Mindy’s Daily Links – 4/14/09

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• How to Calculate a Dog's Age in Dog Years (Infographic)

  (Pets & Animals) A popular misconception is that dogs age 7 years for each calendar year. In fact, canine aging is much more rapid during the first 2 years of a dog's life. After the first 2 years the ratio settles down to 5 to 1 for small and medium breeds. For large breeds the rate is 6 to 1, and for giant breeds the rate is 7 to 1. Thus, at 10 years of age...

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• Soviet space dogs blast-off to animated immortality

  (Space) In space, no one can hear you bark. Two mongrels named Belka and Strelka made history in 1960 when they went into orbit in a Soviet space ship and then returned to Earth -- the first animals ever to survive the trip.

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• Which Came First? Big Dogs or Little Dogs?

  (Pets & Animals) Small dogs the world over can all trace their ancestry back to the Middle East, where the first diminutive canines emerged more than 12,000 years ago.

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• (MJHardyBritt) Q:What was your first paying job? A:I did pet sitting and dog walking. http://formspring.me/MJHardyBritt/q/341395952

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• (TomMando) Is Mandatory Microchipping Your Dog the First Step Toward Chipping Your Child? - Dvorak Uncensored - Yeah, that hea… http://bit.ly/djM5L3

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• (rachaelleyong) @ericyong77 yeah. And the first thing the owner did was stood there and watch, leaving his dog running in vain.

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• (keodakilla) RT @jyolteon: "first of all, my name ain't dog, nigga. it's Trap Jesus."

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