Heroic Fire Fighters Rescue Dog

In this exciting video Los Angeles Fire Fighters rescue a German Shepard who’s in danger of being swept away. This happened just two days ago. I’m posting this for anyone else who might have almost missed the news of this heroic rescue.    The dog, Vernon, whose real name is Spikey, has been returned to [...]

Rescued Baltic Sea Dog Finds Home With Saviors

The crew members of a Polish research ship say they intend to adopt the dog they rescued floating on an ice flow in the Baltic Sea. Initially they believed the dog to be a seal when they first discovered it floating 75 miles out. The crew figures that if the dog managed to survive for [...]

Dog CPR

If your dog was to stop breathing or have a heart attack would you know what to do?  The Red Cross has started to teach people how to do CPR and basic first aid on their dogs. Depending on where you live they may use a stuffed dog to demonstrate on. Some Red Cross chapters [...]

Picking Out a Dog

People often ask me how I ended up with such great dogs. My usual answer is consistency; both my husband and I enact the same rules. For example: To prevent begging at the table neither of us feed our dogs (Sadie and Rusty) while we are eating at the dinner table. Still we often save [...]

Fostering a Puppy/Dog

Have you ever considered fostering a puppy/dog from a rescue or the local shelter? Puppy’s can be a lot of fun and they’re very loving and playful. Puppies will need playtime on the floor. You’ll want to spend time down in their world to make yourself more accessible and help socialize them. Plus they’ll want [...]

Think About Fostering an Animal

Foster programs provide homes for thousands of adoptable animals every year throughout the county that could not be housed in a shelter or rescue due to space and resource limitations. Fostering is a great way to make a difference in the lives of each animal you take into you home and care for. My husband [...]

10 Gifts for Dogs!

It’s the start of the holiday shopping season. The best time to start hunting for the perfect gift for your pup or yourself, or any dog lovers in your life. But let’s face it; it’s not easy shopping for the pooch that has everything. Rest easy my friends, I’ve put together this list of gifts [...]

Save a Dog!

Did you know you can “save a dog” using Facebook? I know if you are reading my blog you really care about animals. I bet most of you would probably jump at a opportunity to save a dog. There is now a way to support animal rescue efforts by helping to keep real dogs out [...]

Choosing the Right Dog?

How do you know what is the right dog for you? Dogs come in all different sizes, lengths of hair, and disposition. These are some of the traits to take into consideration when deciding on the best dog for you. Also consider why you are getting the dog: protection, companion or for the children? Settle [...]