Day: October 15, 2015

Springfield Nationwide Pet Day

Springfield Nationwide Pet Day
Yes, the Off the Internet dog plans to attend

Pet Appreciation Day is Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Springfield Nationwide Insurance office, 18 E. Springfield Road, Springfield, Pa. 19064.

It runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There will be a free raffle, free photo station and  free home baked dog treats, along with snacks for their humans.

The day also features a pet costume contest. Upload your pet’s photo here or bring him or her dressed for the occasion on the day of the event.

There will also be information about pet adoptions.

For information call 610-544-8900 or email SiaL1@nationwide.com

Springfield Nationwide Pet Day

Dog Devolution Illustrated

Dog Devolution
What happened to the bull terrier during a century.

It appears that D E V O applies to dogs as well.

A blogger using the handle of Mus Musculus, Ph. D.  took illustrations from Dogs of all Nations written in 1915 and placed them side by side with contemporary examples.

It speaks for itself.

The noble German shepherd then  could scale an 8.5 foot fence and now can’t, Mus notes.

He also has examples of English bulldogs, dachshunds, boxers and bull terriers, basset hounds, Saint Bernards and pugs, all of which now appear to be freakish mutants compared to the attractive creatures they once were. The modern animals are more inclined to disease and other maladies, the blogger says.

The blog post is dated Sept. 9, 2012 albeit the MailOnline, a major British website,  carried an article based on it late 2013.

Mus musculus is the scientific classification for house mouse.

Dog Devolution Illustrated