News Reel - Dog Park to Reduce Crime?

Here's an interesting one ...

Dog park plan has bark, and bite

Dog park advocates are trying to encourage support for the dog park by suggesting that it will reduce crime. Basically, they are looking for the dog park people to be like CrimeStoppers. Check out the below snippets from the article below:

City police, who have long urged dog owners to keep a lookout for crime on their daily walks,

Training Rant - Guarantees

You know, it never ceases to amaze me that people would get sucked in to a trainer because the trainer gives them a "guarantee". I laughed when I read this ad ... it has a lot of words but says nothing.

100% satisfaction guarantee ... every time I see this I laugh.

Why do trainers feel the need to advertise that they have a guarantee?? Shouldn't the results of your training speak volumes for

Featured Rescue - Sam the Chow

I will try this weekend to catch up on all the comments that have been left in the last few weeks. Quite frankly, I'm swamped right now. We're still cleaning up this darn virus ... this is the end of week two now.


This is Sam. He's a chow, 5 years young. Although he is currently listed under Mature Dog Adoptions, he is actually a crosspost from a shelter. It doesn't list which one - I do wish

Rant - Carrying your dog

Have you ever been somewhere with your dog(s) and noticed someone walking their little dog towards you? Your dogs could be perfect angels, but the person takes one look at them and stoops to pick up the dog so they don't have to walk by your guys. Then proceeds to walk by without even looking at you.

I feel so sorry for that poor dog. Not only are you preventing your dog from a potentially

Hiatus

Thanks to a problem with our internet connection plus virus problems at work, I have been forced to neglect my blog for the last few days. For everyone who stops by - I apologize.

I will hopefully be back on track tomorrow ... I've been keeping it all bottled up for days now!

Featured Rescue - Winston the Boston Terrier

I haven't had a Boston Terrier featured yet on this blog so I thought today was the day! Meet Winston. He seems to have a lot going for him ... unfortunately the rescue is limiting the adoption area to a radius of 65 miles of Sharpsville, PA. This eliminates so many potential adopters ... Don't they want to find him the right home? What if that home is 70 miles away??


I normally wouldn't post

News Reel - Rabies Outbreak in China

This is an interesting one ... again I haven't heard anything of this so feel like I am living in a bubble here!


NW China campaign against dogs highlights legal loophole in animal welfare


Turns out that there has been a big rabies outbreak in China and "city government ordered that all dogs in rabies-infected villages be killed. More than 34,000 dogs were killed as of June 11, according to

Featured Rescue Followups May

Well, here's the Featured Rescue Followups for April and all those who weren't adopted from previous months. I'm not posting the pictures again this month. Check out the original post if you're interested in seeing the pics.

Kobe Swims the "Rottweiler" mix
Status: NOT adopted
Featured on December 5, 2008
Follow link here to see blog entry

Tahne the Cocker Spaniel
Status: Adopted - WooHoo!

Training Rant - House"breaking"

This has been driving me crazy for a while. Why do people use the term house- "Breaking"?? I always make sure I use the term "Housetraining" and I correct anyone I hear who uses "Housebreaking".


Do you Potty-Break your child? No. You Potty Train them.


It is the same. You House TRAIN your dog. You are not breaking him (at least, I would hope your methods aren't such that you could use the word

Featured Rescue - Deuce the Boxer

Today there are 6,229 Boxers listed on Petfinder.com. I find many people don't understand this playful breed and again I would recommend to anyone getting a dog to PLEASE research the breed before bringing one home!


Deuce is our Featured Rescue for today. He's a young'un at 8 months. He's neutered and up to date with vaccinations. Apparently he already knows some basic commands.

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CL Rant - Farm dog

Ok, here's a good one. Sorry to do two CL Rants in a row but I couldn't resist. I'm going to copy and paste the ad below and then insert my comments in RED.
--------------------------------------------------beautiful dog looking for farm or big backyardhi there (Greetings, Asshat)
we are looking to adopt out our beautiful dog (I'm sorry to hear that you have decided you don't want him any more ..

CL Rant - Beware the Creepers

I clicked on this ad on CraigsList and shuddered. I would hope it's someone's idea of a practical joke and not really an actual ad. I don't put much past people these days though.

How creepy is this? Reminds me of Pet Cemetary ... wouldn't you just like to take this guy home?
I would like to add one more thing to that Pet Posting Guidelines list:
* If you want someone to take your dog, make

News Reel - Dog alerts family about intruder sitting in daughter's bedroom

Let's chalk one up for rescues today! How awesome is this ... Check out the following news story:

Dog alerts family about intruder sitting in daughter's bedroom

Apparently the dog was adopted only a few months earlier from Aussie Rescue of Minnesota. In my opinion, it is great when stories like this are printed in the paper. My hope is that it would encourage people to get rescue dogs (

Post Exchange - Sport Company

Many people out there are sports people. Me? I'm not really one for sitting and watching a game that will take a few hours when I could just watch a few highlights or read the results in the paper. For those who are looking for summarized sport news, this blog may be the right choice for you. This blog contains summaries of all kind of sports in the world. The last entry is about Formula One

Post Exchange - Outdoor Gear

I know I already did a post exchange with this site, but this one was too fun to not post. Check out these 5.11 Tactical Pants!


Now, at first glance, these pants look just like normal dress pants but keep in mind that these are the sorts of pants that APS officers would have to wear (as well as Canine Control). These people are meeting dogs that may not be very friendly. They need some tough

Featured Rescue - Buster the Beagle

Today there are 7,700 Beagles listed on Petfinder.com.

The beagle I chose to feature today is named Buster and is located in Alpena, MI. There isn't much info listed about him other than that his is house-trained and friendly. He is currently living with a foster home.

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13441756

Post Exchange - Pest Control

It's the time of year that people start working outside in their gardens and on their lawns. At my house, the apricot tree started blooming just this morning! The days are getting warmer and longer and the gardens are starting to flower.

I begin to wonder at this time of year what people do with their pests? How do you deal with them? Do you use resolutions like a pest control company that

Blogroll CleanUp June

After some deliberation I have decided to change my blogroll somewhat. I will only be keeping blogs on there that have a link to this blog on their own blogroll.

Sounds fair, right?

I will be popping by each of the blogs I'm removing in the next few days and leaving a message to let them know what is going on.

Sorry for not spending time with a full post for today but I want to do some

News Reel - Dog Lit On Fire

Ok, if you don't feel comfortable reading this article, I don't blame you. I choked when I got about half way through and honestly didn't make it to the end.

The 2 year old pitbull nicknamed both Phoenix and Miss Mercy was found by a police officer in Southern Baltimore engulfed in flames. She had been set on fire while people stood around and watched but did nothing to help her. She was

Best of CL - Pet Posting Guidelines

Well folks, someone has finally managed to get their "Pet Posting Guidelines" up on the Best of CraigsList. Check it out here or below.

I thought I would repost it here. Please note I did NOT write this, but I think the message is important, so I am copying and pasting it here for your enjoyment.

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Training Rant - Special Needs

I was out walking my troublemaker this week (the one posted in my picture) working on a bit of socialization and environment changes. While we were out, we ran across a situation that I think most owners don't think to train for. I wanted to post about it because I think it's something we should all prepare for. It takes less than a second for your dog to bite someone and it is your

Featured Rescue - Ingrid the Chihuahua

It's been so long since I posted a Chihuahua as the Featured Rescue, so I thought today was as good a time as any. Anyone want to stab a guess as to why there are so many listed on Petfinder.com? (Currently 7,842 listed) The amount of Chihuahuas listed on Petfinder has not changed much since I first started checking numbers last year but the next 12 months or so will tell.


I was really worried

Post Exchange - West Falen Horses, Trailers and More

I received this opportunity for a post exchange today and thought I'd post about it right away. I was so pleased to get an opportunity that was animal related! West Falen Horses, Trailers and More is, as I'm sure you've guessed by the title ... a blog about Horses, Trailers and News.

If you take a look at the following two posts about animal welfare and horses, you will note that there are

OSPCA investigates THS

I don't know how many people know what is going on with this but I thought I'd blog about it real quick today. It's politics and I wasn't going to publish anything about it, but when I realized that the Toronto Humane Society has been suspended as an affiliate ... well, I just had to post! There have been many rumours about THS in recent years and I'm glad that the OSPCA is going to investigate

Post Exchange - Wireless Fence

There are many different "pet containment" systems out there. I have blogged in the past about teaching your pet to stay on property and while it does take time to teach them this lesson, it is worthwhile. This opportunity came up and I thought I'd take it; wireless fencing.

For many people who don't have the inclination (or don't understand how) to train their dogs to stay on property and

Post Exchange - Termites

If you have ever had to deal with termites then you know how dreadful it is. Definitely not something you want to have to deal with ... ever!


For those of you who don't know what termites are, they are an insect that lives in colonies (like ants and bees). They can live in different places such as Nests or Mounds made using a combination of soil, mud, chewed wood/cellulose, saliva, and feces.

Rant - The Goode Family Dog

Ok so I actually had time last Wednesday night to watch a new tv program! (Shocker!) I was working late on a computer ... clicking "next" while removing viruses ... so I had some time to sit and watch the tube. Unfortunately, my dogs were bored by it all but they need down-time too some days (well, that's what I told them, anyway).


I watched a new show that I would like to share with you all.

Montly Followup May

May followupHappy June!
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