May 17, 2012

How You Can Help A 12 Year Old Girl Feed Shelter Animals

freekibble logo

You can help a 12 year old girl feed shelter animals absolutely free and from the comfort of your own home. All you have to do is visit her website FreeKibble.com and take the 1 question quiz. It take 5 seconds. No annoying forms to fill out…just a single click of the button. However, you [...]

What is Big Black Dog Syndrome?

Stetson and his siblings

Have you ever heard of big black dog syndrome? Until just recently I never thought twice about the color of my dogs fur then I heard about big black dog syndrome. I was amazed when I heard that big black dogs were euthanized at a much higher rate then other dogs. What Is Big Black [...]

Who Would My Dog Vote For: Obama or McCain?

I Voted Sticker

Happy Election Day! With all the hoopla surrounding the election today I decided to get a political post up on the puppy in training site and try and find out who my dogs would vote for. I’m not a very political person and while I do keep my ears open to the election, candidates, and [...]

Tough Times For Cat And Dog Adoptions

Chow Mix Puppy

I always have my eye out for dog and cat articles in newspaper, magazines, or on the internet. Unfortunately, I’ve seen a reoccurring theme lately and that is that Animal Shelters across the country are in the middle of a crisis. Animal shelters have record numbers of cats and dogs and they are having difficult [...]

Three Out Of Four Animals Euthanized At Shelter

Kitties

It’s an amazing statistic, but a common one at many shelters these days. This morning I read an article Las Cruces Sun News today about Animal Shelter Euthanasia Rates Remains High. They mention some alarming statistics including the one stated in the title of this article: “Three out of four of the roughly 1,500 animals [...]

Fun And Excitement At OC Market Place Pet Days

Brown Soccer Collie

Did you guys visit Pet Days at the OC Market Place this past weekend? I hope some of you were in attendance. I know my mom, dad, and sister made it out there. I even heard my mother purchased a new cat tower that almost reaches her ceiling. I also made it to the event, [...]

Things Adult Drivers Prohibit In Their Vehicle – Pets #3!

USA Today Snapshot

While browsing the news the other day I came across this USA Today Snapshot survey of things adult drivers prohibit in their vehicles. I’m sure off the top of your head you can think of most of the responses in the survey and it doesn’t surprise me that Pets are #3 on this list. I [...]

Have You Ever Fostered Dogs Or Puppies? – Puggle And Terrier Mix

Pregnant Dogs

I was visiting the Cuddly Canines website today and found out that there are two pregnant dogs slated to be euthanized unless they can find a foster family to care for the dogs and (future) puppies. It’s so sad to see neglectful people let their dogs get pregnant and then just drop them off at [...]

Can A Litter Of Puppies Have More Than One Father?

Chow Lab Mix

Can a litter of puppies have more than one father? I’m not sure when I first heard about a litter of puppies having more than one father, but I do recall hearing that it is a true statement…A litter of puppies can most definitely have more than one father. Why was I thinking about this? [...]

Labrador Retriever Chow Mix

Ditty the Labrador Retriever Chow Mix

I mentioned in yesterdays post that at Sundays Orange County Super Pet Adoption we saw our friends at the Cuddly Canines rescue.  They had quite a few adorable puppies and I was lucky enough to snap a few photos. The first one I saw was an adorable fluffy looking yellow Labrador Retriever.  The volunteers at [...]