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pawsforthought A round-up of beastly facts and news from here and overseas. Celestial beasts A cow, a donkey and a myriad of excited dogs turned heads as they marched down Auckland's Queen St. Their final destination was St Matthews in the City for the annual SPCA Auckland Blessing of the Animals. Several hundred animals and their human companions packed out the central city cathedral in October, with the church organ and bagpipes just loud enough to be heard over top of the yapping over-excited pets. Source: Auckland Now Blind love An animal shelter has been inundated with offers of help after it requested a home for a pair of Great Danes - one of which is blind, and totally dependent on the other. Louise Campbell, the manager of Dogs Trust Shrewsbury, said that more than 200 people had responded to the call for help and possibly a new home since the shelter - near the Welsh town of Newport - went public about the dogs' plight a few days ago. Campbell said that 6-year-old Lily became reliant on Maddison, 7, after a rare medical problem called entropion caused her eyelashes to grow into her eyeballs, leaving them so severely damaged that they had to be removed. Source: AP The 11 Most Expensive Dog Breeds A dog can be (wo)man's best friend, offering companionship, protection and unbounded devotion. But would you fork over thousands—even millions—of dollars to buy one? Pembroke Welsh Corgi: $1,000 Saluki: $2,500 Egyptian Pharaoh Hound: $2,500-$6,500 Canadian Eskimo Dog: $7,000 Chow Chow: $1,000-$8,500 Old English Bulldog: $9,000 Löwchen: $5,000-$8,000 Samoyed: $4,000-$11,000 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: $1,000-$14,000 German Shepherd: $230,000 Tibetan Mastiff: $1.5 million Source: learnvest.com Hungry like a wolf Chr ist chur ch produced dog food that mimics the diet of the grey wolf is proving a hit with pet owners in 19 countries around the world. K9 Natural Food sells raw pet food that "replicates nature" and has grown by 300 percent a year since it began in April 2006. The idea of raising a domestic pet on a wolf's diet was born after K9's founder and former police-dog handler, Geoff Bowers, studied Alaskan wolves and noticed they were far more athletic than the dogs he worked with in Britain. Source: NZ Herald Gay penguins separated A decision by the Toronto Zoo to separate a pair of male penguins, dubbed the "gay penguins," has sparked an international outcry. The African penguins, named Buddy and Pedro, formed a close bond while part of a "bachelor flock" at Pittsburgh's National Aviary. The penguins remained close when transferred to the Toronto Zoo, and displayed courtship and mating behavior towards each other. The zoo decided to separate the couple to breed the endangered animals and spread their good genes. Source: GlobalPost HER MAGAZINE | December/January 2012 | 129