Teddy Bean's kennel owner to stand trial
This is the guy that ran the puppy mill that Teddy Bean and more than 200 other dogs were rescued from last summer:
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A former eastern Pennsylvania dog breeder is scheduled to go on trial on animal cruelty charges after withdrawing his guilty plea.
Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg granted Derbe Eckhart's request to withdraw his plea Monday. Steinberg set Eckhart's bail at $25,000 and ordered him jailed. He also ordered Eckhart to quit working with animals.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jay Jenkins says Eckhart faces trial in December on charges including cruelty to animals and operating a kennel without a license.
Authorities who raided Eckhart's Almost Heaven kennel in October 2008 say they found 189 dogs crowded in filthy conditions. They say they also discovered dozens of animal corpses in a freezer. The kennel was shut down in June.
Categories: Dogs, dogs, dogs, Teddy Bean, formerly the Foster Dog


The other day I was walking 
I said I wasn't going to do it, that I wasn't the type of pet parent that would put their dog in a costume.
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Here are just a few of the doggie faces that came out on Saturday to 


Hilarious tidbit to share about
A week ago I brought 
We've met so many park dogs in just a few days. Abbie, Max and Katie. Tina. Champ. Cheddar. Floyd. Pete. Every single one, The Bean greeted with a big howdy sniff and effusive aftershocks of tail wagging. He may not know what to think about people, but he knows exactly what he thinks about doggies: Loves 'em. 
I already filed today's update, but I couldn't resist this extra tidbit....
Thursday, easily, was Teddy's best day thus far.
Believe it or not, 
I'd like everyone to offer a warm welcome to, well, an as-yet unnamed doggie who's going to be spending a little time at my house.