Sadie & Sydney

I'm Rudy and I would love to be your new best friend.

This is the launch of a new weekly program brought to you by Tammy Blog and Tammy Radio. Every Saturday a new pet available for adoption from one of the Tammy Radio cities will be featured in this space. We wil feature recognized adoption agencies. If you would like a pet from your adoption agency featured, send an email to the webmaster at tammyblog-at-yahoo-dot-com. If you would like to adopt Rudy, the contact info is just below.

From Los Angeles, it’s Rudy the Wonder Dog!

He snuggles! He fetches! He gives incredibly sweet kisses! He’s also able to leap tall fences in a single bound! Rudy is a gorgeous brindle Dutch Shepherd mix (might be purebred but he has no such airs), enormously affectionate, loving and loyal. So loyal, in fact, Rudy has been known to perform astounding feats to get to his human. Rudy needs a stable, loving home, proper training and a secure fence.

The road to Rudy’s new life begain several months ago on the freeway. He and his sister were found running on the 101 freeway in Los Angeles, probably dumped there and headed for disaster. They were taken to the shelter where his sister was adopted right away, leaving poor Rudy all alone. He’s anxious to start his happy new life too.

Ideal for a single person who can spend lots of time with him (he’d be a great companion for a runner or hiker!). He would also do well with a couple if they were equal caregivers. Not good with kids. He likes most other dogs and is great with cats. Rudy is a healthy four-year-old, neutered and up to date on his shots. If you can provide a safe, loving, permanent home, he will love you with all of his heart for as long as he lives.

Application, home check and adoption fee required. Please call Beatrice at 323-665-5334 or 310-694-4977.

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Not the owl in question, but a similarly angry one.

CHAPEL HILL - An owl has it in for the joggers of Chapel Hill.

Gary Hull, a certified public accountant, was running on Seawell School Road when something struck the right side of his head.

"I didn't even see it or hear it coming," he said.

The attack drew blood, leaving three talon marks of 4 to 6 inches across his bald pate, he said.

"Ouch! That's serious," said Ted Simons, a professor of zoology and forestry at N.C. State University.

Sadie & Sydney Say: Yeah, ouch is right. Take it from us about what happens if you make a bird angry: don't do it! And if an angry bird is chasing you our recommendation is that the run as fast as you can. Now don't say we never taught you anything.

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ST. ALBANS, Vt. Sep 8, 2006 (AP)— Rabbits are taking over some roads in northwestern Vermont and it's got people talking. Outlines of rabbits, spray-painted in white, have been stenciled onto city streets and rural roads in St. Albans, Georgia, Fairfield, Swanton and other communities in Franklin County and no one is quite sure what to make of it.

"What is up with the bunnies?" L.B. Clark wrote in a letter to the editor of the St. Albans Messenger.

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Winter the Dolphin

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A dolphin that lost her tail near Cape Canaveral may be getting a new artificial one.

Winter, a 10-month-old bottlenose dolphin, was found in December and is now being cared for at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

Officials there hope to raise enough money -- about $100,000 -- to help pay for a rare operation so Winter can receive an artificial tail.

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