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...sudden fondness for movies about domestic terrierism? Well, it's not that sudden; pooches have been a staple of family entertainment since Rin Tin Tin was a pup. We love dog movies for the same reason we love dogs. "A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes," says Owen Wilson's character in Marley & Me. "A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart, and he'll give you his." There it is: both dogs and dog movies afford us a chance...
...numbered among the animation studio's most ambitious projects, they both had a high satisfaction quotient. No wonder: the canine attributes of curiosity, affection and unshakable loyalty are an ideal fit for Disney family values of any era. (Cats, not so much.) From the live-action pup opera Old Yeller in the '50s, to the mixed-media friskiness of this fall's Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Disney has paraded and profited from its pooch panache...
...Drew Barrymore is the voice of Chloe, a high-maintenance, pink-bootie-wearing Chihuahua with a hovering celebrity owner (Jamie Lee Curtis). When her careless dog sitter (Piper Perabo) takers Chloe to Mexico, the pooch is kidnapped by a dog-fighting ring. But in this pup's harrowing quest to return home to the Hills, she ends up finding her inner bark...
...shelves of other books, Dewey invites me to just curl up with him right here and fall into a fantasy land of good reading. (Note: cat not included in cost of purchase.) IZZY AND LENORE: TWO DOGS, AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, AND ME by Jon Katz A robust black lab pup stares into my eyes as if I have all the answers in the world. There really is nothing like a warm and fuzzy animal to make me feel warm and fuzzy. Yes, I can and will just take this puppy into my arms and love it. (Note: I will...
...this isn't some new online dating site. This is Doggyspace.com, a social-networking site for dogs. Launched in July, the site already has nearly 700,000 users and is the newest pup in a growing litter of online communities for pets. Members (or presumably their two-legged companions) create profiles - including photos, videos and blogs - and befriend other like-minded animals; soon they will also be able to form groups and forums. "Owners take a backseat," says Doggyspace founder and CEO Levi Thornton. "It's all about...