I’m sitting in my hotel room in Prescott Arizona reflecting on today’s work. I was invited back to the Yavapai Humane Society for my 3 rd visit. This shelter has moved from a very high kill rate to one of the lowest in the USA. Currently the shelter has a live release rate of 97%. That means that 97% of …
Last Weeks Shelter Rescue Workshop at VCAS
Last weekend I taught another Shelter Rescue workshop at the Ventura County Animal Shelter and the turnout was great. We had over 30 participants. Many were volunteers from VCAS, others came from near and far to participate. Participants learned dog handling, marketing, training and adoption skills. Everyone came away feeling inspired to save more lives. VCAS has graciously …
Shelter Rescue Workshop this weekend
For all of you who would like to learn the skills to save more dogs’ lives, think about joining us at the Ventura County Animal Shelter in Camarillo this weekend. VCAS is hosting our Bound Angels Shelter Rescue Workshop and we are planning on this being a regular event. All participants in the event must be either working in rescue, …
Working with Shelters that Work
I’ve always said that there are two types of people in the world: those that say it can’t be done and those that are busy doing what others say “can’t be done.” I’m happy to see so many shelters nationwide embracing tools that help save lives. Last week I was invited to speak to SAWA (the Society of Animal Welfare …
Selling Used Dogs
So…. big announcement. I’ve recently completed a book entitled “Selling Used Dogs.” This is a book about saving dogs that are doomed at shelters. I thought of many ways of marketing this book, selling it, promoting it, etc. but thought that this information is too valuable not to GIVE AWAY. So that is exactly what I plan to do. Selling …