April 1st marks the beginning of Adopt-a-Greyhound month. It’s a nationwide celebration of the utter adoptability of this beautiful, athletic, calm and delightful breed. And, sadly, there are lots of them who need homes after a long and grueling life at the track. Won’t you open your heart and home to a 40 mile-an-hour couch potato?
Category Archives: Celebrate Animals
Great Kid + Great Idea= Money for Seizure Service Dog
Seven-Year-Old Epileptic Boy Writes a Book and Earns the Money to Afford a Seizure Service Dog I am a sucker for dog stories. I am especially moved by stories of what dogs do for us humans. And what some of us humans will do to get the dog we need and want to love. Here’s…
Roxie’s adoption story- Animal Rescue Site/Petfinder.org
I’m passionate about adopting/rescuing dogs. There are so many great dogs languishing in shelters who would make great companions. I adopted Roxie over 7 years ago. I found her in a foster home in Framingham, MA where she was awaiting a forever home. She had been surrendered with her mother and sister from a family…
Happy National Pet Week. Celebrate by adopting a rescue dog!
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me well that I worship at the alter of dogs. My dog, Roxie, is at the very core of my life: I live with her, work with her, play with her, love with her. I could go on. And on. Roxie is a mutt. And a rescue dog. …
A Dog Feels Grief and Shows its Loyalty
I work with dogs (and other animals) as a dog boarder and pet sitter because I love animals. I especially love–and respect–dogs. The bond that’s possible between dogs and people is, in many cases, nothing short of profound. Here’s a story of one very loyal dog’ grief over the loss of his master. This one in the form of a letter written to Dr. Michael Fox, animal advocate by a person whose dog showed remarkable devotion, and who shows us how knowing dogs can be.
Rescued 3-legged mutt: survivor, mother, lover & athlete
Maty is a 3-legged Australian Shepherd mix–a mutt in other words. She was rescued, and, in turn, rescues others. After a very rough start in her own life–abandoned at 3 months and surviving multiple illnesses, one requiring the amputation of a leg– she gives back every day as a wonderful pet, a frisbee competitor and…
Here’s what your dog could learn!
Your dog is capable of learning a great deal– if only you would spend the time and develop your bond.
Pure Love: Loving Our Companion Animals- Part 4
Are We Worthy of Our Animals? The Thorny Ethical Issues of Pet Ownership Although we humans need to have animals in our lives, there are some thorny ethical questions that come up around keeping companion animals, or pets, as they used to be called. They are ambassadors from the world of nature, here to remind…
Dogs Decoded: Great New PBS Nova Show
Must-see TV. For dog lovers This week on PBS, the show, NOVA, aired an excellent episode about dogs: their intelligence, history, genetics, behavior, and most important, their relationship to humans. Don’t miss it. Below is the link to the show in its entirety. “Dogs Decoded” reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and…
Pure Love- Loving Our Companion Animals- Part 3
The Blessing of Touch Touch is another quality that characterizes most of our relationships with the companion animals in our lives. Read Part 1 and Part 2 We live in a very low-touch society. Touch is generally permitted to us in very few of our relationships under very circumscribed conditions– with small children, with our…
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Feed shelter animals for FREE. Just by clicking. Make it a daily practice to visit these two sites. Each click will result in a donation of free food to shelter animals in need.
FreeKibble.com challenges your knowledge of amusing and information animal trivia with a daily question about dogs and cats. The Animal Rescue site offers heartwarming stories of the lucky animals who have found their forever homes.
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