Featured Rescue - Roxy the Redbone Coonhound

Yesterday I featured the Bavarian Mountain Hound on my Guess the Breed post. Unfortunately, after a bit of searching, I was unable to come up with a rescue that actually listed any available dogs. There are rescues out there, but the ones I found don't actively advertise their available dogs on the internet (which is a good thing). Anyway, to make a long story short, I decided to feature a

Guess The Breed # 11

Alright ladies and gents ... it's been a while since I posted and for that I apologize. In light of this, I think I found a nice, difficult Guess The Breed for you all. I hope this one makes you think hard!



Can you guess the breed? I'm hoping this one makes you think!



Ready? Set? GO!



Please remember the golden rules ...

1. No bashing other peoples' opinions. (Friendly banter only.)
2.

Post Exchange - Happy Tails Books

The publisher for Happy Tails Books, Kyla Duffy, emailed me and asked if I would spread the word about a new series.




Happy Tails Books give proud owners of adopted dogs a chance to showcase them, raise awareness about dog adoption and breed characteristics, and generate funding for dog rescue through the donation of a portion of each sale. “Lost Souls: FOUND! Inspirational Stories of Adopted

Email - Until one has loved an animal

I got this in my email. I enjoyed it and thought I'd share ...-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened'

If I Didn't Have a Dog... Or Cat......I could walk around the yard barefoot in safety. My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated. All flat surfaces, clothing,

Featured Rescue - Junie B the Pit Bull Terrier

There are currently over 12,000 dogs listed as Pit Bull Terrier on Petfinder.com. Most are looking for homes. It's no secret that this is a breed that is more difficult to find homes for than others. It is a breed that has been surrounded with controversy and rumours for years. Regardless of the truth, I doubt that will change any time soon. There are many advocacy groups that try to educate the

News Reel - Pit Bull Group: Vick Declines

Every time I run across another Vick story I shake my head. There's a country song that reminds me of Mike Vick by Brad Paisley called "Celebrity" (in fact, it reminds me of a lot of "celebrities" but that's beside the point). Here are a few lines from the song:


"I'll get community service no matter which law I break
I'll make the supermarket tabloids, they'll write some awful stuff
But the

Guess the Breed #10

I found this gorgeous picture and thought I HAD to share! Isn't he lovely?




Here are your hints ... He is purebred. This is posted from a breeder's website (I will link the picture to the site after you've all had the opportunity to guess the breed). The dogs owned by this breeder have won Best Of Breed in some shows (no, I'm not telling you which shows - that would be cheating!).




Can you

Featured Rescue - Blade the Doberman Pinscher

The majority of Doberman Pinschers that I have met have been calm and laid back. I have found that even the untrained ones I have run across are pretty calm under it all; just excitable when in an environment that is different.




Today's featured rescue is Blade who is a laid back 9 year old guy. He is a courtesy post from a shelter. I Googled the phone number and it is the Hamilton/Burlington

Post Exchange - Hallowe'en Dog Stencils

This is TOO COOL!


You love dogs, right? Most of us love Hallowe'en (come on ... CANDY! You can't tell me it doesn't bring back memories of stuffed pillow-cases!)


Check this out ... Better Homes and Gardens is featuring Halloween pumpkin carving stencils, including Dog Breed stencils! Your house could be the envy of all the dog lover's on the block! While going through their slideshow, I saw

Training Rant - Jumping and Kneeing

Ok ... this is DRIVING ME CRAZY! We all know how annoying it is when a dog jumps on you; many of us are even aware of the dangers that it can present. Yes, it sucks; but it takes time to re-train a dog if they've been rewarded for behaviours.


I ran into the following problem around a week ago when I took my newest dog out in public ... the jumping is something we are working on, but we can't

Featured Rescue - Dakota the Chow Chow

In honour of Phoenix's passing I am going to feature a Chow Chow for the featured rescue today. There are currently 2,558 Chow Chows available for adoption on Petfinder.com, however I can't post them all.


This is Dakota. He is estimated to be 3.5 years old. He came in with a female Chow, but she has already been adopted. If you are interested in this guy, he is located in Bradford, PA.http://

Final Phoenix Update

Today I am posting the final update for Phoenix, the Chow. To see my previous posts about Phoenix, read them in order to get the full story's events:


News Reel - Neglected Dog Found
Monthly Followup August
Phoenix the Chow Update
Monthly Followup - September


Here is the update about Phoenix from the Humane Society of Durham Region:


October 5, 2009

On October 2, 2009 Phoenix passed

Training Rant - Plan B

In my last post I mentioned that I have started working with some of the dogs in my area. I was approached by a vet who has watched what I've done with some of the foster dogs I've had go through. He asked if I would be willing to work with some of the dogs brought in for behavioural euths.


The first question I had for him is ... why would you need me? Aren't there other trainers in the area

Monthly Followup - September

Monthly Followup

It's October! Did you know that October is American Humane's Adopt a Shelter Dog Month? Read up on it! Learn about it. Never say "I didn't know" because the ones suffering for your ignorance are both you and the dogs.


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Phoenix Update

From The Humane Society Of Durham Region:
"September 14, 2009

Guess the Breed #9

Yikes! I can't believe we've already had 8 Guess the Breed dogs so far! It seems so new. Anyway, this is the last picture that Calsidyrose of We Don't Rent Puppies sent me. If anyone else would like to send me some pics, feel free!







Here is GTB Dog #9. He looks like a cutie. He's a senior dog. What do you think?


Just in case anyone forgets, the golden rules are as follows:

1. Don't bash