Posted in Current Events

HSUS is organizing another national demonstration to protest Petland's practice of selling puppies from 1 to 3 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated) on Saturday, May 9: Arizona Petland Tucson (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) 6061 E. Broadway Tucson, AZ, 85711 Contact Jamie Massey at er4az@aol.com California Petland Roseville 9400 Fairway Drive … read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

I know this has been beaten to death but I just watched the video on voting on the makeover contest and Richard specifically said upload a profile picture of "YOU AND YOUR PET". Just so there is no chance for error, I would respectfully suggest that your profile photo be exactly what he said. It would be a shame to have put in all this time and e… read more

Posted in Adoptions

A tour of the shelter today reminded me that while we have some great new puppies from our shelter partners, there are still some "old" faithfuls that are looking for homes. Some have been there for months through no fault of their own. A few special needs dogs, but many that could fit in to a home if not for the fact that they might not be young… read more

Posted in Adoptions

I thought we could beat the Obama's choice of a rescue Portugese Water Dog to death yesterday but after reading mostly asinine, braindead, crackpot, daft, halfwitted, imbecillic, moronic, ignorant, idiotic, mindless, stupid, unintelligent, and just plain loopy comments being posted on the "news" article, I thought I'd go on record one more time and… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

Great advice for APDT: A skilled class instructor will: "Provide a clear explanation of each lesson. Demonstrate the behavior(s) that students will be teaching to their dogs. Provide clear instructions and written handouts on how to teach the behavior(s). Give students ample time in class to begin practicing the day's lesson. Assist s… read more