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Saturday, January 19, 2008
Old collars, new collars
A unique collection of historic and fascinating dog collars has been built up over the years at Leeds Castle Dog Collar Museum and is now the only one of its kind in Great Britain.Spanning five centuries, the collection contains examples of collars from fearsome fetters for the great hunting hounds of the past, to canine couture for 21st century pooches.
The collection of over 100 collars and related exhibits was presented to the Leeds Castle Foundation by Mrs. Gertrude Hunt.
The Leeds Castle Replica Collar, sold by Vintage Dogs, has a classic 19th century design of flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves, with a silver wire encircling the top and bottom edges. Each is created in sterling silver, by hand, by the renowned New York City silversmith William Manfredi.Each collar is priced at $2,400.00, jewels can be embedded by request.
Duke of Windsor's Dog Collars Will Be Sold at Auction
Dog collars once worn by pugs belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will be part of a lot expected to sell at auction for as much as $3,000 next month in New York at Bonhams.The sale will coincide with the Westminster Kennel Club's 132nd Annual All-Breed Dog Show, Feb. 11-12.
The five leather collars, one with a tag inscribed, ``I belong to the Duke of Windsor,'' are among about 100 dog collars being sold by a person whom Bonhams declined to name.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Meet Snowflake
Germany named its latest furry superstar "Flocke", or "Snowflake" on Friday, sending the media into a frenzy which echoed "Knut-mania" in Berlin last year.
A naming competition for the nearly six-week-old polar bear cub launched by the city of Nuremberg received 50,000 emails, causing a server meltdown at the zoo as entries flooded in from around the globe.
REUTERS/Handout/Tiergarten Nuernberg/Stadt Nuernberg
Skimming the news
* A western Pennsylvania man who mailed a bloody cow's head to his wife's lover has been sentenced to probation and community service.
* A drunk man in Munster, Germany, was bitten on the face by a dog after he began chowing down on food from the animal's dish.
* Vietnam has seized more than a ton of ratsnakes found aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight from Bangkok. Last month, the airport authorities also seized 1,550 pounds of snakes aboard a Thai Airways flight to Hanoi.
* Raccoon meat has made its way to Chicago's upscale Moto restaurant, where chef Homaro Cantu created a dish that makes the raccoon look like road kill, complete with a yellow stripe down the center of the plate.
"It was a real eye catcher," Cantu said. "The fact that the dish looked like it was run over was really cool."
READ MORE - Skimming the news
* A drunk man in Munster, Germany, was bitten on the face by a dog after he began chowing down on food from the animal's dish.
* Vietnam has seized more than a ton of ratsnakes found aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight from Bangkok. Last month, the airport authorities also seized 1,550 pounds of snakes aboard a Thai Airways flight to Hanoi.
* Raccoon meat has made its way to Chicago's upscale Moto restaurant, where chef Homaro Cantu created a dish that makes the raccoon look like road kill, complete with a yellow stripe down the center of the plate.
"It was a real eye catcher," Cantu said. "The fact that the dish looked like it was run over was really cool."
Cute Baby Seal
A female grey seal pup is pictured on the German island of Helgoland, January 11, 2008. A record number of 55 Atlantic grey seal babies have been born on Helgoland's sandy shores this winter after last year's just 32 births and 27 the year before, an official responsible for environmental protection on the island says. Helgoland is located 44 miles from the German coast line in the North Sea.
Photo: REUTERS/Christian Charisius
Couldn't find his Burberry scarf?
Police arrested a New York resident Tuesday who was walking down the Montauk Highway with this Burmese python wrapped around his body.Curtis Dewberry, 35, was charged with animal cruelty and failure to protect the public against dangerous wildlife. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 1 year in jail or a $1,000 fine. Dewberry pleaded not guilty.
Source: Newsday
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