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Helping rescues and shelters evaluate dogs – Interview with Dr. Amy Marder from the Center for Shelter Dogs

Dedicated to improving the welfare of homeless dogs cared for by humane organizations, animal control facilities and rescue groups, the Center for Shelter Dogs is a free program of the Animal Rescue League in Boston and provides expert knowledge through workshops and other educational offerings. Dr. Amy Marder is a Clinical Behaviorist and leads the […]

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Heard About "The Mona Vizsla"? – Interview with Ashley Reid, an Amazing Pet Portrait Artist

Yes, we love our pets. In my household I have  more pictures of my dogs than my family (oooops!) and I’m always looking for new, interesting and unique ways to show off my dogs’ beauty:). That’s how I found Ashley Beech Reid’s website http://www.ashleyreid.net – I was surfing for an exceptional pet portrait artist – […]

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We have 6 million chained dogs in the U.S. – Interview with Tamira from Dogs Deserve Better the Pioneer of the anti-chaining movement

Tamira Ci Thayne – The Godmother of Anti-Tethering, a passionate activist and advocate, an author of two books founded Dogs Deserve Better in 2002 to educate people and inform about the issue of chained and penned dogs. She works hard toward appropriate legislation, speaks in front of communities and provides very informative materials on her […]

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Special Guest Blog from Holli Pfau, author of "Pure Gold: Adventures with Six Rescued Golden Retrievers"

We’re thrilled to receive this very special guest entry from author Holli Pfau, whose new book shares a powerful, touching journey while giving hope and help to the dogs and organizations who make the human, and humane, experience a richer one. We’ll also be featuring an interview with Holli next month, so please stay close […]

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Pictures of current Adoptable Shelter Dogs – East Valley Shelter/Van Nuys, CA

Hey Dog – Lovers, we’re reaching out to you with this weeks Adoptable Shelter Dogs. I visited the East Valley Animal Shelter, CA this morning and took some pictures. Great dogs are waiting for homes. Please help sharing! [nggallery id=55]

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Lost Dog Ty reunited with his family after 2 weeks – Miracles do happen

For a handsome Pit Bull, Ty (short for Tyson) and his family, October 11th, 2011 will always be a special day. That’s when they were reunited after Ty had been lost for almost 2 weeks. Let’s backtrack: I work for Pacific Coast Dog Rescue (www.pcdogrescue.org), one of the largest rescue organizations in the Los Angeles area. […]

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Support ASPCA's No-Pet-Store Campaign – It takes 1 min. to take the online pledge now

We love Puppies – We hate Puppy Mills – Stop shopping in Pet Stores! Remember, most pet store puppies come from puppy mills and they won’t stop selling them without pressure from committed People like you. Please tell every person you know to take the pledge to save puppies and stop this cruelty. We need you. […]

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Product Testing Alone Kills Over 14 Million Animals Annually: Interview with Animal Liberation Front Activist Ann

Learn how you can help stop animal cruelty with basic steps in daily life. ALF – Animal Liberation Front – consists of small autonomous groups of people who carry out direct action (direct action is explained in the interview) according to the ALF guidelines. Activists work anonymously, either in small groups or individually, and do not […]

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Are you looking for a dog over 100 lb.? – Interview with Big Dogs Huge Paws CEO Lindsay

We had the pleasure interviewing the CEO of Big Dogs Huge Paws last week. Big Dogs Huge Paws was founded on the core philosophy that every “BIG” dog deserves a chance and all dogs of Giant breeds like Mastiffs, Great Danes, Saint Bernards and every dog over 100 lb is welcome at Big Dogs Huge Paws. This […]

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Halloween Safety Check for your Pet

We just received these Pet Safety Tips from our veterinarian this week and thought it’s worth it to share with our community of pet lovers and advocates.