There are countless thousands of dogs living (waiting to die) in shelters right now that wish they had been given the opportunity to learn right from wrong. These dogs were given up on by their humans, their trainers and by society as a whole. They will pay the ultimate price – their lives. If only the humans could step outside …
7x the love – 1/7th the lifespan
I think everyone that’s ever loved a dog ponders the question, “Why do they only live such a short time?” I don’t believe there is an answer to that question, if there was it would have to be wrapped in the riddle that they live life 7x more fully than us. In either case, we know their love knows no …
when we fail in trying to help…
As frustrated as many of us are with the shelter system, there are things we can do to make it better, and there are things people do to make it worse. I’d like to focus on the later. Oftentimes in an effort to help save a dog at a shelter, people will call in and place an IP (interested party) …
a story of devotion- dated 400 BC
The Story of Yudhishtira and his dog. Dated approx 400 bc Krishna, after a vigorous and heroic life, retired to the forest to sit in meditation, and a hunter mistook him for a deer and fatally wounded him. Arjuna was grief-stricken when the great sage Vyasa brought him the news. “Krishna’s time had come,” Vyasa told him. “Remember what he …
not looking won’t make it go away…
There’s an old expression that goes something like this, “If slaughter houses had windows, we’d all be vegetarians.” Maybe that is why, with the amount of videos and pics available on the internet, we are seeing more and more people embracing compassion. My only question is, “Why aren’t there more?” It seems that people think that some things are so …
Before you love him, train him!
It seems that every time I read a story about a rescue dog, the first thing people are compelled to do is take them home and make up for all the love they (the dog) has been denied. This is often times a recipe for disaster. There is plenty of time for love, but be fair to the dog first …
is this heaven?
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall …
Today I Had to Kill Your Dog!
Today I had to kill your dog. Several years ago you got a puppy because you thought he was cute, because he fit (for the time being) into your life. It was the cool thing to do. You thought all the stuff he did was cute. He’s a puppy! • When he would growl at people you encouraged him, because …
Breeders.. the good the bad and the ugly…
Nothing draws as much controversy among animal rights and animal rescue people as the discussion of breeders. I believe that anyone who loves animals is worth including in a group that benefits animals – such as animal rescue. If we ostracize breeders we are fighting a battle alone that could use the help of anyone willing to lend a hand. …