margaritas, so I just let him sleep," his wife Rosee, a registered nurse, told the paper. "But then I heard these screams coming from the bedroom, and he was yelling, 'My toe's gone, my toe's gone!'"

Kiko, the family dog, had suddenly become a surgeon.

"It wasn't an aggressive attack. He pretty much just ate the infection, so he saved my life," Jerry Douthett said.

He was treated at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids where physicians said he had type 2 diabetes and was suffering from a dangerous toe infection. Surgeons amputated what was left of the digit.

"Maybe he thought it was not part of Jerry's body," Rosie told the Grand Rapids television station WOOD-TV, "that it was a dead animal laying on the bed. But he chewed off the infected part so he knew when to stop, which was great."

Jerry Douthett says Kiko, a white terrier with brown ears, is a hero. Now that he knows he is diabetic, he has given up drinking.

By Aina Hunter

The story of a loving couple and their pet dog

That day Jenny was looking really delighted! Jenny is one of my close friends since my high school days. We, her friends, had gone for a lunch on that day in her house. When I raised the question her about the issue, she told me that she has merely come out of a big dilemma which she had no plan how to approach.

Robert, Jenny's husband had gifted a Coton de Tulear breed to her very recently on her birthday. But the dog seemed to like barking all the time; that can stop their hearts. They adore the pet and the breed gradually became the love of their lives, but that screaming bark every time anything moved outside their house was pushing their limits. . They did not need a completely silent dog, but they could not take that high pitched screaming also!

Then she met a lady in their neighborhood who also had a Coton who was as noisy as their dog was used to be; maybe even worse! But from the last few weeks, she had noticed that her neighbor's dog was no longer barking when Jenny or Robert walked by their home. Jenny asked the lady about the matter and she told her that she purchased the Bark Control Collar for her pet and it had changed her life- and truly it changed the life of everyone who used to walk by their home everyday.

Jenny discussed about bark collar with Robert. Firstly, he discouraged her but after a few days of no barking from the neighboring Coton; they were convinced that they should give it a try.

Then they had gone through the net to look for the best bark collar that might be suitable for their puppy. After searching through the net for bark collars, they summarized some categories of barking dog collars available in the market:

1.Petsafe bark collar,

2.Ultrasonic bark collar,

3.Innnotek bark collar,

4.Dog spray collar,

5.Small dog bark collar,

6.Multivet bark collar.

They analyzed even more deeply so that they could purchase the best no bark collar. Ultimately they settled down for Petsafe PDT00-10603 Yard-and-Park Remote Trainer because this simple to use, waterproof, adjustable, innovative shock collar can produce electrical stimulation up to a range of 400 yards and Petsafe likes to be one of the top manufacturers of pet training products. This model, they thought, would be the most capable solution for their pet's barking problem. So they purchased it online.

They were so happy seeing that the collar actually does a splendid job as they were reviewed in the net. This bark control collar has solved the pet's barking problem and their neighbors were mighty happy too! Knowing the reason of Jenny's joyousness, we also feel very glad for them and their pet.

By Linda Ray

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Killing 200,000 Dogs Doesn't Halt Rabies in Bali

Officials have not been able to stop persistent outbreaks of rabies on the Indonesian Island of Bali.

Since the rabies outbreak was first announced in late 2008, there have been 78 reported deaths on the island - one of Asia's top tourist destinations. Many other deaths have likely gone unreported.

Now stocks of an anti-rabies vaccine for humans are low and could run out.

Hospitals across Bali have faced periodic shortages of free post-exposure vaccines, leaving poor residents with few options.

Government officials told the Jakarta Post that six of Bali's eight regencies - Karangasem, Tabanan, Bangli, Jembrana, Klungkung and Buleleng - had no supplies of anti-rabies vaccines. There was concern that poor patients would not be able to travel to obtain anti-rabies shots.

Animal organizations like the Australia-based Bali Street Dog Fund have vaccinated thousands of dogs in Bali, but health officials have also engaged in widespread campaigns to cull stray canines.

In a highly-criticized move, officials have killed about 200,000 dogs since the outbreak began, instead of initially conducting mass vaccinations as recommended by the World Health Organization.

According to Vets Beyond Borders, indiscriminate culling of animals is ineffective at controlling the disease.

Rabies kills some 55,000 people annually - mostly children - with nearly 60 percent of those deaths from dog bites in Asia.

Bali was once considered rabies-free.

Several countries, including the United States, have issued travel warnings advising vacationers to consider getting pre-exposure rabies vaccinations.

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