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- December 27th, 2009
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Pupdate - Long Weekend ends soon
Hey everyone -- just thought I'd post a quick update. As you all noticed, I took this weekend as a long weekend. We have three new fosters (two cats and a dog) that arrived within the last week and we…
- December 24th, 2009
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Video - Cat Does Dog Tricks
Whoever said cats aren't trainable has simply never spent the time with their cat to teach it. Cats can learn many of the same tricks as dogs can, however they require more time, patience and treats t…
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Training Rant - Holidays are Stressful!
This is going to be a short post ... I hope. I just wanted to post a reminder that though we may love our dogs, there is a possibility that your Aunt (etc.) who is coming to visit doesn't or perhaps s…
- December 23rd, 2009
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Winter Cats - Shelter
It's getting colder out there -- I'm sure you've all noticed. While you are tucked in all cozy in your nice warm homes this week, take some time and think about the stray and feral cats living outside…
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You Can Help - Spare Shelter Dogs From the Winter Chill
Here's a neat idea that was posted on a blog "Help Spare Shelter Dogs From The Winter Chill"... taking old sweaters and making them into dog sweaters. This particular group of people decided…
- December 22nd, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Sasha
Sasha is an older gal; though her ad doesn't say her age. She is in Tonawanda, NY at the Erie County SPCA.For a senior cat at a shelter, being adopted is like winning the lottery. It is rare. Many do…
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Featured Rescue - Coco the Rottweiler
I've known many Rottweilers and I laugh to myself when people tell me they are afraid of them. Most I've met are big teddy bears once you get to know them. Unfortunately, they are generally aloof and…
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News Reel - A Dogs Unending Loyalty
Here is a great video for the holidays. It is an older news story, but is quite inspiring. Note - it has a happy ending. Check it out! You do have to wait for the advertisement to finish before the vi…
- December 21st, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Sampson the Affenpinscher
Today's featured rescue is inspired by the recent Guess The Breed post. Sampson is an 8 month old Affenpinscher. He was removed from a puppy mill (DDF IN ... not sure of the circumstances on that one)…
- December 20th, 2009
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Shelter Pets - Nobody Knows
I found this video when I was flipping through YouTube. I watched it. I would like you to watch it and tell me what you think.Why do I do this? Why do I watch these videos with sad footage or pictures…
- December 18th, 2009
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Guess The Breed #14
I just came back from a visit to the pound to see a dog that is in one of those "it gets fostered or PTS" situations. I hate those types of calls ... as you all know, I've been taking some t…
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Featured Rescue Followups November
Hello everyone! Thought I'd let you know that out of the cats I listed on my blog in the month of November (and in previous months), the following have been adopted:Featured Rescue - Albert and Onyx b…
- December 17th, 2009
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Featured Rescue Followups November
I'm so glad that the video yesterday worked properly! It's so exciting ... and a little funny. I'm a computer technician and up until yesterday didn't even know how to embed a video into a blog ... bu…
- December 16th, 2009
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The Shelter Pet Project PSA
Well I've never Embedded a video into my blog before so here's hoping this works ... I would like to share with you all a YouTube video from The Shelter Pet Project. I hope you all enjoy it. I did.Tak…
- December 15th, 2009
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A Shelter Dog\'s Christmas Poem
I haven't seen many festive posts out there ... not sure why. Last year the blogs were brimming with them. I didn't post this last year, but I have decided to post it this year. Why? I don't know. May…
- December 14th, 2009
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News Reel - Condo Pet: Born in barn, cat goes uptown
I love this story. It's a nice story for the holiday season ... makes you all warm and fuzzy inside. Please take a few minutes to read it.Condo Pet: Born in barn, cat goes uptownBrandy was born in a b…
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Featured Rescue - Juliet the German Shepherd Dog
Today's Featured Rescue is Juliet. She is a German Shepherd Dog. She is estimated to be 10 - 12 months old, is very shy and has not had good experiences with other dogs (her time at the shelter was no…
- December 12th, 2009
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Holiday Guest Blogger Special
Ok, so I would like to put out an offer to all bloggers out there. I am looking for "Guest Bloggers" who will write a review on gifts they have given their dogs (toys, bones, treats, beds, j…
- December 11th, 2009
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News Reel - Pets Don\'t Make Good Christmas Gifts
News flash!Pets don’t make good Christmas gifts: SPCA Thursday, December 10th, 2009 10:00 am By Holly MiyasakiWhile giving a pet as a gift for Christmas seems like a win-win situation, it’s actual…
- December 10th, 2009
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CL - Note to the Dogs
I thought this was so cute! It has been too dour around here lately so I thought I'd do a few light-hearted posts. Some of the things below aren't precisely the way I treat my dogs, but I am able to f…
- December 9th, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Otis the Bassett Hound
This is Otis. He is 7 years young and looking for a new home he can live in forever. He is reportedly gentle, friendly and well behaved. He walks well on leash and is eager to please. Otis was an owne…
- December 8th, 2009
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Poisonous Foods for Dogs
I thought I should publish a short list of poisonous foods that you should not feed your dog. During the Holiday Season, which is fast approaching, you might want to ensure your guests don't feed your…
- December 7th, 2009
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News Reel - THS
Today's bit of advice ... Beware the snake in the grass. To the left is a picture of one of our dogs taken while we were out gallivanting through the fields. Can you see the snake? Here's a closer pic…
- December 5th, 2009
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Entrecard Top Droppers
The following are the top Entrecard droppers from the last 31 days. I will be writing a post in the next week or so that includes the most frequent Commenters.DropperThe Way I See ItAsTheCrackerheadCr…
- December 4th, 2009
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CL - Letters to a Dog
I read this and couldn't help but post it. It's another gem I saw on CL and thought I'd share.PLEASE if you get a dog for your children, let them experience the entire process. Teach them that they ar…
- December 3rd, 2009
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Entrecard Top Droppers
The following are Entrecard's top droppers for the last 31 days. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, but unfortunately I can't publish each and every link. Therefore, here are the most frequent pass…
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Featured Rescue - Chester the Labrador Retriever
Today's featured rescue is a Labrador Retriever mix, but I really like the look of the guy so had to post him. Chester is estimated to be 2 years old. He does require some obedience training per the a…
- December 2nd, 2009
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Training - Expectations and Moon Cycles
Do you ever have days where you just want to roll over and go back to sleep? I don't mean the days where it's hard to get up, but rather the days that you can't shake that feeling all day long. Today…
- December 1st, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Squeakers
Squeakers is a senior gal located at the Erie County SPCA in NY. She is a little shy at first but if you give her some space and let her get settled, she is an affectionate cat. http://www.petfinder…
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Featured Rescue - Gator the Yellow Labrador Retriever
I have found that there are more Labrador Retriever dogs out there looking for homes than any other breed. Good Grief! There are over 20,000 Labradors looking for homes right now on Petfinder. (And pe…
- November 30th, 2009
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Lost a good friend this weekend
I had planned some great posts for yesterday and today, but I couldn't bring myself to write them. One of our good friends lost their dog suddenly this weekend. It was very hard. No one really knows w…
- November 28th, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Barney the Bichon Frise
Today's featured rescue is Barney the Bichon Frise. He is 3 years old and located in Mentor, OH.Barney has a fair amount of energy (what Bichon doesn't?) and needs daily exercise to keep him happy (ag…
- November 27th, 2009
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News Reel - Charges at THS
Well this is about time. I'm sorry but the Toronto Humane Society has been doing some awful things and getting away with it for far too long. I won't get into a rant ... though you know I have TONS to…
- November 26th, 2009
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Featured Rescue Followups October
For those of my readers in the US ... Happy Thanksgiving! I hope your Turkey Day is great, your meal moist, your company pleasant and your long weekend wonderful!!In the meantime, here are the Feature…
- November 24th, 2009
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Drowning In Cats - The Shelter Pet Project
The following post has been cross posted from my other blog, Dogs Deserve Freedom ...-------------------------------------------------------------------------"According to The Humane Society of the Un…
- November 22nd, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Stormy
Stormy is an older cat who is looking for a nice home she can curl up in. She is an owner surrender as the owner's children suddenly developed allergies. Hmm ... another mysterious "allergy" case or i…
- November 21st, 2009
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Post Exchange - Happy Tails Books Update
As you know by my previous post about Happy Tails Books, this is a publishing project that was designed partially as a fundraiser for dog rescues. Kyla reports that with a little boost over the holida…
- November 20th, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Sam the Schnauzer
Today's Featured Rescue is inspired by my posts from the last two days.His name is Sam.Sam is an adult dog who hasn't had the easiest go yet, but the rescue where he is being kept is trying their best…
- November 19th, 2009
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His Name is Sam ... Part 2
And now ... the conclusion you have all been waiting for to His Name Is Sam!-----------------------------------------------------------------------"His Name Is Sam" Part 2I read the sign on…
- November 18th, 2009
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His Name is Sam ... Part 1
I ran across this and thought it holds a VERY important message. I found it while I was parusing through a forum. I have decided to publish it in two parts though because it is so long and I have to e…
- November 17th, 2009
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Ontario Private Bill to Repeal BSL
This is off topic for this blog, but I wanted to cross-post it here as well as on my other blog just in case someone out there reads this one and not my other one *gasp*Tomorrow morning at Queen's Par…
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Ontario Private Bill to Repeal BSL
I read this on the Dog Legislation Council of Canada (DLCC) website. Turn's out an MPP is putting forth a private bill to repeal the breed part out of the Dog Owner's Liability Act (DOLA). I do not ag…
- November 16th, 2009
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Guess the Breed #13
Well, this is a good week for 13, eh?? Friday the 13th ... Guess The Breed #13 ... just keeps going and going. Like bunnies.I tried to find a picture with 13 in it, but I think there are only 9 here .…
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Featured Rescue - Cookie
This lovely gal is hanging out with All About Animals Rescue in Eastpointe, MI. Her name is Cookie. If you take a few minutes and read their description of her, you will find that she seems to have v…
- November 13th, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Cinders
This is Cinders. Check out how nice it is to read her ad! In a quick glance, I can tell TONS about her!Good with cats: NoGood with children: YesGood with dogs: unknownAge: 11 yrs oldThere is a section…
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Friday the 13th ... yet another excuse
Every day people blame either me or their computers for things. Such is the life of a computer technician. I've had people scream at me. Yell at me. Threaten me. Follow me to my truck. I accept this.…
- November 12th, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Maggie
In contrast to yesterday's post about Zombie, a cat who had far too few details posted about him in his Petfinder ad, here is ... A cat who has way too much listed! It's like verbal diarreah ... it ju…
- November 11th, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Zombie
Ok, this one would have been awesome to feature just before Hallowe'en. Check it out! This is "Zombie".Now, I know I've gone off on tangent's before when I've run across adoptable animals whose names…
- November 10th, 2009
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Featured Rescue - Teena Marie
After doing some thinking for the last week or so, trying to figure out what I will feature for November (and wasting away the days), I have decided that I will feature Senior cats. If you work or vol…
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Best of CL - Evolution of a Pet AD
There are so many great posts lately on CL! Check out the below post. Very interesting ... I love it!! A great reminder to read through the fine print.Evolution of a pet adDate: 2009-07-31, 3:16PM CDT…
