Spice up your life!

Last night I had the honor and privilege of attending the LAST SPICE GIRLS CONCERT EVER!!! It was a great show. Here are a couple of videos of the concert I found on Youtube since I didn’t take any of my own videos!

Girl Power!

Your Danforth

A little over a week ago, Ellen, Jen and I embarked on a walk around the Danforth looking for some impressions of the local area.  We talked to store employees and a few shoppers.  It was interesting to see how willing people were to talk to us, even after they found out they were going to be on the internet.  Here is is, our video of Your Danforth.

Kudos to Ellen for the amazing editing job and camera work!

Sarah Silverman vs. Jimmy Kimmel

 In case people have missed this great moment in Youtube history, here it is….possibly my favorite clips of the year.

Web 2.0 assignment – Dogs on the Web

       

Toronto Dogs on the Web

Whether you are looking for a dog or looking to enrich the life of one you already have, the internet is a great resource to find dogs, information, or connect with other dog lovers in your local area.

http://www.torontodogs.com/ – is a forum that discusses all things dog in Toronto.  Looking for a groomer or a vet?  Perhaps you want to visit a dog park? Torontodogs.com has links to dog walkers, groomers, pet stores and much, much more.  It’s a great first stop in researching how dog friendly your community is.

http://www.torontohumanesociety.com/ – The Toronto Humane Society is a good starting point for anyone looking for a dog.  There are pictures of the dogs, as well as a color coded system that advises potential adopters of the risks associated with particular dogs.

http://www.toronto.ca/animal_services/centres.htm – This is the City of Toronto’s animal services site.  There are pets for adoption and information on licensing.

http://www.dogsx3.com/ – This is the online version of Dogs Dogs Dogs, a magazine dedicated to canines in Toronto.  It also features links to rescue organizations across Canada; groups of people who are dedicated to saving specific breeds of dogs from pounds across the country.

 http://toronto.kijiji.ca/ – Kijiji has listing for dogs, cats and a variety of other miscellaneous items.  The dogs are searchable by breed and there are many new dogs posted daily.  This service is free and accessible to anyone.

http://www.torontobarks.com/ – A forum for pet owners and people in the pet business (vets, pet store owners, trainers, walkers, ect).

http://www.4leggedlove.com/ – A dog placement and adoption agency located in Etobicoke.

http://www.petfinder.com/ – Petfinder features dogs from all over North America.  You can search by breed, age and area code to find the perfect dog for you.  All of these dogs are in humane societies, rescue groups or shelters and are desperate to find their forever family.

 Do you have any information on dogs on the web in Toronto? Do you belong to a dog group or work in a canine field? Please feel free to discuss dogs in your world below. 

Dogs in the News

So, I was reading my google newsfeed earlier and came across an interesting story about a man who offered a $15,000 dollar reward for the safe return of his dog, who had been dognapped outside a Toronto cafe.  The dog was with his walker at the time, who had gone to pick up a snack.  Anyway, to make a long story short, he offered the reward and the dognappers took the bait.  The poor guy had to pay out $15,000 to a couple of punks who store his pet.  Here is the link to the Toronto Star story:

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/304502

Happily, Huckleberry and his owner are reunited and no one is reporting on if he actually paid out the money.  I’m hoping the police became involved and arrested these jerks.  I can’t imagine being in his situation.  It got me thinking that I am glad that no one walks my dog besides me and that I never leave her outside anywhere.  I heard a story about a Danforth store (and dog) owner who had his prized pomerian stolen from outside a store.  Does this happen often? There was a lot of backlash about him offering to pay such a huge reward.  The two sides of the debate seemed to focus on dogs as children and how much would you pay to get your child back? I’m guessing in that case, $15,000 would be small peanuts.  Who knows….All I know is that I don’t want to be in that situation ever. 

On a brighter note, while researching dogs to create a web component for this blog for class, I came across Petfinder (http://www.petfinder.com/).  Petfinder is a fantastic site to look at if you are looking for a dog. You can search a huge database of shelters across Canada and the US to find the dog thats perfect for you.  Petfinder allows you to choose the age, size and location of your new pet, as well as gives a rating of things that a future owner should know before they consider getting a particular dog, including if the dog likes cats, dogs or children (because a lot of shelter dogs don’t like certain things).  I think that this is an amazing service and should be everyones first stop when they decide to bring a dog into their lives.

Kicking and screaming into web 2.0

I feel as thought I am being dragged kicking and screaming into web 2.0.  That or I feel like my Mom when she discovered email and never had to mail a letter again.