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The best in show competition, essentially a doggie beauty pageant, is the culmination of a multiday canine extravaganza here at Westminster. The winner, with a blink-and-you’d-miss-it time of 28.76 seconds, was an All-American dog named Nimble. Nimble was the first All-American dog — the dog show word for mutt — to take the top spot in the 11 years that agility has been part of Westminster, and he was also the first dog from the 12-inch division to win the competition. Perhaps the best example is Kratu, a rescue dog who has appeared several times at the Crufts dog show in England. Miles, an All-American rescue dog from Erie, Pa., who defeated the odds to become an agility champion and whose unlikely road to Westminster was described in The Times, competed on Saturday in the 20-inch division.

Persons: mutt —, Lark, Hogan, Miles, Christine Longnecker, “ Organizations: The Times Locations: Westminster, England, Erie, Pa

☆ A High Stakes Obstacle Course, for Dogs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The agility dogs, who jump through a hoop, go through a tunnel, weave through poles and deal with various other obstacles like a pause table, are judged on the time it takes them to complete the course and how many mistakes they make. And the whole thing is done with a handler running alongside them. The dogs in the event, which has typically been dominated by Border collies, are grouped by height rather than breed, creating a more chaotic vibe than the rehearsed perfection of the regular dog show.

Organizations: Border

Red carpet photographs are able to convey indelible moments of celebrity magnetism and spectacular glamour. But no step-and-repeat can bottle the crackling anticipation, the eruption of victory, the sting of loss or the quiet exchange between individuals amid a sea of superstars like these candid shots from the audience at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony. Inside the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, our photographer captured moments viewers may not have caught otherwise. These images offer a peek at the year’s most celebrated actors and filmmakers interacting with one other, and not the camera, as we usually see them. Whether that be Florence Pugh looking intently at Christopher Nolan as she rests her hand gently on his arm; Messi the Border collie sitting poised and unfazed as a man, who is lying on the floor, claps faux paws in his face; Colman Domingo and Danielle Brooks leaning over a seated Da’Vine Joy Randolph with wowed expressions; or Lily Gladstone, Emma Stone and Ramy Youssef standing inches apart, gripping each other, their faces nearly touching.

Persons: Florence Pugh, Christopher Nolan, Messi, Colman Domingo, Danielle Brooks, Joy Randolph, Lily Gladstone, Emma Stone, Ramy Youssef Organizations: Theater Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Kate Middleton isn't the only one making us question reality. It turns out the clapping dog wasn't even in the Oscars 2024 audience.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kate Middleton isn't the only one distorting reality online: the Oscars made a dog clap. AdvertisementIf Kate Middleton admitting to editing a photo of herself and her children made you question your grasp of reality, wait until you learn the truth about the dog clapping at the Oscars. The canine star played Snoop in "Anatomy of a Fall," which won best original screenplay at the 2024 Oscars. But according to host Jimmy Kimmel, Messi was too excited during the ceremony rehearsal to attend the live show. NO WAY MESSI CLAPPING AT THE OSCARS 😭 pic.twitter.com/3kCAjy5fkV — Rina (@bbblanchett) March 11, 2024This is Messi.

Persons: Kate Middleton isn't, Messi, —, Kate Middleton, Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer, Snoop, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimmel, we'd, — Chris Gardner, pooch, Laura Martin Contini, Messi wasn't, ina Organizations: Service, Messi, YouTube, MESSI Locations: @chrissgardner

☆ Inside a Michigan Town's War Over a Chinese-Owned Battery Plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Brent Crane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

This was nothing short of a communist invasion, in his eyes, and the patriots of Green Charter needed to rise up and confront the Red Peril. But the backlash in Green Charter represents something seldom seen since the Red Scare: a quasi-militant, homegrown resistance to the perceived threat of communism at home. But as the war over Gotion began to consume Green Charter, Riebow began to feel that the township board was behaving "too secretly." It's easy to dismiss what's happened in Green Charter as yet another sign of America's descent into dangerous incivility. Asked about Gotion's plans in Green Charter, Panetta replied, "I don't think there's any question that they are going to take advantage of that situation."

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☆ The Oscars are so wild this year that people reportedly complained about a dog being so lovable he skewed the race
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The border collie star of Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall" will not attend the Oscars on Sunday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. And apparently, after an attention-dominating appearance at the annual pre-Oscars nominees' luncheon in February, a few companies with nominees of their own weren't too happy about his presence there. AdvertisementAt the nominees' luncheon, stars from Bradley Cooper, to Ryan Gosling, to Billie Eilish, paid their respects to Messi, The Independent reported. "The ANATOMY OF A FALL dog is this year's Tom Cruise," Buchanan wrote on X. "Everyone at the nominees' luncheon wants to meet him."

Persons: —, Messi, Justine Triet's, isn't, Sandra Hüller, Justine Triet, Sandra Voyter, Snoop, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Billie Eilish, Kyle Buchanan, Tom Cruise, Buchanan, DA282BQ5uI — Kyle Buchanan, Laura Martin, Palme, we've, Martin, It's Organizations: Service, Hollywood, Business, Hollywood Reporter, Academy, Messi, Independent, The New York Times, Cannes Film Locations: @kylebuchanan, Paris, France, America

☆ How long will your dog live? Measure its nose
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Amanda Schupak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Is your dog a small male with a long nose? If so, your furry companion is more likely to be at your side for a long time, according to new research. Small and medium dogs with pronounced schnozes lived over 12 years on average, while flat-faced dogs of all sizes fell short of that mark. The study includes millions of data points, but it doesn’t necessarily represent the full spectrum of companion dog life, McMillan said. “The ethical and welfare concerns surrounding dog breeding have become one of the most important issues — if not the most important issue — within canine welfare,” McMillan said.

Persons: ”, Kirsten McMillan, ” McMillan, expectancies, Shiba Inus, schnozes, Dan O’Neill, ” Esme Wheeler, “, Wheeler, Silvan, ” Urfer, “ I’m, McMillan Organizations: CNN, Dogs Trust, bulldogs, French bulldogs, Italian greyhounds, Royal Veterinary College, Royal Society for, “, University of Washington, Dogs Locations: United Kingdom, Italian, Lhasa, Frenchies, London, United States

☆ When a 17-year-old had a stroke, the family dog alerted his parents. It saved the teen's life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gabriel Silva is a 17-year-old in Spring, Texas, who had a stroke in the early morning. His border collie alerted his parents, enabling them to quickly get to a hospital for blood thinners. Without Axel, Silva could have needed to use a wheelchair and lost his ability to speak for life. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . After intense physical, occupational, and speech therapy, Silva is now hopeful for the life ahead of him and thankful for Axel.

Persons: Gabriel Silva, collie, Axel, Silva, —, Amanda Tanner, Tanner's, Daines, Axel wouldn't, Gabriel, Tanner, wasn't, couldn't, Hermann, Sabih Effendi, cerebrovascular, Effendi, there's Organizations: Service Locations: Spring , Texas

☆ Six Hours to Cook and $100 to Shop: Watch 3 NYT Food Writers Make Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Cc Allen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +42 min

‘Your dinner must be enough to feed four people.’” “’You can cook as many dishes as you’d like, but it must include a main dish and a dessert.’” “All right, cool.” “I love Thanksgiving.” “I love Thanksgiving.” “Thanksgiving is a colonialist holiday that celebrates a genocide. Minus 3.” “Oh, oh, tamarind. O.K., O.K., O.K.” “Where’s the butter? So what I’m going to do is I’m actually going to start the butter and then put the chocolate in. Souffle vibes, O.K., I’m going to do the cranberries now.” [BACKGROUND CHATTER] “Hi.” “Hi camera.” “I’m doing like a layer.

Persons: “ I’ve, It’s, “, ”, Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, He’s, Vaughn, ’, Eric, Priya, here’s, Norman Rockwell, Bhai, ” “, “ I’m, I’m, ” “ I’ve, I’ve, “ Daikon, that’d, Curry, you’ve, it’s, That’s, Turkey drumsticks, I’ll, madame, that’s, Christopher Nolan, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Ginger Gold, we’re, Rachael Ray, Boondi, Seth, We’ve, Olivia Rodrigo, ” “ What’s, doesn’t, you’re, matar, ” “ Eric, We’re, cilantro, ain’t, Rice, It’ll, Jennifer Coolidge, Owen Wilson, “ Owen Wilson, Vaughn Vreeland, we’ve, ” “ Aw, You’re, — ” Organizations: aha, Fuji, showtime, Brussels prepped, Mmm, cranberries Locations: Wegmans, Turkey, O.K, cassoulet, Brussels, ”, Here’s

NEW YORK (AP) — Since Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Palme d’Or, Sandra Hüller has been dogged by a question: Did she do it? In “Anatomy of a Fall,” Hüller plays a well-known novelist, also named Sandra, whose husband (Samuel Theis) is found dead outside their chalet in the French Alps after plunging from a top-floor window. Political Cartoons View All 1207 Images“She should be a dangerous person, in a way,” Hüller added. She also stars this fall in Jonathan Glazer’s acclaimed Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” as Hedwig Höss, wife of the Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss. It’s kind of a psychological but dangerous thing.”In the case of “Anatomy of a Fall,” Hüller knew immediately after reading the script that she wanted to play Sandra.

Persons: Justine Triet’s “, Palme, Sandra Hüller, ” Hüller, Sandra, Samuel Theis, Snoop, —, “, ”, Triet, Arthur Harari, ” Triet, it’s, doesn’t, Trần Anh Hùng’s, Emmanuel Macron, Anh, Maren Ade’s, Toni Erdmann, Jonathan Glazer’s, Hedwig Höss, Rudolf Höss, Hüller, Queen, Hedwig, Rudolf, it's Organizations: Cannes, France, New York Film, Nazi Locations: French, Cannes, France, “ The, The

☆ Cadaver dogs are in Maui to help find the deceased
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

As Maui officials continue searching through the wreckage for the many who are still missing after wildfires tore through the island, they have a new tool at hand: human remains detection dogs, often called cadaver dogs. Human remains detection dogs are one of several kinds of working dogs trained to detect scents, like bomb or drug detection dogs. Search dogs are often dogs with a working heritage, like border collies or German shepherds. Lynne Engelbert, a human remains detection dog handler and teacher, told CNN the job requires a specific canine personality. Lisa Briggs, a forensic criminologist who specializes in the use of human remains detection dogs, told CNN not all human remains detection dogs have the same skills – and the dogs in Maui would need to be imprinted specifically on burnt remains in order to search effectively.

Persons: Hurricane Dora, John Pelletier, “, Jason Purgason, Lynne Engelbert, that’s, ”, Purgason, it’s, Lisa Briggs, –, ” Briggs, Mary Cablk, ” Cablk, “ There’s, Briggs, ” Purgason, Hurricane Katrina, Engelbert, “ They’re Organizations: CNN, National Fire Protection Association, Officials, Federal Emergency Management, Maui Police, Highland Canine, Desert Research Institute, Hurricane, “ Locations: Maui, Hurricane

☆ Give Me a Home Where the Ranchers, Poets and Hippies Roam
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( David Gates | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

SUN HOUSE, by David James DuncanAt least give David James Duncan credit for an eclectic and well-nourished sensibility: Not every writer would quote Walt Whitman and Fran Lebowitz in consecutive sentences. His ambitious new novel, “Sun House,” takes its title from an imagined nomadic tribe’s name for Earth, but Duncan is surely alluding to the real-life Delta bluesman Son House, whom one of the characters recalls seeing in performance. In this multiperspective epic about an “unintentional menagerie” of seekers and strivers in a Montana valley, Duncan name-checks John Cheever and Frank Zappa, Anne Carson and Glenda Jackson, Teilhard de Chardin and Jabba the Hutt, as well as Eastern and Western mystics from Gandhi to Catherine of Siena. Gary Snyder makes a cameo appearance, we hear Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris sing a song of Duncan’s invention, and a Border collie named Romeo plays the fool — literally — in a production of “King Lear.”A similar high-low range of reference once enriched the wry and witty fictions of Donald Barthelme, but Duncan is bereft of Barthelme’s worldly sense of irony — for him, no bereavement at all. In a chapter titled “On Irony (Yeah, Right),” one character ventriloquizes what seems to be Duncan’s own aesthetic credo: “My bottom line in art, as in life, is to serve that irony-proof idiot the human heart.”In “Sun House,” idiocy is theodicy, holy foolery transcends the “thinky” intellect, and “dumbsaint notebook” entries, scrawled by a student of Sanskrit, muse on “Unseen Unborn Guileless Perfection” and “a nothingness out of which compassion, empathy & generosity flow & flow.” Such “mind-stopping paradoxes” are Buddhism 101, but if given enough of them — and we’re given far more than enough of them — an agnostic might convert to heartless rationalism out of sheer annoyance.

Persons: David James Duncan, Walt Whitman, Fran Lebowitz, ”, Duncan, John Cheever, Frank Zappa, Anne Carson, Glenda Jackson, Teilhard de Chardin, Jabba, Gandhi, Catherine of Siena, Gary Snyder, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Romeo, “ King Lear, Donald Barthelme Organizations: SUN Locations: Montana

☆ Shanghai restaurant caters to pampered pets with gourmet dog's dinners
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Casey Hall | Thomson Reuters | Casey Has Reported On China'S Consumer Culture Her Base In Shanghai For More Than A Decade | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SHANGHAI, July 18 (Reuters) - Hengheng's friends could tell she was enjoying her birthday party in the pricey, health-conscious restaurant in downtown Shanghai by the way she licked her food off the plate. "If my dog is happy then I am happy. China's pet economy was worth 493.6 billion yuan ($69 billion) last year, a 25% increase on the previous year, according to data from research firm iiMedia Research. It is expected to reach 811.4 billion yuan by 2025. ($1 = 7.1867 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Casey Hall; Editing by Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hengheng, Tiffany Wang, Ma Tao, It's, Casey Hall, Conor Humphries Organizations: Border Collie, Dog, iiMedia, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, Shanghai, China

CNN —Wall Street bankers, investors and economists have for months waffled over whether a US recession is coming. But for some Americans, the unforgiving economic pain typical during recession has already set in. Consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of economic output, so if more Americans are forced to cut back because they were laid off, that might throw the US economy into a recession. Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan told CNN last week that he expects a mild recession early next year, rather than the late 2022 recession many have predicted. That means that laid-off Americans were often able to find a new job quickly due to a hot job market.

Persons: Al Brown, Brown, it’s, ” Brown, That’s, Allison Joyce, haven’t, Nina McCollum, hasn’t, She’s, ” McCollum, ”, Thomas Simons, ” Simons, Eva Marie Uzcategui, —, Timothy A, Clary, Brian Moynihan, frustrates McCollum, Regina Walton, Walton, she’s, “ It’s, I’ve, ” Walton, “, I’m, Richard Murray, Murray, he’s, you’re Organizations: CNN, Wall, Flyers, New, New Hanover NCWorks, Workforce, Bloomberg, Getty, Investors, Jefferies, National Bureau of Economic Research, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Bank of America, San Francisco Bay Area, Companies, Consolidated Omnibus Budget, Cascade Locations: Concord , North Carolina, America, New Hanover, Wilmington , North Carolina, Cleveland , Ohio, Miami , Florida, AFP, San Francisco Bay, “, Boston

☆ 'Anatomy of a Fall' border collie fetches Cannes Palm Dog in fiercest contest yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Mindy Burrows | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] The 76th Cannes Film Festival - The Palm Dog Awards - Cannes, France, May 26, 2023. Stan, a Border Collie, receives the Palm Dog award on-behalf of the dog named Snoop of the film "Anatomie d'une chute" (Anatomy of a Fall). Messi played Snoop, a role which the jury said required a range of skills and emotions from its doggie actor, making the border collie a worthy winner of the main Palm Dog prize. "It's probably the greatest award ever, so we are truly, truly overwhelmed," said Jussi Vatanen, who stars alongside Alma Poysti in the tragicomedy about a budding romance. The Palm Dog awards have honoured the top dogs on screen since 2001, with categories added this year including Mutt Moment and Highly Commended Canine.

☆ My dog sensed all 4 of my pregnancies before I did. Vets say this is not uncommon.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Kate Watson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When my dog started behaving protective around me, I wondered what was going on. Winston started choosing me to cuddle with, hopping on to our couch and sitting on my feet to keep them warm. When this dog started jumping on another colleague's lap and settling in for long snuggles, its owner had a strong hunch about why. How to help prepare your dog for your new babyYour dog may or may not be aware of an impending arrival. She also tells dog owners to be mindful that an owner's pregnancy can be a stressful time for dogs and that they may require extra attention and care whenever you can give it.

☆ A Twitter user claims GPT-4 saved their dog's life after a vet couldn't correctly diagnose her symptoms
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Twitter user claimed GPT-4 saved their dog's life after they asked it to diagnose her symptoms. GPT-4 made a diagnosis from blood work and test results, and another vet said it was right. Per his tweets, Cooper told GPT-4, which is currently available through ChatGPT Plus, that his dog had a high fever and that blood work from the vet indicated anemia. They told the AI that the vet diagnosed the dog with babesiosis and inputted two sets of blood work results from that day. After asking the second vet if IMHA could be a possible diagnosis, the vet agreed, Cooper wrote.

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☆ "Nu există câini care nu pot fi dresaţi". Află povestea lui Ghenadie Rotaru, de 30 de ani dresor de câini
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Ghenadie Rotaru e dresor de câini de 30 de ani, iar meseria nu mai are secrete pentru el. "Pentru Ghenadie nu există câini care nu pot fi dresaţi. "Diferenţa între câini este numai temperamentul şi caracterul. Eu mă strădui să folosesc metode motivaţionale cât şi cea combinate, pentru că numai prin motivaţie trebuie să motivezi câinele ca să-ţi acorde atentie, interes. "Deşi este pandemie, dresorul spune că nu i-a fost afectată meseria, iar datorită internetului îşi poate continua orele şi online.

Persons: Ghenadie Rotaru, Ghenadie, Rotaru Locations: Emmy, Republica Moldova

☆ These are the world's smartest animals, according to science
▼ + stars: | 2014-04-23 | by ( Dina Spector | Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

While we know parrots can mimic human language, studies show they actually have an understanding of that language. It also becomes difficult to compare between species since most intelligence tests or tasks are designed for specific animals. Animals evolve certain kinds of cognitive abilities to deal with pressures in their natural habitat, said Virginia Morell, author of "Animal Wise." We also tend to underestimate the brainpower of animals by relying too much on intelligence tests based on what humans are capable of. The good news is "we're getting a better idea of how animals think and experience the world," Morrell said.

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