Puppies For Sale

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Dec 042014
 

Puppies For Sale

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups, and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard.

As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy. “Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”

“Well,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.” The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then, reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”

“Sure,” said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. “Here Dolly!” he called. Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly, followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly, another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller.

Down the ramp it slid. Then in an awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up.

“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”

With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg, attaching itself to a specially made shoe.

Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully, he handed it to the little boy.

“How much?” asked the little boy.

“No charge,” answered the farmer, “There’s no charge for love.”

Paralyzed Dogs Love Playing Fetch

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Dec 032014
 

All of Gritta Götz’s dogs (wheel cart bound or not) love playing fetch.

There’s no shortage of material out there on how best to train dogs in the basics: to sit, stay, and come when called — but some of the most valuable lessons on finding happiness through life’s difficulties just might be the ones they can teach us in return.

All too often, pets with disabilities are the last to be adopted, deemed undesirable for the special care they require. Thankfully, however, there are people like Gritta Götz, who runs an animal sanctuary in Lanzenhainer, Germany, there to give them a chance to live their lives to the fullest.

And boy, do they ever.

Gritta told The Dodo that she originally had just one dog, but through her volunteering with rescue organizations, she began opening her home to some of their needier pets. Today, more than two dozen formerly-unwanted dogs that live on her rural sanctuary, eight of which are confined to wheelchairs.

They may be a little slower than their four-legged counterparts in this spirited game of fetch, but that doesn’t keep them from trying.

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French Inventor Develops Pills To Make Farts Smell Like Chocolate

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Nov 292014
 

French Inventor Develops Pills To Make Farts Smell Like Chocolate

French inventor Christian Poincheval has a new product just in time for Christmas, a pill that will make farts smell like chocolate! Poincheval has been working on his earth-shattering invention for eight years now.

According to Poincheval’s website, the idea for the pills apparently came from a dinner with friends during which nobody could stop farting.

“We were at table with friends and after a hearty meal, we almost suffocated as our farts were smelly,” Poincheval writes. “The winds were not very pleasant for our fellow diners. I had to do something.”

You can buy these pills for ten euros. There’s also a special powdered version for dog farts.

Christian Poincheval is a 65-year-old French inventor who has dedicated the past eight years of his life to making farts smell better.

He claims that his Lutin Malin — which translates to “crafty imp” — line of pills ease digestion and “perfume” farts into smelling like roses or violets. Poincheval claims that his newest creation, just in time for the holidays, makes farts smell like chocolate.

According to Poincheval’s website, the idea for the pills apparently came from a dinner with friends during which nobody could stop farting.

“We were at table with friends and after a hearty meal, we almost suffocated as our farts were smelly,” Poincheval writes. “The winds were not very pleasant for our fellow diners. I had to do something.”

That horrific dinner, in which a group of several adults seemingly farted uncontrollably in a public space, inspired Poincheval to fix flatulence forever. He claims the pills are made from organic ingredients like blueberries, fennel and seaweed and that he sells “several hundred a month.”

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Heartbroken Dog Waits At The Hospital For An Owner Who Will Never Return

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Nov 282014
 

Every day a devoted brown Dachshund named Masha has been waiting at a Siberian hospital for her owner who died a year ago. Heartbroken Masha has been visiting the Novosibirsk District Hospital Number One for the past two years, ever since her owner, a pensioner from the village of Dvurechie, was admitted. Masha was his only visitor. She would go away at night to guard their house and return to the hospital in the morning to keep the man company.

It seems that love is more an animal concept than a human one.

Heartbroken Dog Waits At The Hospital For An Owner Who Will Never Return

Sadly, the man died a year ago but the loyal dog continues to show up every day, presumably because she believes he’s still there, or because she has nowhere else to go. With her undying loyalty, Masha has managed to worm her way into the hearts of the hospital staff. They now ensure that a warm bed and food await her whenever she arrives. They hope that she’ll be able to recover from her sadness and be able to find a new home.

She is waiting for him, for her owner,” said nurse Alla Vorontsova. “Just recently a family tried to adopt her, but Masha ran away and returned to the hospital. She was taken on Friday evening, and at 3am on Saturday she was back here.”

“You see her eyes, how sad they are – it’s not the usual shiny eyes for when a dog is happy,” said chief doctor Vladimir Bespalov. “You can see this in animals in the same way as with people. There is no medicine that can help her, but we are still hoping that Masha will be able to find another owner. One day, our Masha will trust somebody.”

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