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Another Puppy Vs Kitty Video

October 1, 2010 By 3 Comments

YAY!  It’s Friday!  Time for fun and laughter…maybe happy hour after work? :)   Anyhow, I recently came across another Puppy Vs Kitty video in my Google Reader news feed.  This one is the Ninja Cat vs French Bulldog puppy.  One of my friends just recently brought home a French Bulldog puppy and he is absolutely adorable (I don’t know if they have a kitty to play with him).  Whenever I see these cat and dog videos it always makes me think back to Tom and Jerry (and of course Spike the dog).  Anyhow, take a look at this adorable video of a puppy and kitty playing together.

By the way, my favorite part comes right around the 41 second mark in the video.  The move the kitty pulls is definitely very Ninja-Like!

Puppy Vs Kitty Video

Every time I see a video like this it makes me want to run to the animal shelter and rescue a kitty to play with my dogs.  If you’re interested in rescuing a kitty or puppy I highly recommend visiting Petfinder.com and search their massive database of homeless animals.  I used Petfinder.com to find and rescue my first dog, Linus and Australian Shepherd mix.

Happy Friday!  I hope you enjoyed today’s video!  If you have any questions please leave us a comment in the comment section below.

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Little Pink Pup

March 10, 2010 By 3 Comments

I recently received an email from Johanna Kerby the author of The Pink Puppy and owner of Pink the Pig and Tink the Dachshund mom.  Johanna has recently put together her own website with all the latest updates about herself, her family, Tink, Pink, and all the other animals on her farm.  Check out her new website at http://www.johannakerby.com.

Little Pink Pup

I also noticed on Johanna’s website that she has a new book coming out called Little Pink Pup.  The book is due to come out until June 10, 2010.

Here are a few excerpts I found about the upcoming book:

From Johanna’s website:

Little Pink Pup is a wonderful picture book for children. It is about our miniature dachshund, Tink, who raises a premature baby pig born on our farm. The pig was named Pink for his bubblegum pink skin. The book tells their unique story of love and acceptance. The message of being accepted for who you are is the main theme of the story. The love that Tink gave Pink was very heartwarming. Pink is now part of our family and has a happy forever home with us.The book will be available in June 2010 and is published by Penguin Group, G.P. Putnam’s Sons in NY, NY. I took all the photographs in the book.

From Amazon.com:

Pink was the runt of the pig litter. He was so small that the Kerby family didn’t think he would survive– so they brought him into the house where he met Tink, a new dachshund mom. When Tink saw Pink, she immediately adopted him into her family, and helped nurse him back to health. Pink thrived in his new family: the puppies didn’t mind that Pink looked nothing like them—he was just their size.

This remarkable story has already garnered a great deal of media attention: the irresistible photographs documenting Pink and Tink’s relationship have appeared on Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Readers of all ages will be captivated by these adorable animals and the amazing bond that they share.

I’m hoping we might get to see some new pictures of Pink and his Dachshund litter mates Johanna’s upcoming book: Little Pink Pup.  By the way if you haven’t already visited Johanna’s website I suggest you take a look at the more recent pictures of Pink.  Here’s a link to Pink’s page: Pink and Tink. Pink sure his grown. He dwarfs little Tink in the picture on the bottom of the page.

That’s the latest update on a story we started covering two years ago about a little piglet named Pink and has Dachshund mom, Tink.

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Should I Get A Cat Or A Dog?

December 28, 2009 By 8 Comments

A cat or a dog – which is better?   I was recently asked by a family friend which is better or more to the point should I get a cat or a dog? Ahhhh yes, the age old question of DOG vs CAT rises again!  Today we are focusing on which makes a better pet: a cat or a dog?  And of course where would we be without one of our favorite cat vs dog images:

After seeing this image again I’m going to have to say mark 1 for the cat.

Should I Get A Cat Or A Dog?

If you asked my mother she would not hesitate in her answer.  She prefers cats and currently has three living at her home (I’m sure she’ll have more soon).  On the other hand come talk to me and I’m pretty sure I can convince you that a dog makes the better pet.  Of course, I’m biased after all the name of this blog is PUPPYintraining.com and not KITTYinTraining.com.

Well lucky for us we don’t have to rely on mine or my mother’s biased outlook on dogs and cats.  Instead we came across an article that reveals a scientific approach to determine whether a dog or a cat is the better pet.  Lets visit the results from the Daily Mail website:

In the ‘great pet showdown’ experts compared 11 traits from brain size to environmental impact by looking at research published in scientific journals.

Here are the results of those 11 traits:

  1. Brains - who has bigger brain size in proportion to their body size – Winner= CATS
  2. Time Species Has Been Domesticated – dogs have shared history with humans.  Domesticated at nearly 135,000 years ago – Winner= DOGS
  3. Bonding – Research has shown that even a 4 month old puppy chooses a human companion over another dog – Winner= DOGS
  4. Popularity – 204 millions cats in the top 10 cat owning nations vs 173 millions dogs in the top 10 dog owning nations – Winner= CATS
  5. Ability to Understand Words – One study has shown a Border Collie named Rico has mastered over 200 words – Winner= DOGS
  6. Problem Solving – dogs can follow gestures such as outstretched fingers or the nod of a head – Winner = DOGS
  7. Purr vs Bark – the attention seeking purr wins out against the dogs bark even though a dog can change the frequency, pitch, and range of their bark – Winner = CATS
  8. Ease of Training – dogs are said to be easier to train then cats (I guess the proof there can be my mothers attempts at training her cats) – Winner = DOGS
  9. Senses of Sight, Smell, and Hearing – no contest a cat can see in lower light, have a wider range of hearing, and can smell better than a dog – Winner = CATS
  10. Eco-Friendliness – because a cat is smaller in size they have a smaller ecological footprint.  Less land to farm food…less poop - Winner = CATS

The score is tied at 5 with the final category (the tie breaker): Usefulness -Winner = DOGS

Dogs, studies show, help cut human stress, while taking them for walks keeps their owners fit and helps them meet new people. New Scientist says: ‘Dogs can hunt, herd and guard.

‘They can sniff out drugs and bombs; they guide blind and deaf people, race for sport, pull sledges, find someone buried by an avalanche, help children learn and possibly even predict earthquakes.’

And in a conclusion bound to set tongues wagging, it adds: ‘Cats are good if you have an infestation of rodents.’

There you have it.  The dogs win out by a hair.  As always it really comes down to personal preference and this list of categories is not comprehensive and in reality each category should carry some kind of weighting.  As I scan over the list of traits in this comparison many of the Dog Friendly traits seem to be a result of earlier domestication things like bonding, ability to understand words, problem solving, and ease of training.  While on the other hand the traits more suited for cats seem to be those traits that make them more adapted to living in the wild (less domestication) such as larger brains and better sense of sight, smell, and hearing.

Honestly I love both dogs and cats.  My biggest deterrent for not having a cat right now are allergies.  There seems to be a much higher number of people allergic to cats versus dogs.  So, if you are highly allergic to cats then my answer to the question: Should I Get A Cat Or A Dog? is A DOG!

What do you guys think?  Which is a better pet?  A Cat or A Dog?

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Tink the Dachshund and Pink the Piglet Now on Video

June 12, 2009 By 1 Comment

Do you guys remember Tink the mommy Dachshund and Pink the piglet from last year. They became so famous there was a children’s book written about them. If you haven’t seen it yet then check out The Pink Puppy.

Video footage of Pink and Tink

Some new video footage of Pink and Tink was just released on YouTube. Check out the two short videos:

Pig In The House



Pink, Tink, and the Rest of the Litter

It looks like Pink has an itch that needs some scratching in the first video.  He also looked like he got the puppy zoomies…adorable.

Again, if you’re looking to read more about Tink and Pink then check out some of the related posts below or take a look at the book The Pink Puppy

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Dachshund Mother Takes Care of Baby Goat

February 9, 2009 By 2 Comments

Do you remember last years story about the Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet? We ran that article almost this same time last year. If you’ve been following along then you know that Tink the Dachshund mom was not feeling to well last time we spoke to Momma Johanna. Here’s the last update we had on Tink and Pink:

The Latest News On “The Pink Puppy”

Pink was doing well, but Tink was having a little bit of a medical problem. We went ahead and contacted Johanna to see if we could get an update on Tink and Pink and we were happy to hear that she’s doing much better and there was a little surprise to go with it.

I’ll go ahead and let the pictures do the talking and add Momma Johanna’s email update at the end:

Dachshund Mother Takes Care of Baby Goat

Spencer Gets A Kiss

Dachshund and Baby Goat

Tink and Spencer

Dachshund and Baby Goat

Spencer Getting Warmed Up

Dachshund and Baby Goat

She’s Telling Him She Loves Him and Everything Will Be All Right

Dachshund and Baby Goat

Tink and Her Baby Goat “Spencer”

Dachshund and Baby Goat

Tink and Spencer (I think he was looking for a meal)

Dachshund and Baby Goat

Colby,

I actually do have an update. Tink is doing great..so far no more tumors! She seems very healthy, so keep your fingers crossed. Pink is going to turn one year old next week. We are going to have a little birthday party for him and Tink and I’ll try to get you some photos of that. I’m going to make him a marshmallow cake! He will love it.

Tink had another wonderful experience last weekend with a baby pygmy goat born on our farm. The mother had triplets and one of the babies was stillborn, one healthy and one was nearly frozen. My husband brought the little guy to the house and we worked on getting him warmed up and to get some milk in him to see if we could take him back to his mommy. Tink was excited and thought she had another new baby. If Tink had milk, she would have tried to nurse him. She laid with him while we were warming him up and licked him all over. Later that day he could walk and she followed him everywhere he went and mothered him. Unfortunately, the mommy goat died and the little billy goat and his sister were given to a family that had a few other bottle fed babies. So for those two days, she got to be a mommy again. Here is a few pictures of her with “Spencer”, the baby billy goat. There is always something going on our little farm..never a dull moment!

Be looking for another book in the near future from a major publishing company. I will let you know more about it when I can.

Take care,

Johanna

Lots of exciting news! We’ll be sure to keep everyone posted on Tink, Pink, Spencer, and Johanna’s new book. Thanks Johanna for the update!

If you’d like to read Johanna’s children’s book about Tink the Dachshund and Pink the Piglet click the image below:

The Pink Puppy

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Puppy vs. Kitty The Standoff

January 30, 2009 By 3 Comments

There are so many great pictures of puppy vs. kitty and for some reason I always feel like I have to share them with my readers.  Here’s you’re daily dose of cute puppy vs. kitty pictures.

Puppy Vs. Kitty The Standoff

Kitty vs. Puppy

Kitten vs Puppy Standoff, originally uploaded by DoYouMindTheGap.

So, lets break down the image.  Kitty looks curious, but not thrilled.  You can tell by the fluffed out tail and it looks like the fur along her spine is starting to stand up.  Puppy (looks like a little chocolate lab) is crouched and ready to play.  I think he’s going to spring up at any moment to attack (playfully) poor little kitty.

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Another Kitty vs Puppy Image

January 12, 2009 By 1 Comment

Here we go again with Kitty vs Puppy. Little puppy has the kitty on the ropes. However, that’s no ordinary house kitty. Take a closer look.

Kitty vs. Puppy – The Battle Rages On…

Kitty vs Puppy

cheetah2, originally uploaded by shaze2

Take a look at the markings on this little kitty…yep, you guessed it that’s actually a Cheetah.

When that little Cheetah is full grown he’ll be able to run up to 70 miles per hour. Yikes! I’d be careful little puppy and try to stay on the Cheetah’s good side.

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Kitty Vs. Guinea Pig

December 16, 2008 By 1 Comment

I mostly try to stay on topic (dog’s and puppies, that is), but when I come across some of these pictures I just have to share. Yep, this one doesn’t have anything to do with dogs or puppies, but while I was looking for an image of a Guinea Pig for my post Puppy or Guinea Pig? I came across this adorable image:

Guinea Pig and Kitty, originally uploaded by viking.girl3′s

My mother would have been very upset if I didn’t share. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed your little bit of cute for the day.

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Puppy Or Guinea Pig?

December 16, 2008 By 2 Comments

Yep, I’m receiving adorable puppy pictures through my RSS feed on a daily basis and sometimes I find images I enjoy so much I just have to share with my readers. While browsing my feed I scrolled past this picture and at first glance thought why is there a guinea pig on a puppy website?

Take a look at the picture:

Puppy Or Guinea Pig?

What do you think? Is this a puppy or a guinea pig? Well of course since this is a site about puppies this is a puppy and a cute little Chow Chow at that. Here’s the details on the Flickr stream:

4th Puppy Born – Boy, originally uploaded by Xianyang Chow Chows – there’s more adorable Chow Chow Pictures here if if you want to check them out.

I had a guinea pig when I was in the first grade (I named him Harry) and for some reason this little Chow Chow reminded me of Harry. So, in my pursuit for knowledge I decided to compare this little puppy to an image of a Guinea pig just to see if this puppy really does look like a guinea pig. Check out this image:

Sorry this was one of the best images I could find of a black guinea pig. This one is also from Flickr: Guinea Pig, originally uploaded by stkali2.

I’m not so sure now, but there’s definitely some resemblance (besides them both being black).

What do you think? Does this little Chow Chow look like a Guinea Pig?

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Cat Loves His Roomba

November 19, 2008 By 3 Comments

Back to back days with articles about cats. What is this a blog about cats?

Not to worry…we’re still a blog about dogs and puppies. However, when I come across hilarious, adorable, or interesting stories I like posting it here on my blog. Until I start a “Kitty In Training” blog or “Pet In Training” blog all of my favorite videos, images, and articles will show up here…(don’t worry we’ll focus on dogs and puppies 99% of the time).

This post is actually for my mom. She loves her Roomba and she loves her cats.

Cat Enjoys Riding The Roomba

If you have any hilarious, adorable, or interesting videos, images, or stories you’d like to share with Puppy In Training then please send me your information through our contact form.

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