by Darren on December 31, 2008
With the Jennifer Aniston movie Marley & Me already released in the US, and due for release in the UK in March, the film has been receiving some added publicity thanks to an online campaign that sees users able to create and care for digital dogs.
A game has been developed using animators with feature-film experience that allows users to create their own digital Marley, the star of the film. The game can be played on the website, and on the iPhone.
The game has been available since February on Facebook, but it has now been rebranded as can be used on MySpace, the web and you can pay for an iPhone download. The Marley puppy that you can create in the game is an [read more]
by Darren on December 29, 2008
Most girls who are dog lovers have a strict policy when it comes to men and their dogs, if the man doesn’t love their dog (or more importantly, if the dog doesn’t like their man) the man is history.
Former Friends actress, and star of the latest Hollywood dog lover’s movie Marley & Me, Jennifer Anniston, is having troubles with her new boyfriend, John Mayer, and his hatred of her dogs. Jennifer is currently promoting Marley & Me, which opened in the US on Christmas Day (and opens in the UK in March) and has had to leave her beloved dogs behind because her boyfriend can’t stand to be near them.
Anniston has two dogs, a German shepherd and a corgi-terrier cross, but they’ve both been [read more]
by Darren on December 27, 2008
Marley & Me opens on March 13th in the UK, but opened on Christmas Day in the US. The film stars former Friends actress Jennifer Anniston and comedy wedding crasher Owen Wilson as a couple who take a Labrador puppy named Marley into their home.
Marley, like most dogs in American films, is badly behaved and very destructive, but manages to win the hearts of his new owners John and Jennifer.
We’ve a while to wait before Marley & Me opens in the UK, but it has received positive reviews in the US and promises to be a tear jerker of a movie for dog lovers. If you’re interested in seeing the film, watch the full trailer below and leave us your comments about the movie. Have you seen it, or do you intend to see it?
by Elise on December 13, 2008
On last week’s episode of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson and James May featured a report on two communist cars from Russia. They hoped to show just how bad the cars were, in terms of build quality, luxury, ride, price and speed.
One of the tests they put the cars through was to have a drag race against a British car from the same period, and a dog. You wouldn’t normally expect a dog to beat a car in a straight line drag race, but as you’ll see from the video, the dog was [read more]
by Darren on October 7, 2008
It’s been a while since Disney have made a decent movie about dogs, as ‘Lady and the Tramp’ and ‘101 Dalmatians’ were quite some time ago now. Dog lovers need not worry though because the Disney magic is going to the dogs once again, this time to chihuahuas. Beverly Hills Chihuahua was released on Friday in the US and features Paris Hilton’s favourite accessory, chihuahuas.
The reason Disney has made so many doggie related films is simple, their founder and grand master, Walt Disney, was a dog lover [read more]
by Elise on August 20, 2008
For those that missed it, it certainly won’t be the last they hear of it. Last night’s BBC documentary about the Kennel Club and the health of pedigree dogs has kicked off a real debate in the UK.
The BBC Documentary: Pedigree Dogs Exposed
The documentary was the result of two year’s investigation by the BBC and talked about how the ‘ideal breed standards’ documented by the Kennel Club, and the competitive nature of breeders who compete in dog shows, such as Crufts, run by the Kennel Club, have resulted in in-bred, unhealthy pedigree dogs.
The BBC stated that the Kennel Club has, whether knowingly or not, encouraged a certain culture of ‘in-breeding’ by specifying physical attributes within its ‘ideal’ breed standards. These state what is supposedly good in a breed. In some breeds, they are not too bad, but one example from the documentary last night was highlighted, which showed how these specifications can ultimately result in poor health.
Many people are familiar with a pug. A trait considered desirable in a showdog pug is the tail, which should, according to the Kennel Club, curl over its back. If it curls into a double curl, then that is even better. As shown in the BBC, competitive breeders have inbred dogs to make this more pronounced. With an x-ray, the documentary showed that pugs with a good curl on the tail also have a curved spine, causing health issues. [read more]
by Darren on August 19, 2008
A BBC 1 documentary on tonight at 9:00pm looks at the dangers faced by pedigree dogs through breeding. The program claims that dogs are being inbred to conform to the ideas of beauty as laid out by the Kennel Club.
According to the documentary, which shows tonight on BBC 1, pedigree dogs are experiencing health problems as a result of in-breeding, including heart disease and cancer. So much so that the BBC is seriously considering its future for screening Crufts.
“Pedigree Dogs Exposed” suggests that pedigree dogs’ vet’s bills have increased by a staggering £10 million per week as the dogs have developed more illnesses. Steve Jones is a genetics expert, who claims: [read more]
