It never occurred to me, before we ended up with four dogs in our household, that fighting could be a problem. Our first dog was an “only dog” and the next one was also, until we added a second dog, which hadn’t been in the plans. But we never had problems with Kobi, our beagle, and Maggie, a retriever mix, other than the first night Kobi joined us, and Maggie realized he … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Buyer Beware
I would imagine a lot of you have already heard about the chicken jerky treats from China which have been sickening and killing animals. Maybe you haven’t. I’ve been hearing about it for months, but I am on Facebook daily, where there have been many pages posting warnings. I am also a news hound; I watch and read the news daily. Not everyone does, however, and since there … [Read more...]
Best Friends
Even before I became an aspiring animal advocate, Best Friends Animal Society had been on my radar. I must have become aware of them back in the 1980’s when they were first starting out. In 1991 they officially became a non-profit, tax exempt charity. Only recently have I become more involved; for a mere $25 I was able to become one of about 300,000 “members”. I receive … [Read more...]
Loss Prevention
I am inspired by the recent story I read of a dog reunited with its owners after being lost for three years. You can read the story and watch the video by clicking here. Lost pets are a topic I have planned to cover anyway, but there is so much to be written on it, and I needed to figure out where to start. I think a good place to start is “prevention”. What are the things … [Read more...]
“Walking” the Beagle
Having pets in your daily life can provide a lot of material for a pet blog. I have a list of blog topics I would like to cover….some will require more research, others just come to mind as I am living my life with my animals. Thursday was one of those days….I took my beagle Kobi for a walk in the morning and he provided me with the material for today’s blog. I try to be a … [Read more...]
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