australia

Dogs Prove Themselves, at Home and Overseas

Sabi, a black Labrador military working dog with the Australian forces, was recently found 14 months after being declared “missing in action” in Afghanistan. (She’d been separated from her human comrades during an ambush.) First Muffy – the mongrel who got home from Melbourne after nine years and a journey of hundreds of miles – and now this. There seems to be something special about Australian dogs. Sabi’s homecoming began when an American soldier saw her with an Afghan man and discovered she understood English commands. Read More »

The New Pet Craze?

A recent article in Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph reports that a new pet craze is hitting the land down under. Before you read any further, I need to point out that I am not making this up.  I'm reporting what I read for your edification.  This new pet that has Australians all a twitter sells for up to $100 for a breeding pair.  The cuddly, lovable pet I'm referring to is none other than... wait for it... the giant burrowing cockroach! Seriously.  The giant burrowing cockroach.  Putting the word 'giant' and 'cockroach' together in the same sentence would be...

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