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***** Oh, SWEETIE ***** HELP! Advice needed!!!
Patience-please | July 20th 2008 by Patience Renzulli
Think happy thoughts for Fluffy
Frog Blog - Notes from a French Bulldog Breeder | June 25th 2008 by C
Fluffy says “Don’t hate me because I’m bee-ooo-tiful” Poor little Fluffy. She might not be the prettiest dog on the block, but didn’t your momma teach you that pretty comes from what’s on the inside? And this girl read more
Meet Godfrey, a Rescue Dachshund
Historymike | May 9th 2008 by Michael Brooks
Godfrey (German for "God's peace") is a 3-year-old, 19-pound Dachshund who was rescued from a local dog pound. He came to Planned Pethood a bit overweight, so his new family needs to closely monitor his food intake and to make sure that Godfrey gets read more
West Los Angeles Animal Shelter
My Dog Finn | May 8th 2008 by Chris
As a first time dog owner, one of the most intimidating tasks of getting Finn was choosing where to get him. With all the news about horrible puppy mills, bad breeders, and rescued dogs that suddenly become viscious it is tought to know who to trust read more
Update on May’s Puppies
HoundsGood: Chronicles of a Virtual Volunteer | April 30th 2008 by C Mast
A few days ago, I posted about the latest puppies to enroll in Saving Shelter Pets’ Puppy Promises Program. The fundraising goal was $35.00 each on these babies to include all necessary shots and expenses during their quarantine, plus transpo read more
Meet Abbi, a Miniature Pinscher
Historymike | April 23rd 2008 by Michael Brooks
Pictured on your left is Abbi, a 9-month-old, 9-pound Miniature Pinscher who was rescued from Defiance County. When she first meets people, she is a bit shy, and she barks at male strangers until she is more comfortable. After warming up, though, s read more
Cuddly Canine Carnival
Puppy In Training | April 23rd 2008 by Colby
This is different then the blog carnivals we’ve been involved with recently. The Cuddly Canine Carnival is a live event held in La Habra, CA at Portola Park sponsored by the Cuddly Canine Rescue. Here’ the information straight from the read more
Adopt This Handsome Dachshund!
Historymike | April 11th 2008 by Michael Brooks
Percy is a 1-1/2-year-old, 18-pound male Dachshund who was originally a rescued stray from Fulton County. He found an adoptive home a few months ago, but the adoptive owners decided that they could not handle housebreaking Percy, so he is back with read more
Reunion!
Patience-please | April 6th 2008 by Patience Renzulli
Remember Elsa/Shelby/Elsa the starving rescue dog? Matt brought Elsa back this weekend to collect Molly (that's the sad part for us, but we're all very happy for Molly and Matt), and he brought Elsa's LARGE friend Roman, too. Roman is a neutered male read more
ode to boo and spooky
totallyogi | April 3rd 2008 by totallyogi
we have 3 dogs, all of them rescue dogs, two are "sisters", beautiful junkyard shar pei pit bull mixes that someone in our neighborhood abused and then abandoned. Despite their bad reputation, Doug took them in about 7 years ago, (we were dating at t read more
The Rescue (Part Three - Conclusion)
Patience-please | March 30th 2008 by Patience Renzulli
[This the conclusion of a three part story. If you haven't read PART ONE, please CLICK HERE. It will link you to PART TWO, which will bring you back here. Or you could simply scroll down.]She pulled into her driveway just as the mail man stepped ont read more
The Rescue (Part Two)
Patience-please | March 30th 2008 by Patience Renzulli
[If you haven't read PART ONE, please CLICK HERE. There will be a link to bring you back to part two.]The van pulled up to a modest, cheerful house with a small front yard. The Rescuer unloaded the rest of the dogs and put them in the fenced back yar read more
The Rescue (just a little short story - fiction)
Patience-please | March 29th 2008 by Patience Renzulli
Part OneHe had no idea what had happened to his life. He was sure he hadn't done anything Against the Rules. He hadn't Pooped in the House in forever, and he had chased that neighbor cat back to Creation, when it had dared to step on his family's pr read more
Meet Rory, a Rescue Cocker Spaniel
Historymike | March 18th 2008 by Michael Brooks
Pictured on your left is Rory, a 35-pound, three-year-old chocolate cocker spaniel who was dropped off at an area dog pound by his owner. She told the agency that she "didn't like the way he was acting" around one of her children, although she said read more
A Great Cause!!!
Dogs News and Curiosities | March 17th 2008 by Dali
During this past weekend we have been contacted by the Rescue Coordinator for Ratbone Rescues in GA letting us know of the next Petapalooza that will be held in Suwanee, GA on May 17th. We are thrilled to be able to help these amazing people who care read more
Dogs In the News
Polka Dot Pup | March 2nd 2008 by Rebecca Plummer
Dog Saved by Marine Gets Permanent HomeHaving a brother who served in the Army, I have always considered the men and women in the armed forces as hero's. A recent story circulating in the news really shows another side of what is going on in Iraq and read more
Puppy Adoption - Australian Shepherd Mix
Puppy In Training | February 20th 2008 by Colby
If you are considering puppy adoption, I highly recommend visiting one of your local puppy/dog rescues. In past articles I’ve talked to you about the puppy/dog rescue, Cuddly Canines. I want to do my best to help place these puppies by profiling e read more
Avalanche Dogs
Dogs News and Curiosities | February 18th 2008 by Dali
On yet another note about our heroes, here I found this article where dogs are trained to rescue people that are buried in snow after an avalanche has occurred. As the story tells us there is no better match than our beloved dogs paired up with great read more
Virtual pet ownership
This is Herd | February 18th 2008 by Dirk Singer
An interesting concept launched last week in virtual world Second Life, is a part-time dog ownership programme by US-based Flexpetz. The scheme follows what Flexpetz does in America, where rescue dogs are shared among owners who because of their read more
A Rescue Dog’s Poem
ThoughtsFurPaws | February 7th 2008 by jaime
This poem was given t0 me by the owner of Russell Rescue and Multiple Breed Rescue at Crazy W Farm in Elyria, Ohio. It’s source is anonymous. —————————————— read more
So What’s YOUR Favorite Breed?
ThoughtsFurPaws | February 4th 2008 by jaime
Every year the American Kennel Club comes out with a list of the Most Popular Purebred Dogs (based on 50 major U.S. cities). It’s funny to me how the breeds in here run the gamut, but I wonder why so many of the breeds that I know and love g read more
Second Chance
Boris the Dog | February 2nd 2008 by Boris
Thank goodness for places like Best Friends Sanctuary. They're giving 22 dogs a second chance. If I could read, I would have looked at this article in The New York Times: "Given Reprieve, N.F.L. Star’s Dogs Find Kindness." Second Chances.... read more
Meet Gretl, a Rescue Dachshund
Historymike | January 23rd 2008 by Michael Brooks
Gretl is a four-year-old, twelve-pound Dachshund who suffered years of abuse and neglect as a breeding dog at a puppy mill. She was rescued by a Planned Pethood volunteer from a local pound, and was scheduled to be euthanized at the time of her resc read more
Meet Chantilly, a Rescue Maltese
Historymike | January 12th 2008 by Michael Brooks
Chantilly is a six-year-old, seven-pound Maltese who suffered years of abuse and neglect as a breeding dog at a puppy mill. She was rescued from a local pound and was scheduled to be euthanized at the time of her rescue. Living a life at a puppy mil read more
Designer Dog Breeding and Why I Object To It
Weasel Puppy and The Spoiled One | January 9th 2008
Every once in while, someone will come up to me and ask what breed my Spoiled One is. I usually say "pound puppy special" Some people, though, really persist. They want to know what exactly he is. Hey, if they want to play guess the breed, I'm game. read more
Elsa Update
Patience-please | December 28th 2007 by Patience Renzulli
What a difference a week makes. Deb and Merle are working miracles with this dog, who is now called Shelby. Her tail just wags, wags, wags and she makes eye contact and uses her ears to convey her joy.I have to tell you dear readers a little more abo read more
Meet Scarlett, a Rescue Jindo
Historymike | December 9th 2007 by Michael Brooks
Pictured on your left is Scarlett, who is a beautiful 2-year-old Jindo rescued last week from the Fulton County dog pound. Scarlett is a good-tempered and highly intelligent dog who seems to bond very quickly with caregivers. She is housetrained and read more
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