There are many exciting things on the horizon for Bound Angels, and they all involve helping the dogs cast away by society in our shelters. It breaks my heart every time I walk through a shelter and see the faces of these former pets, now relegated to living the life of a cast-away being. They have basically given up or …
Shelter Rescue – on the road
Tomorrow I’ll be traveling back to Prescott AZ to visit the Yavapai Humane Society. This will be my 3rd visit since The new No-Kill ethic has been put into place by Ed Boks and the results are staggering. The kill rates at this small shelter are among the lowest in the country. This is due to the hard work of …
Socializing Dogs in Shelters
One of the biggest issues facing dogs in shelters is the shut down of the behaviors we’ve bred into them for so many years; namely socialization. A dog’s ability to live with, and be happy with, other dogs and people is one of the key things that makes the dog a perfect companion animal. Among the people who have done …
reply to “Slamming the System…”
After my recent blog post, I received the following email. I’d like to address it here. My comments are in italics: Thank you. Most of the kinds of people who would adopt the animals in the pounds — the kind who would give them good homes — say they “can’t” go into the pound. I feel it is because they …