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Correct them or Kill them. I’ve been a pretty outspoken advocate for shelter dogs, and all dogs in general for the last several years. I’ve also spent most of my time training and competing with dogs. To be clear, I deal with all types of dogs, not just the ones I choose, but also the ones that are chosen for …
For some reason rescue people feel like they have to interrogate people who wish to adopt and assume that everyone is evil. I’m not delusional in thinking that everyone is great, but I also know that in order to save lives, sometimes it is a crap shoot. I know that there is no one that could provide a home as …
My mom used to tell me, “You could sell snow to an Eskimo.” In fact my very first job was selling stereos, I sold stereos before I could drive. Later I taught seminars on sales and motivation… and I can promote and I can SELL. The reason I preface with these statements is to explain my somewhat purposeful failure at …
For those of you who have attended my workshops or read my books you know my feeling about group caging dogs. I think that in a shelter environment it is one of the most important tools to increase your live release numbers. Believe it or not there are countless shelters that kill dogs for space and do not opt to …
Well, obviously it has been a while since I blogged and as you can see that is quite normal for me. I think I should hire someone who can post blogs for me. I have a lot of great stuff I want to write about, but every time I go to do that something else comes up. Needless to say …
For a long time we’ve been working on developing this program and today we’re proud to announce it. As many of you know since the day I started Bound Angels it has been my goal to partner with those who do the hard work of saving shelter pets and help them save even more lives…. Well, today is a big …
That is the dilemma facing shelters throughout the country. Of course I am talking about the temperament testing dogs. It is such a heated debate between shelters and animal rights advocates that taking a stance is certain to ostracize you from one or the other. The truth is that both sides have valid points. Shelters are always asked about the …
I’ve been kind of absent from blogging and such lately as I’m dealing with a very difficult personal situation right now. However I feel compelled to write this post because I am so pissed off. Having worked in rescue for several years and having instituted and developed programs that have saved thousands of lives I believe I have a right …
There are those people that are called hoarders. Among rescue people these individuals are seen as the most evil of people, comparable often times with animal abusers and murderers. Lets take a look at the mentality that makes up a hoarder. A hoarder is a person that takes in animals and continues to take in more and more often times …
I’ve had a note to myself, sitting on my computer for the last month to write this particular blog post. It might be hard to understand what I mean by “don’t adopt because you feel bad,” so I will explain. It seems all to often people are swayed by their emotions when it comes to adopting a dog. Having created …
