Manuel Villanueva – Page 28 – My Cocker Spaniel

Cocker Spaniel or cocker spaniel?

To the best of my knowledge, cocker spaniel is not a proper name therefore it is not capitalized. If a dog breed includes a proper name then that part is capitalized (i.e. American cocker spaniel, Labrador retriever).

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Eleven-year-old kills spaniel puppy

An 11-year-old girl in upstate New York was charged with criminal mischief and aggravated cruelty to animals. Both felony charges will be handled by the Warren County Family Court due to her age. Last Sunday the girl stayed overnight at a foster home on Lake George. When the girl’s request for a ride was denied she picked up a 13-week-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel and beat it to death against the floor and bed post. During an interview with YNN news, Cathy Cloutier, executive director of the SPCA of Upstate New York said it was rare for someone that young to act so violently. “We can’t lose fact that this child really needs some major, serious help before other victims are in her line,” said Cloutier.

Very hot here in Michigan

I had time so I gave Hoshi his bath and trim early. He was getting stinky anyways. His trim was just a touch up mostly of his paws and face. I did trim his length down again with a #7. I included a flea dip. I didn’t find any on him but I did see one this morning on the kitchen floor. It may have come from outside since we just came in from a walk.

It’s been in the 90’s the past couple of days. Hoshi doesn’t even want to go for a walk when it’s this hot. Hoshi doesn’t deal well with the heat compared to Gabby. I heard on the news the Humane Society is getting a lot of calls about dogs left out in the heat. Our air conditioner is running nonstop. It can’t even keep up. We have it set to 74 and it was 77 early last evening.

Cocker spaniel rescued from 100°F car

Sacramento firefighters freed a cocker spaniel from parked car Wednesday afternoon. The owners had left it in the Arden Fair Mall parking lot while they did some shopping. Mall security had checked on the dog several times then called firefighters when the car’s interior reached 100°F. Mall security said the spaniel was in distress. They noticed it “panting and sweating profusely.”

Animal control officer John Sorrels fined the couple $200 dollars for leaving an animal unsupervised in a car. Sorrels said, “They could die, they could get heatstroke. We’ll have to break your window out maybe and take your dog and take it to the vet and you may or may not get it back.”

When the couple learned their dog had been taken by mall security they left without it. The couple later returned for it saying they were embarrassed the first time. The couple claims they took precautions including parking in the shade, cracking the windows, and checking on him every 15 minutes. Even so, mall security chief Steve Reed said, “put a fur coat on and sit in a car that’s a 100 degrees – it’s not gonna be very good for you.”

Another bath and trim

I gave Hoshi his bath. I replaced a light fixture in the basement so I could finally see what I was doing. I also gave Hoshi a flea dip during his bath so I wouldn’t get bitten like last time (No bites! Yay!). I trimmed him down again with a #7 blade. It’s been hot lately. He looks cute in his summer cut. His Booster Bath has been looking gross so I took out the mat and scrubbed it and the bath as well.

Hoshi has been minding me more and more. He doesn’t take off when we are in the front yard. He sits and waits for permission to move. Believe it or not, the other day me and Hoshi saw iguana in someone’s front yard. It was huge (about 3 foot long). It was behind the fence. Hoshi saw it move and was curious about it.