Posted in General

I still want to be able to bring a shelter dog into our family. I think there could be a good match for Tito and our nuthouse. So I made two more steps in this direction: The WCHS Canine Behav Spec has an appt to come to the house, next week to meet Tito, then have him meet some dogs. I think we should do this in multiple sessions. So we'll se… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

I just read the article "on 200 dogs being dumped turning to cannabalism". I had been avoiding it until now. It's one of those, " I don't want to read it, but you make yourself read it articles. " You can't possibly read something like that without it changing your life. I guess you gotta be sad to be motivated. Back to my neighborhood.......I… read more

Posted in Current Events

This just in from IFAW.... *************************************** ABC's TV show 20/20 will be doing a story tonight where their reporter, John Stossel, will suggest that tiger farming is a good idea. Seriously. Tiger farming is anything BUT a good idea. In fact, it's a very bad idea. IFAW exposed the criminal activities involved in tiger… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

I'm borrowing this post from one of my groups, PitBull Awareness (Jennifer C, thank you for posting this) Because it really hits home and I thought it might get a larger audience posted in a journal..... ************************************ The research team from the University of Córdoba (UCO) has determined a series of external factors whi… read more

Posted in Current Events

This just in from HSUS re: Canadian Seal Hunt Today is a day to celebrate. The European Union has slammed shut the door on trade in the products of the commercial seal slaughter. The Canadian government used every trick in the book to try to derail the ban: massive lobbying, misinformation, and even threats of trade reprisals. But the EU stood… read more