Posted in adoption update, dog instincts, heartworm, lost dog, lost dog prevention, microchip, runaway dog, sammie on 16 July 2007 | 2 Comments »
Not too long ago I wrote about Sammie and Millie being adopted into the same home after becoming friends while spending time in the Vicky’s Pet Connection program. Last week we got word that Sammie ran away from home!
Sammie was in her new home for about a week and a half adjusting [...]
Posted in dog behavior, dog instincts, dog park, dogs, exercise, shaggy pines on 11 June 2007 | 3 Comments »
It has been my experience that society has not embraced dogs as active members, but rather as possessions. Dogs (and other pets) are given up and not cared for like objects rather than a living thing. It’s only through education on the part of an animal owner that this way of thinking will [...]
Posted in dog behavior, dog communication, dog instincts, dog research, dogs, national geographic, wolves on 1 April 2007 | 5 Comments »
One question that sometimes gets asked of people who volunteer for dog welfare organizations is “Why dogs?” What they mean is: Why devote so much of your time and energy to saving dogs, when your efforts could be spent helping children, sick people or those in poverty? Aren’t people more important than dogs?
Every person has [...]
