We all make mistakes I want to share an example of something stupid I did at a dog shelter last month. My point is to show how even experienced dog people make mistakes and ignore obvious cues from dogs. No wonder the general public fails to read basic dog behavior. I had stopped by the …
My dog is out of control! If that’s how you feel, try increasing your dog’s exercise and find ways to work his brain.
Using Facebook to get dogs and cats adopted Below are tips to help rescues and shelters use their Facebook fan pages more effectively in order to help more pets get adopted. If your shelter does not have a fan page, start one right now! I’m referring to public fan pages here, not closed groups or …
I am not exactly sure what a perfect day would be like for my foster dog Dora. I have only known her for six weeks. Still, I wanted to try my best to give her a special day – a day as perfect as possible. Just for her.
Thoughts on the No Kill Conference A strange piece to the No Kill Conference that I attended last weekend was how person after person told me “I didn’t tell my shelter I’d be here.” A woman from Georgia said she would definitely be fired if her shelter director knew she attended. A woman from Louisiana said …
What are you doing to help your community become no kill? I am attending the No Kill Conference this weekend in D.C. Presenters at the No Kill Conference will include some of the country’s most successful shelter directors and animal lawyers. These speakers will teach attendees how to use the legal system to save the lives of …
Senior black lab for adoption – Dora! It’s hard not to feel sorry for an older dog like Dora, but I don’t feel sorry for her. I don’t think she feels sorry for herself, and I don’t think she wants anyone to feel sorry for her. I do wonder about her, though. She always has me thinking. …
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Dogs in weddings My mutt Ace attended our wedding in June. We had about 30 guests with no bridesmaids or groomsmen. This was the perfect wedding for us, and there was no pressure for my dog to be the ring bearer or anything like that. He was just there, and we will always have those photos …
Meet Dora! On an emotional impulse I decided to take in a new foster dog, an elderly black Lab I named Dora. (To foster a homeless dog means to provide her with a loving home until she gets adopted.) I have a soft spot for older dogs and a soft spot for black dogs, so I …