Looking to adopt a new furry friend into your family? Each year, about 3.2 million shelter pets are adopted out. (That’s 1.6 million in dogs) Although rescuing a pup is very rewarding on both sides of the leash, the tricky part is figuring out which one the perfect fit for your family is. I adopted my puppy 4 years…
It was a late stormy night and I was on my lunch break at work. The dog trainer at my store came rushing into the break room with this big black puppy in her arms shouting “we need a name! We need a name! Someone just brought this puppy in after being dumped on the streets. She is only…
I have been rescuing dogs for almost 30 years now. Started with a yellow lab named Tash who was going to be put down because she was too old to breed anymore. I offered to take her off of the breeders hands and they gladly gave her to me. I only had 3 years with her before she died…
The short answer is, no. Grapes and raisins are toxic to dogs. Read on for symptoms.
We do not yet know just why, what the substance in them that is the problem, but there is definitely a problem. Dogs should not eat grapes and raisins because even small amounts can prove to be fatally toxic for them.
The very best vacuum cleaner for dog parents, dog owners etc is the Shark Navigator Lift-Away Professional NV356E.
To say that I am not a domestic person is an understatement. A couple years ago, I was again getting frustrated with whichever vacuum cleaner we had at the time, which we likely bought from Walmart, and my brother suggested to just go buy a good one.
So, you are thinking about adopting a dog. Now what?
Well, first- let me just say welcome to the light side. Life is so much better with at least one dog.
I clearly am biased in this issue, however I will say that not everybody should adopt a dog. Or buy a dog. Or own a dog. There are people out there that just do not have the right temperament to share their lives.
When I was about 17, I bought a Yorkshire terrier puppy. I had become quite the entrepreneur to make the $450 I needed. I wanted to do everything right.
I enrolled us in a dog training class at our local humane society. It was through that class that I started to learn more about the shelter and I wanted to be involved.
