Week’s Canine Social Media Review – Dec #4 – DoggieUK9

Week’s Canine Social Media Review – Dec #4

Welcome to the Week’s Review of Canine Social Media

Welcome to this Special Feature on the DoggieU K9 Blog for an update on this week’s dog-related social media from around the world. There are so many stories. Here we will share some of the best stories this week.

Enjoy & share them.

Dogs in Space

  • A new animated comedy Dogs in Space is pushing the boundaries of outer space with a team of genetically enhanced canines in a new Netflix series.
  • In the show created by Jeremiah Cortez, viewers get a taste of what their main mission is, to find a planet that will save humanity in order for them to return home to their beloved owners. Set in a not-so-distant future, the show explores the dogs’ encounters with others beyond Earth.
  • The series began November 18th with 10 episodes in the current season and another 10 planned for next  year. 
  • [Link to Netflix] [Link to video trailer]

Hilton Hotel in Liverpool, UK Offers Special Christmas Menu for Dogs

Christmas Room Service

  • A Liverpool hotel has launched a festive Christmas menu exclusively for dogs to enjoy this festive season.The Hilton Hotel is offering canines a gourmet menu across 29 of its properties in the UK and Ireland, including Liverpool.

  • Meals are available via room service, “pet parents will be able to play Santa Paws and treat their beloved pooches to a decadent three course festive meal, including an appetizing ‘howl-iday roast‘, ‘christ-mutt pudding‘, and a ‘single mutt whisk(er)y‘ to wash it all down.”

  • Developed with veterinary nutrition experts, the spread begins with festive steak bites, followed by a turkey roast, complete with all the trimmings: ‘pugs’ in blankets and seasonal vegetables. Hungry hounds can round off the meal with beef brisket pudding and white sauce.

  • The hotel chain states that creating a dog-friendly menu came about because one in five dog owners are specifically looking for dog friendly experiences having spent so much time together over the two years of social restrictions. E. Banks, Vice President of F&B strategy & development, Hilton explained: “We are delighted to give owners the chance to treat their beloved fur babies who have provided so much love and support over a tough couple of years.” [Link][Video]

The Bidens Welcome a New German Shepherd into White House

  • Commander is a male pure-bred German shepherd who was born in September and arrived at the White House Christmas week. He was a birthday gift presented by Joe Biden’s brother James and James’ wife, Sara.

New Airport Pet Certification Program

  • Mars Petcare announced the launch of a new Airport Certification Program through its BETTER CITIES FOR PETS program starting with Nashville International Airport (BNA) as the first to attain the new pet-friendly designation. 
  • The announcement comes in response to a rising demand for pet-friendly travel options, as a recent survey shows 85% of pet parents are likely to travel within the next year, and 65% saying they would like to bring their pets along. In that spirit, Mars Petcare launched a partnership with Hilton’s Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home Suites to reinforce that the new Airport Certification aims to accommodate the growing desire from pet parents to travel with their dogs and cats, and encourage other airports to make the travel experience more welcoming to both people and their pets.
  • As the first airport to obtain the new pet-friendly designation, Nashville International Airport has prioritized the safety and ease of traveling with pets and service animals, installing a variety of pet-friendly amenities before and after the security checkpoint. New features include:
    • A dedicated Dog Park, located in the Plaza on the fifth floor of Terminal Garage 1 to provide much-needed outdoor green space to traveling pets and pet parents complete with a hydration station and waste stations
    • Two curbside relief areas at the North and South terminals, each equipped with a hydration station and waste station
    • An indoor relief area located in Concourse D post-security, also equipped with a hydration station and waste station
    • Enhanced visual wayfinding signage throughout the airport to make locating pet-friendly amenities easier for travelers
    • Celebration of pet ownership throughout the airport, with two custom pet-themed murals in the North and South terminals where travelers can stop and snap a photo with their pets to document their trip

    With these new spaces installed, pet parents will have options before and after the security checkpoint ensuring a more comfortable airport experience for travelers and their pets and service animals. The hope is that more airports follow Nashville’s lead toward dog-friendlier airports. [Link]

Dogs On Duty: Therapy Dogs Offer Comfort To Kids Getting COVID-19 Vaccination Shots

  • Therapy dogs seem to be everywhere. They appear to be able to work a canine magic that no one else can. Relieving stress is their call to action and they seem to be able to do it where humans fall short or fail. They touch your soul as only dogs can do.
  • With the recent inclusion of children aged five to eleven for COVID-19 vaccination, theory dogs have a new role, but with the same result. They help kids who are understandably scared of the needle!
  • Therapy dogs more traditional role has been visiting children’s hospitals offering a diversion and renewed inspiration for hope in managing medical illnesses. Recently, a new role for our comforting canines in a post-pandemic world, is to offer comfort and reassurance to chidren getting vaccinated. Perhaps we should include them also for adults who are concerned or reluctant. Nothing beats the reassurance of a nearby friendly canine friend. [Link]