Asshat Rant - Senior Dogs ... Again

I'd love to send this one in an email to this guy ...

Ok so I've said it once, I'll say it again. If you have a dog that's reached it's senior years, you should keep it for the last few it'll be around!! It's selfish of you to try to get rid of her at this point and it's even worse on her - you'll likely break her heart if not her spirit. Here's an ad from a person who has an 11 year old JRT who

Ads - Quick Note

Just thought I'd post a quick note about the Google ads to the right of the page. These ads are automatically published by Google and don't necessarily reflect my opinions, thoughts or beliefs. Some are good, some are not. Take them with a grain of salt.

Training Rant - Doggie Door Etiquette

Some friends came over to visit us during the holidays and I found I was rather disappointed with their dogs' door etiquette. In fact, it was more than disappointment - it was downright frustrating. We had a 2 year old over who was frightened of dogs - I'm sure you can imagine the screams and tears. We have spent a week working with this little guy and dogs and how they are NOT scary.

Their dogs

Featured Rescue - Duke the Yorkshire Terrier

Today's featured rescue is Duke. There are currently 857 Yorkie's listed as adoptable on petfinder.com. This particular one is listed by "Safe Haven Rescue". They are listed as a 501-3(c) non-profit charity and they are located in Ohio. Here is the Safe Haven Rescue website from Middleton, OH ... for some reason, it is not linked from their Petfinder page.

Duke is a cute 2 year old Yorkie that

Training Rant ... PVC Collar?

Per a comment on the last blog entry, Rocky and Lacy found this blog and was concerned about a collar that was used on a dog (no, the blog owner did not use it, just posted about it). See picture to the left.

Yes, it's made of piping. It is approximately 36" long and the circle is about 4.5" in diameter.

This collar was found on a dog about the size of a lab. The dog was found on a highway

News Reel: Top Ten Animal Finds of 2008

Thought you may be curious ... Here's National Geographic's Top Ten Animal Finds: Most Read of 2008. You can find the full story on this link here.

10. Wildlife Park Official Arrested in Gorilla Killings
9. Colossal Squid Thawing; Hints at Even Bigger Beasts (1,091 lbs squid found)
8. PHOTO IN THE NEWS: "Extinct" Primate Found in Indonesia
7. Colossal Squid Has Glowing "Cloaking Device," Huge

New Year ... Resolutions

Happy New Year everyone. Welcome to 2009. Does anyone have any New Years Resolutions you'd like to share?

The Holiday season was good for me. Horribly busy, but good. Although I may have gained an extra 5 lbs through the last few weeks, I'm pleased to report that not one of my dogs gained that much! They of course had all sorts of treats, but they seem to have burned it off with us home.

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