Why Adopt A Shelter Dog?
February 4, 2010
When I first decided to get a dog I didn’t know much about dog breeders, pet stores, rescue dogs, or why adopting a shelter dog might be a better alternative.
After you’ve made the decision to bring a dog into your life you have many options as to where you will get a dog. Here are [...]
The Importance Of Puppy Training
February 3, 2010
I read a short article today about Five Commands Every Dog Should Know and found the article on Google Alerts. Google Alerts is a great way to find the latest news on puppy training. Just go to http://www.google.com/alerts. Fill out the form by adding the following:
Search Terms
Type
How Often
Email Length
Deliver to
Here’s the form as I filled [...]
How To Choose A Puppy From A Litter
January 22, 2010
Yesterday we talked about How To Choose A Puppy? Today we’re going to discuss How To Choose A Puppy From A Litter. First here is a quick summary of the steps we went through in the first article:
First of all, make sure you’re ready for the responsibility of taking care of a puppy/dog for the [...]
How To Choose A Puppy
January 21, 2010
“How to choose a puppy” was the first question I asked when I decided I finally had the time, maturity, and was responsible enough to raise a puppy on my own. Throughout my life we’ve had family dogs and puppies. My roomates and girlfriends also brought home puppies during my college years. However, I always [...]
Dogs Who Ate Owners Are Now Up For Adoption
December 18, 2009
Wait…it’s not as bad as it sounds…Did you ever see the movie Alivestarring Ethan Hawke back in the early 1990’s? If not, let me give you a quick summary:
In 1972 a chartered plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby squad and various family members crashed in the Andes. The real-life against-all-odds odyssey made worldwide headlines when [...]
IAMS Home 4 The Holidays Aims To Place 1.5 Millions Pets
December 14, 2009
Last weekend we attended the Home for the Holidays Pet Adoption at the Irvine Animal Shelter. It was great to see all the wonderful volunteers working to get animals placed before the holidays. While dogs seem to dominate the pet adoption there were also cats, birds, bunnies, and even a pig.
We do our best here [...]
Christmas Puppy – Are They A Good Gift?
November 27, 2009
You’ve seen it before maybe in a commercial or in a clever magazine advertisement with the image of a Christmas puppy in the stocking. It’s irresistible! How can anyone pass up the chance to purchase a Christmas Puppy for their loved one on the twenty-fifth of December? The holidays just wouldn’t be right [...]
Should We Discount Price On Dog Adoptions?
November 2, 2009
Do you think our shelters should discount dog adoptions? The question arose (in my head) when I was reading an article about Animal Shelter has dogs for half-price adoption. My initial reaction is “that’s great…hopefully we can get more dogs and cats adopted by discounting the adoption fee.” However, on second thought I’m not [...]
Puppy In Training Blog Carnival – October
October 28, 2009
Welcome to the October 28, 2009 edition of puppy in training carnival. So this time around I’m trying the Blog Carnival InstaCarnival. Of course with my witty comments about each article and a little bit of editing here and there.
So lets get it on! (too much MMA for me)
Canines
The Pet Chatter presents It’s a toxic [...]
Riverside Humane Society Raises Over 46K
October 12, 2009
Wow! $46,000 raised at the Riverside (CA) Humane Society Pet Adoption Center’s 12th Annual Comedy Night. That’s pretty cool and very encouraging to see that there are so many generous people in our community.
The main reason this article caught my attention is because the Riverside Animal Shelter is where we picked up the seven little [...]