A couple of weekends ago we had a delightful visit from John Woestendiek, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from the Baltimore Sun. John is currently on leave from the newspaper for a few months as a Visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Montana for the fall semester. And although he’s not officially "reporting" for the paper, he is keeping up with one of his favorite activities — doing a blog about animals for the Baltimore Sun called "Mutts."
As John says on his blog, "If we have a philosophy, it is this: All animals benefit us, and dogs
in particular make us better people; they have for thousands of years
— unconditionally, unwaveringly."
This week on his blog, John is doing a daily story about the ranch and the animals he met during his visit. His posts started on Monday and will run until Sunday. The screenshot above is from his post today, and you’ll recognize our wobbly Allie in that photo!
John also produced a fascinating video called "Hey Mister, What Kind of Dog Is That?" about the ancestry of his own "mutt," Ace. John has created DVDs of it and kindly arranged with a local video store in Missoula, Crystal Video, to rent it out, with the proceeds benefiting the animals at the sanctuary. You can also watch the video on his blog.
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Alayne left today for Santa Monica, California, to attend the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s reception and presentation of their 2007 Animal Action Awards. We are one of six recipients in the U.S. selected for the award this year. The event will be held tomorrow evening. Read IFAW’s news release on the awards here. The independent TV show "Animal Rescue" — sponsored by IFAW — will feature the award recipients during this week’s program. You can see a listing of the TV stations that air this show here. To find out when the program runs, you’ll have to check your local listings.
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Yesterday on our blog I answered a reader’s question about how many animals sleep in the house. Today, Gayle posted a comment asking why blind Widget wasn’t one of them. Good question! Because … because Widget is a nocturnal "Party Beagle," as someone recently described her. She sleeps all day and wants to party all night. That means a lot of woo-woo-wooing at all hours and banging on the bedroom door with her paws at 3 a.m. So Miss Widget is a Cottage Girl.
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