Lowe's hires a dog

In Abilene TX, the local Lowe's was looking for a part-time employee.  One person who came for an interview was Clay Luthy who is a disabled Air Force Veteran.  He brought his service dog Charlotte with him.  Clay was the best for the job and was offered the position.  Lowe's also allowed Charlotte to be by his side.  She even has her own official Lowe's vest and is delighting customers.  Judy and Brian Rose took a picture and praised Lowe's for hiring both Clay and Charlotte.  They posted it on Facebook for their friends to see.  But the post went viral.  They've since returned to the store to apologize for bringing so much attention to Clay and his dog but he's not bothered by it.  Way to go Lowe's!

ice hotel

It's that time of the year when ice hotels pop up around the world.  Built entirely of ice, they offer a unique experience for travelers.  When the warm weather comes, they hotels melt.  But now there's permanent ice hotel in Sweden.  It's being built in a solar powered refrigerating plant.  Guests can experience the cold all year round.  sleeping on ice

car troubles

A car owner in Missouri heard a squeak coming from under the hood so naturally they took it to the mechanic to get it fixed.  The mechanic wasn't able to find anything wrong until he heard scratching when the engine wasn't running.  Thinking that it could be a rodent, he went looking.  But he found a small bird instead.  It was just hanging out in the air filter housing.  The bird was so friendly that it sat on his finger.  It was taken outside and let go.  Problem fixed!

odd shopper

A Maryland dollar store had a shopper that isn't normally seen in the aisles of a store.  Somehow a beaver got inside and wreaked havoc on the place.  Thankfully not much damage was done and animal control removed the pesky critter and returned it to a wildlife rehabilitator.  beaver

Otter joins party

Heather and her husband John were kayaking in Northern California to celebrate his birthday when they saw a raft of otters.  They stayed 50 feet away and were just observing when one of the otters decided to swim to the couple.  It got onto John's kayak and had a fun time rolling around and nibbling on some rope and a shoe.  John's visitor stayed for about 10 minutes before slipping back into the water.  visitor

Cat burglar

A would-be burglar got stuck in the entryway to a bank.  The poor cat somehow got in between the glass doors at the bank and was discovered peering longingly out the door.  A Twitter user named Jaimee posted that he had contacted animal rescue and the restaurant next to the bank where they assured him they would make sure that the cat was ok.  trapped inside bank

friendly Wisconsin deer

Brian Powers was hunting near Wausau over the weekend when he got an unexpected visitor.  A young deer walked up to him and wanted some affection.  Brian noticed that someone had given the deer an unusual accessory...an orange scarf.  Someone wants the deer to remain safe and is hoping the bright orange around it's neck will help.  Brian posted videos of his encounter with the friendly deer to youtube.  In one of the videos he can be heard telling the little deer to "keep your head low, man.  Make sure people see that orange, alright?"  orange scarf