"Gay dog" refused entry to restaurant

By GottaLaff


A restaurant actually turned away a blind man because a waiter thought his guide dog was "gay". No kidding.

"I'm sorry, but Fido's clearly into same-sex doggy love, so you can't eat here." I've heard of homophobia, but this is ridiculous:

The restaurant's owners said a misunderstanding had arisen between [Ian] Jolly's female companion and a waiter who understood the woman "to be saying she wanted to bring a gay dog into the restaurant".

"Gay dog", "guide dog". I guess in Australia, they sound similar.

Of course, it's common knowledge that anyone who pets a gay dog turns gay. And that's the worst thing that could happen to anyone! Ever! Especially at a restaurant!

Wait. Maybe it was really a transgender dog. What then?

So what was the big misunderstanding?

"The staff genuinely believed that Nudge was an ordinary pet dog which had been desexed to become a gay dog," the owners said in a statement to South Australia's Equal Opportunity Tribunal.

Desexed? So if you spay or neuter your pet, that switches him/her over to the other team? Why, it's like magic!

The restaurant has been ordered to apologize and pay up.

Now, had the Condom Canine shown below wandered in, I could see kicking him out for ruining appetites due to exposure to bad taste:


H/t: TexBetsy for the story and the photo

Dog Stayed With Owner For 6 Weeks After Death

Yeah yeah, I know. But since I'm still sore over Scooby and TBogg just lost his Satchmo, this just seems to encapsulate what makes them so special.

GREELEY, Colo. -- A German shepard that was reported lost in June has actually been guarding her owner's body for six weeks since the man took his own life.

The Greeley Tribune reports that "Cash" the dog was found alive on Sunday, next to the body of her master, Jake Baysinger, 25, a resident of La Salle.

Baysinger was reported as missing and suicidal in late June.

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A rancher spotted the dog Sunday on the Pawnee National Grassland. After a search, Baysinger's body and a gun were found nearby. It's believed Baysinger took his own life.

Officials said there was evidence the dog ate mice and rabbits to stay alive.

The dog is thin and dehydrated, but vets said she is OK.

Investigators said the dog probably protected her master's body by keeping coyotes away.

A Utah Puppy For The Obama White House?

By Paddy


Okay, fine, this is just an awww post, but I'm a sucker for these.

There's a new campaign to get a Utahn in the White House — one whose qualifications include a wet nose, a wagging tail and a willingness to become a loyal member of a Democratic administration.
Dozens of dogs, including six from Utah, have been nominated on a new Web site created to convince Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama that he should adopt a shelter dog for his family rather than purchase a purebred.

Utah's canine candidates include Jeep, a red heeler mix described as "extremely liberal with her kisses" and Angel, a yellow lab said to be "already imagining herself playing fetch in the Rose Garden."

They appear on obamafamilydog.com, the Utah-based Best Friends Animal Society Web site that includes a petition already signed by more than 27,000 people nationwide urging Obama to rescue a homeless dog.